Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2025. Wishbone Bridge will be the first of its kind in Austin. Six years after it closed, HOPE Outdoor Gallery is reopening this fall. The Texas women’s Basketball team takes on TCU this evening for the chance to move on to this weekend’s Final Four. Austin FC is on a three-game win streak.
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KUT Morning Newscast for January 29, 2025
Central Texas top stories for January 29, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested undocumented migrants in Austin and across the country in recent days, that includes people without criminal backgrounds. A federal judge temporarily paused a funding freeze put in place by Trump’s administration, the freeze could affect local non-profits. A temporary fix was made to Longhorn Dam after a gate got stuck, dropping Lady Bird Lake water level by two feet.
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.