Central Texas top stories for February 11, 2025. The funding UT Austin receives for biomedical research is significantly reduced under a new policy from the National Institutes of Health. The City of Austin is looking at changing its parking rules for the first time in more than 15 years. Propositions to decriminalize marijuana possession in Bastrop and Lockhart are not being honored. Egg prices continue to rise as poultry flocks are affected by avian flu. The Lockhart school board is asking voters to approve a bond to fund the construction of a new middle school.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for February 4, 2025: Austin is revamping its Live Music Fund.
Central Texas top stories for February 4, 2025. Austin may be making some changes to its Live Music Fund. Texas Governor Greg Abbott wants the state legislature to secure the future of the Texas water supply. Rent prices in the Austin area fell again last month. Austin Community College will begin offering classes in Lockhart this month. There’s been a sudden jump in gasoline prices in the Austin area.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 24, 2025
Central Texas top stories for January 24, 2025. We don’t have a freeze in the forecast for Austin for the first time in almost a week. The city of Lockhart is not codifying an amendment approved by voters to decriminalize marijuana. Austin is no longer the city in Texas with the highest rent prices.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for January 20, 2025
Central Texas top stories for January 20, 2025. Winter weather hits the Austin area. The city of Austin is activating its 24-hour emergency operation center. Travel impacts are expected from tonight’s winter storm. Plumbers have not seen an uptick in burst pipes so far this winter. HEB is adjusting store hours ahead of tonight’s winter storm.
KUT Morning Newscast for November 7, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 7, 2024. It might take a few more days to know if Austin Mayor Kirk watson will head to a runoff in his bid for reelection. Austin City Council District 6 member-elect Krista Laine says she’s not surprised by her win over MacKenzie Kelly. The re-election of former President Donald Trump could have major repercussions for the U.S. energy industry. Rent prices in the Austin area continue to fall.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 6, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 6, 2024. Reactions to the Presidential Election result in Travis County. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson may be headed for a runoff. One of the three races for a place in the Austin City Council is heading to a runoff. One Austin ISD race is heading to a runoff. And a couple of races in Hays County are undecided. Republican victories in several races in Williamson County. Voters in Manor have approved a higher tax rate to generate more revenue for the school district. San Marcos CISD voters approved a tax rate increase to generate more money for that district. Two more Austin-area cities have voted to decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana. Austin area homeowners are being asked to confirm their homestead exemption.
KUT Morning Newscast for November 6, 2024
Central Texas top stories for November 6, 2024. Results for local elections in the Austin area. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson needs more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff, numbers are uncertain. Here’s what Autsinites decided on City Council. Travis County voters approved Proposition A to expand affordable childcare options in the county. Manor residents approved a new tax rate election to generate more revenue for the Manor Independent School District. Hays County voters have approved a 440-million-dollar bond for road improvements. Voters gave the Lockhart Independent School District a green light to join Austin Community College’s taxing district.
KUT Morning Newscast for October 30, 2024
Central Texas top stories for October 30, 2024. Austin and Travis County have adopted a food plan to grow more food locally and send less to landfills. Here’s what you need to know about voting for a Railroad Commissioner. Voters in Lockhart will vote on whether to join the ACC taxing district. Hays County has significantly more registered voters than it did in the last presidential election.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 29, 2024
Central Texas top stories for October 29, 2024. Early Voting turnout in Travis County picked up again yesterday after a slower weekend. As the population grows in Central Texas counties, so does the number of registered voters. What an Austin Mayoral campaign cost the candidates. Voters in Lockhart are deciding whether to bring Austin Community College into the bounds of their school district. A student died today after being stabbed by another student at Manor Senior High School. Williamson County commissioners voted today to allocate some of their remaining federal COVID relief funding toward projects to improve the county’s justice system. Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance is expected in Austin tomorrow to make his own appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Don’t Austin My Lockhart: How Austin musicians seeking affordability are impacting surrounding towns
We’re looking at what happens to small towns like Lockhart when a bunch of Austin musicians seeking affordable places to live move there.
You’ll hear from musician Emily Gimble, musician and co-owner of Fiddler’s Green Jenn Miori Hodges, co-founders Courthouse Nights and Rach and Rhodes presents Rachel Lingvai and Will Rhodes, musician Pierson Saxon and founders of Duett’s in Martindale, Texas Ryan and Katie Grametbaur.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 8, 2024
Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2024. Austin City Council members are set to finalize the city budget over the next week. Austin is set to open a record number of permanent supportive housing in the next couple of years. The Central Health board of managers vote on a proposed tax rate. The University Interscholastic League has announced new rules for outdoor activities to keep students safe in the heat. Lockhart voters will decide this fall whether to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession, and the National Weather Service expects triple-digit highs into next week.
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Central Texas top stories for August 6, 2024. Austin could have a new police chief today. A lawsuit against supporters of then-President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign is heading to trial in Austin. Changes are coming to Trinity Street and San Jacinto Boulevard: a project will add bus-only lanes. AISD has placed its outgoing chief financial officer on leave. Austin Firefighters Association are calling for solutions to what they call a mental health crisis among firefighters. Lockhart ISD voters will be deciding whether to join Austin Community College’s taxing district in November.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 31, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 31, 2024. Travis County designated $300,00 to kickstart a pilot program to keep yards clean. UT researchers are using AI to forecast the weather during the Paris Olympic Games. Lockhart residents could vote on decriminalizing low-level marijuana. Austin FC beat CF Monterrey last night.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 10, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 10, 2024. Officials are advising people and pets to avoid all contact with algae in the Highland Lakes. How come hurricanes rarely make it to Central Texas? The LCRA is expanding its rebate program for water conservation projects.
KUT Morning Newscast for May 7, 2024
Central Texas top stories for May 7, 2024. APD arrests five suspects related to last week’s surge of overdoses. “Quiet zones” start today. Austin ISD is looking for community feedback on what to look for in a Special Education Ombudsperson. Lockhart residents could vote to bring Austin Community College to their school district. Three neighborhoods voted to be disannexed from Austin’s city limits. Georgetown ISD voters approved a $650 million bond package.