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KUT Weekend – October 3, 2014

Tackling sex assault on the UT campus, 10-1 vs. urban rail, and a posh new restaurant continues the transformation of East Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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KUT Weekend – September 26, 2014

Reconsidering how pipeline companies can seize private land, University of Texas researchers hunt for distant moons and Austin’s first hip hop festival! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.

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KUT Weekend – September 19, 2014

Water and the drought, Austin home sales down, and BBQ brothers try to expand their family legacy to Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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KUT Weekend – September 12, 2014

Prospects for relief from the Texas drought, helping older adults get their high school diplomas and how Austin’s growth might affect the Congress bridge bat colony. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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KUT Weekend – September 5, 2014

Local vs statewide political campaigns, will light rail solve Austin’s traffic problems, and a tour of the Tejano trail! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

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KUT Weekend – August 29, 2014

Austin’s new express buses not as popular as hoped….who is Gov. Perry sending to the border and why….could tiny homes help the chronically homeless? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.

 

KUT Weekend – August 22, 2014

Perry indictment…ballot placement matters in Austin City Council race….and the best salads in Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – August 15, 2014

Governor Perry and the border crisis…Texas rice farmers hit hard by drought….and could 10-1 could change the character of Austin? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – August 8, 2014

Urban rail to the ballot….legal battle on abortion….and the re-branding of Governor Perry. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – August 1, 2014

Austin abortion clinic closes….what the city budget could mean for property taxes….and touring an immigrant detention facility. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – July 25, 2014

The costs of not fixing roads….an “Opportunity District” for the city’s African Americans….and exit polling coming back to Texas! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.

KUT Weekend – July 18, 2014

Using renewable energy to ease the Texas power crunch….racially segregated schools in Texas….and activists mark one-year since the state’s restrictive abortion was signed. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – July 11, 2014

UT Austin President Bill Powers scores major political victory….leprosy persists in Texas….what did President Obama eat while in Austin? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – July 3, 2014

Shortage of immigration judges makes problems worse on the border….Texas the only state without workers compensation….how to eat like a king in Mexico City. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – June 27, 2014

$1.4 billion urban rail plan clears city council vote….a trip to Honduras to see why kids might be fleeing to Texas….Phil Collins explains why he’s donating millions in Alamo artifacts back to Texas. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – June 20, 2014

A look at “gay reparative therapy” endorsed by the Texas Republican Party….Mayor Leffingwell makes his case for spending millions on urban rail….and Austin’s code compliance officers cracking down. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – June 13, 2014

Governor Perry criticized for comparing gays to alcoholics….Dove Springs residents tell us how to help their neighborhood….and the Texas craft beer industry marks its 20th anniversary. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.

KUT Weekend – June 6, 2014

X-Games in Austin….Republicans gather in Fort Worth….could veterans lead the medical marijuana movement? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.

KUT Weekend – May 30, 2014

What happens when Austin runs out of water….middle school principal tries to turn school around….and what to new Texas drinks to try this summer. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!

KUT Weekend – May 23, 2014

Major demographic shifts make Austin a fastest growing city but the percentage of African Americans in the city is declining….why are foster kids being fed psychotropic drugs….and paying for a $1.4 billion urban rail system. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!