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KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 7, 2025: InfoWars will not be auctioned

Central Texas top stories for February 7, 2025. Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was back in court this week. Texas lawmakers are looking at another increase in the homestead exemption. Some business owners on 6th street are welcoming recent changes that now allow vehicle traffic on the road. Texas State Technical College is expanding its campus in East Williamson County. The second southbound MoPac exit to Steck Avenue will be closed for up to three months starting next week.

KUT Morning Newscast for February 7, 2025: Study shows Texans support certain exceptions to Texas’ abortion ban. 

Central Texas top stories for February 7, 2025. A new study shows Texans support certain exceptions to Texas’ near-total ban on abortion. The city of Austin is trying to revamp 6th Street, here’s what local businesses have to say. A federal bankruptcy judge this week denied a deal for a new auction of the Infowars media platform, owned by Austin-based conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. 

Trade schools thrive as electric vehicle demand grows

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two giants of the chemical business, 3M and DuPont, over so-called forever chemicals contained in household objects.
A new kind of car needs a new kind of mechanic. The Standard’s Kristen Cabrera goes inside a school for hybrid and electric vehicle repairs.
The old art form of tintype photography is being revived in Waco.
And: EA recently made 23 of its accessibility patents freely available to help developers create more inclusive games.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for December 11, 2024

Central Texas top stories for December 11, 2024. The ballots are in from Early Voting in the runoff election for last month’s undecided races. The City of Austin is reworking the Live Music Fund. Bruce Elfant is retiring from his post as Travis County’s Voter Registrar and Tax Assessor-Collector. Austin’s airport is operating with about half as many air traffic controllers as it should. Texas State University’s class of 2020 will finally have an in-person commencement. A bankruptcy judge rejected The Onion’s auction bid to buy Infowars.

KUT Morning Newscast for December 11, 2024

Central Texas top stories for December 11, 2024. A federal judge ruled Infowars won’t be sold to The Onion after all. AISD is taking feedback on its plan to cut tens of millions of dollars in spending over the next three years, they’re not the only Texas district operating under a budget deficit. The City of Austin is working to educate residents on how to prepare for severe weather. Here’s what you need to know about Cedar Fever.  

KUT Morning Newscast for November 25, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 25, 2024. A local utility agency is being sued over plans to build a pipeline on environmentally protected lands. Alex Jones is headed back to court today. The Glen Powell lookalike contest took place this Weekend in Auditorium Shores, here’s all you need to know about it. The Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies will play football against one another this weekend after a thirteen-year hiatus.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 20, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 20, 2024. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson avoided a runoff this week by a slim margin. Hear from a couple of candidates still in the running for an Austin City Council seat this evening. Alex Jones is suing The Onion and families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to block the takeover of Infowars. Hays County and Austin Pets Alive are building a pet resource center. ACC has announced plans to expand its advanced manufacturing curriculum online.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 14, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2024. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is telling public colleges and universities not to increase tuition for another two school years. The race for Austin Mayor is coming down to a small number of uncounted votes in Williamson County. The Onion buys Infowars. Wynn Roser is Texas’ new commissioner of higher education.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 13, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 13, 2024. The family of Raj Moonsinghe filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin and APD. A wastewater system serving a number of area cities will soon undergo rehabilitation and an expansion. Immigrant rights groups are planning to fight back against President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation. Cities along the I-35 corridor are experiencing rapid growth. Alex Jones’ Infowars property was auctioned off today. Gas prices are on a downward trend. No end in sight to drought conditions in Central Texas.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 12, 2024

Central Texas top stories for November 12, 2024. Noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ property is being auctioned off tomorrow. Opioid related deaths have continued to rise in Travis County. Today is the first day Texas lawmakers can file bills for the upcoming legislative session. The Central Texas Food Bank is giving out 30,000 turkeys to people in need this holiday season. Austin eateries led the pack with seven Michelin Stars in the first Texas edition of the Michelin Guide.

Texas’ Jamestown Revival talk Tony-nominated score

The U.S. Supreme Court makes a key decision on abortion access, but is it the final word on the matter? The highest court in the land makes a unanimous decision on the abortion drug mifepristone, in a case that was originally filed in Amarillo.
The producers of the hit Broadway musical “The Outsiders” wanted someone outside the theatre world to score their play. Magnolia’s own Jamestown Revival stop by to talk about their Tony-nominated songs.
We’ve also got the latest intelligence on Apple bringing AI to its phones.

Texas Standard: June 14, 2022

A June heatwave across Texas testing the limits of our power grid and shattering records statewide. Any relief in sight? We’ll take a closer look. Other stories we’re tracking: with more Supreme Court opinions expected to be issued tomorrow, what a pre-Roe Texas might tells us about what could happen should the high court reverse its landmark abortion rulings. Also, the Texas Standard’s Alexa Hart reports on what’s compelled so many Texans to put their lives on hold and travel hours to visit Uvalde. And the north Texas church denied approval to appoint two pastors who identify as LGBTQ, but the church appointed them anyway. Those stories and much more today on the Texas Standard:

Texas Standard: November 17, 2021

A primary care doctor in rural Texas sounds an alarm amid an ongoing pandemic: where are all the other doctors? We’ll explore. Also, after outrageous and false claims about the Sandy Hook school massacre, a decision in a defamation case brought by parents against Texas provocateur Alex Jones. We’ll have details. Plus billions coming to Texas to boost infrastructure, including broadband. How could it change Texas? One expert says it could be as big as rural electrification. We’ll hear the how and why. And an exhibit that aims to correct the historical record when it comes to cowboy legend. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard: