Central Texas top stories for December 03, 2024. Early voting is underway in runoff races in Travis County, that includes a seat on the AISD Board of Trustees, Austin City Council District Seven and Manor’s mayor. Travis County is seeing a decline in drug-related deaths. Work is underway to build a new pipeline in Lake Travis, but the project is facing delays.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 19, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 19, 2024. The Texas State Board of Education votes to advance an elementary reading curriculum that includes Bible stories. Liberty Hill ISD is likely to have to make some painful budget cuts after a ballot measure that would raise the district’s property tax rate failed to pass. A small number of Travis County ballots added to the total this week did not change the outcome of the race for Austin mayor. The plan to install highway decks over I-35 in Central Austin is being reconsidered. Dementia research is the focus of a Texas legislative initiative announced this week. A luxury development in the Hill Country now has the green light to take water from Lake Travis. The Southwest Research Institute has been selected by NASA to develop the next generation of coronagraphs.
KUT Morning Newscast for October 8, 2024
The Austin Airport worker’s union has avoided a strike by securing a wage hike. Texas OBGYNs say best practices are hindered by restrictive state abortion law, many have considered leaving Texas. Fewer Monarch butterflies have been spotted in Texas so far this fall, a bad sign for their annual migration. A malfunction at Austin’s Longhorn Dam caused Lady Bird Lake to start draining on Monday. City says the problem has been fixed.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 13, 2024
Central Texas top stories for September 13, 2024. Elon Musk reported to be behind effort to oust Travis DA in 2024 primary. Hays Co charges three 6th graders for threatening online posts. Samsung gives $200,000 to ACC for semiconductor program. Big expansion for Austin community getting people out of homelessness. Busy weekend of events around Downtown Austin. Lake Travis Clean-Up. Crowds of discount tattoo seekers a Friday the 13th tradition.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 25, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2024. Budget discussions are underway at Austin City Hall. Dell Seton Medical Center is celebrating the opening of an expanded unit to treat neurological conditions. Lake Travis has been benefiting from this week’s rain. The impact of recent rain on the local drought picture.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 25, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2024. This week’s rain is helping fill Lake Travis. Capital Metro is launching a new Pickup Zone in northeast Austin. Hays County officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile virus. Lake Travis ISD won’t allow the use of cellphones for Pre-K through eighth grade students. The Oakwood Cemetery Chapel is offering a free workshop on how to become community organizers.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 24, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 24, 2024. How this week’s rain affects Austin’s water supply. Austin’s City Council is looking into capacity issues at the Austin Animal Center at today’s budget meeting. A Hays County Judge has dismissed a lawsuit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against the City of San Marcos over its ordinance decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession. A break from the rain and the heat today.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 22, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 22, 2024. Austin is close to getting a new police chief. Williamson County will continue to provide emergency financial support to its veterans and their families thanks to a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission. The federal government is sending $48 million to the Austin area to get people out of their cars. Austin FC will begin competing in the Leagues Cup this week. Rain has been falling in the Hill Country.
KUT Morning Newscast for June 24, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 24, 2024. In Austin metro renters and homeowners are segregated; here’s why. Round Rock Police arrested a second suspect related to the shooting at the City’s the Juneteenth celebration. It’s officially summer, and here’s how the high temperatures affect those who work directly in the heat. The Zilker Eagle derailed, but don’t worry, it’s back on track!
KUT Morning Newscast for June 11, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 11, 2024. Texas Health and Human Services Commission is under pressure to comply with federal SNAP requirements. Low water levels in Lake Travis might make it difficult to draw water from the lake this summer. An asphalt cooling program is about to get started in Southeast Austin. Texas ranked 43rd in education, economic well-being and health according to a new study.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for April 2, 2024
Central Texas top stories for April 2, 2024. ACC keeps tuition rate the same for the 11th year in a row and offers free tuition for some 2024 grads. Eclipse preparation and weather forecast. Avian flu case. Repairs to a pipeline that brings water from Lake Travis to Leander are completed. Little to no detectable traces of “forever chemicals” found in Austin’s water.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 18, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2022. Lake Travis ISD bond proposal and bus driver shortage. Financial strains for college students with children. Pine Pond fire and forecasted rain. Reduction of water inflow at Lakes Buchanan and Travis. Flash drought study.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 10, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 10, 2022. Hays county water conservation. Lakes Buchanan and Travis water flow. CapMetro cooling center rides. Austin ISD bond proposal.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 9, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 9, 2022. Monkeypox health emergency. Hays County water emergency. Neurotoxins in algae. Travis county burn ban. Mental health in prison. AISD bond meeting.
How Did Lake Travis’ Sometimes Islands Get Their Name?
They usually only appear when there’s and drought and lake levels are low. But who named them?