Central Texas top stories for June 9, 2025. Immigration rights activists say undocumented college students pay tens of millions of dollars in tuition and fees. Capital Metro has new police officers; they’ll patrol the transit system starting next week. The City of Austin continues with cyanobacteria remediation efforts in Lady Bird Lake.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for June 6, 2025: Taylor to still hold Pride festival despite mayor’s refusal to issue proclamation
Central Texas top stories for June 6, 2025. Taylor Pride is set to hold its fifth annual music and arts festival later this month. A Texas law allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates was repealed this week. With the weather heating up, the city is about to resume cyanobacteria remediation efforts in Lady Bird Lake. Starting today, dust that has travelled all the way from North Africa is obscuring the skies over Central Texas.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 22, 2025: A bacteria which can be toxic to animals and humans was found near Red Bud Isle
Central Texas top stories for April 22, 2025. Voters across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties can cast their ballots ahead of the May 3rd election.Scientists have spotted clumps of blue green organisms near Red Bud Island on Lady Bird Lake. Travis County leaders are hoping to revamp the former Austin State Hospital site. The Austin Animal Center will offer only limited services tomorrow as its staff transitions its data to a new management system. We have a chance of thunderstorms today and tonight in the Austin area.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for June 3, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 3, 2024. Plaintiffs in a case challenging Texas abortion laws say exceptions remain unclear. The City of Austin is looking to improve its rapid rehousing programs for people transitioning out of homelessness. Leander city council runoff election. The U.S. had a record number of deaths from heat-related illness last year. The Austin Community College Board is looking at how much to increase staff pay in the next fiscal year. The City of Austin is applying a special treatment to parts of Lady Bird Lake to fight the spread of dangerous Cyanobacteria. The Texas Longhorns have been crowned national champions in NCAA Division I women’s rowing. Texas softball has two chances tonight to advance to the Women’s College World Series finals.