Central Texas top stories for January 26, 2023. Austin Fire Department prescribed burn. Austin City Council eviction relief. Austin ISD begins superintendent search. Austin homeless strategy division meetings. Hutto gets a movie theater.
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KUT Morning Newscast for January 13, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 13, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent search continues. AISD raising teacher pay. Leander ISD instructional materials. 911 holiday hold times. Abandoned oil and gas wells.
KUT Morning Newscast for January 11, 2023
Central Texas top stories for January 11, 2023. Austin-Bergstrom delays. Hays County fentanyl overdoses. Austin ISD specialty programs. Williamson County water infrastructure improvements.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 20, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 20, 2022. Power grid ready for low temperatures. Cold weekend ahead. Austin ISD budget. Williamson County healthcare cost offset.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 16, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 16, 2022. Rosewood rebuild. Austin ISD chooses interim superintendent. High school football state championships. UT Volleyball to NCAA Championship.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 15, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 15, 2022. Austin ISD interim superintendent. Runoff election result. Texas Monthly gives Austin “Bum Steer” award. UT Volleyball NCAA semi-final.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 6, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 6, 2022. Austin Mayor runoff election debate. Runoff early voting turnout. T-CAD ransomware attack. Austin rent prices. School shooting false alarm. Austin ISD superintendent search continues. Christmas tree debate.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 5, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 5, 2022. Austin runoff early voting. Austin ISD superintendent search. Teacher salary report. Public Utility Commission power grid overhaul. UT Football Bowl bound. UT Volleyball NCAA tournament. Ronald Reagan Bridge.
KUT Morning Newscast for December 1, 2022
Central Texas top stories for December 1, 2022. Runoff early voting starts. Early voting in Kyle runoff. New Austin ISD board members. UT Volleyball in the NCAA tournament.
KUT Morning Newscast for November 21, 2022
Central Texas top stories for November 21, 2022. Austin housing market. Balloon regulations. Run-off early voting. Austin ISD retention stipend. Holiday travel. Longhorns football. World Cup.
Austin ISD has a big bond on the ballot. Here’s how it would impact schools if voters approve it.
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has put the largest bond in district history on the ballot this election season. The 2022 package is divided into three propositions that focus on renovating schools, investing in technology and upgrading shared athletic facilities.
KUT Morning Newscast for October 20, 2022
Central Texas top stories for October 20, 2022. Austin ISD bond. Florence ISD threats. Mayor 2 year term. A day without water. Longhorn volleyball.
KUT Morning Newscast for October 14, 2022
Central Texas top stories for October 14, 2022. Austin Energy rate hikes. 911 operator shortage. Austin ISD staff retention. Lady Bird Lake. New Cedar Park Library. Austin FC playoffs.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 21, 2022
Central Texas top stories for September 21, 2022. Austin ISD bond meetings. Leander and Cedar Park water restrictions. League of Women Voters election forums. UT Volleyball.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 16, 2022
Central Texas top stories for September 16, 2022. AISD student arrested. AISD COVID. Monkeypox update. Unemployment. Protest action report. Police monitor election. Pecan street festival. UT Sports. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for September 14, 2022
Central Texas top stories for September 14, 2022. Former Travis County Sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to capital murder charges. Austin Animal Center intake services suspended. Austin ISD facility repurpose meetings. Governor Greg Abbott opposes student loan forgiveness. Domestic and teen violence in Williamson County. Ozone Action Day for Austin. Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 02, 2022
Central Texas top stories for September 02, 2022. Indicted police officer. Austin ISD disciplinary actions. Social studies standards. Austin-Bergstrom labor day. Longhorns football. Austin FC. Longhorns volleyball.
‘They are not naive about the reality’: New Texas teachers enter a field in crisis
Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges, from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.
Texas Standard: August 23, 2022
Deadly, destructive downpours across large parts of Texas. What’s the damage and what comes next? A disaster declaration in Dallas county amid widespread flash flooding, hundreds of car rescues and flooded homes. The governor puts the state emergency operations center on standby and plans to visit the hard hit DFW area today. Plus in the aftermath of Uvalde, how police in school districts have been preparing for back to school. And the push to help kids in rural Texas in need of mental health care. Also the debut of a novelist already being hailed as Texas’ Faulkner. And the Black family at the heart of the narrative. Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 19, 2022
Austin City Council budget. Brushy Creek water conservation. Austin ISD election day. Austin Pride. Austin FC. UT and Texas State start classes.