Central Texas top stories for January 22, 2025. The winter storm is behind us, but cold weather lingers as Austin sees the coldest temperatures registered this winter. Reproductive rights activists are considering how to move their cause forward in Texas. The median sales price of a home in Austin rose last month.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 21, 2025
Central Texas top stories for January 21, 2025. The winter storm has moved out and the snow that fell has been melting away. Austin and Travis County officials have been pleased with the response to winter weather warnings. Austin Travis County EMS has responded to nearly 40 weather-related calls since Monday morning, with two exposure-related deaths occurring overnight. Peoples’ reactions to the fleeting winter weather. The snow-sleet-graupel combo that fell in Austin has disrupted the city’s curbside collection services.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 28, 2024
Central Texas top stories for October 28, 2024. Some Early Voting locations will be open late this week. The gas rate increase that the City of Austin refused to support may still happen. A federal judge might block the University of Texas from enforcing its decision to suspend a student involved in a pro-Palestinian protest last April. Why firefighters and paramedics in Pflugerville oppose a ballot initiative that would cut sales taxes. Capital Metro is planning to build a second set of train tracks along the Red Line in East Austin. The U.S. Department of Energy is investing more than $20 million in a new facility in Taylor to help recycle and repurpose electric vehicle batteries. The City of Austin is changing the way it does curbside collections of brush, bulk items and hazardous materials.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for December 21, 2023
Central Texas top stories for December 21, 2023. U.S. 290 widening. Pflugerville ISD hires a search firm to find the district’s next superintendent. Austin Police investigated fewer complaints from the community in 2022. Erwin Center demolition plans. Sliding collection days. Solstice sunset.