Central Texas top stories for January 7, 2025. How to prepare your car for the cold. How to stay informed when the weather gets severe. Austin Pets Alive! is asking people to foster dogs or cats during this week’s cold snap. UT Austin President Jay Hartzell is leaving in June to lead Southern Methodist University. The average rent in the Austin area was down again last month, marking nearly two years of falling prices. Georgetown city council members approved an agreement that will allow Georgetown to purchase groundwater from the Simsboro Aquifer in Lee County. The Texas Longhorns basketball team hosts the Auburn University Tigers tonight.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for May 8, 2024
Central Texas top stories for May 8, 2024. Ascension has cybersecurity issue disrupt clinical operations. Texas House Republicans praised UT President Jay Hartzell for his response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. Texas Governor Greg Abbott told public universities in Texas not to comply with changes made to Title IX by the Biden administration. Recent rain not enough to avoid drought restrictions for some Austin-area residents. The city of Kyle is buying water from San Marcos. The city of Austin is holding an open house tonight to discuss changes to the city’s land code. An oil and gas waste facility has pleaded guilty to polluting charges.