Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2024. This September has been one of the driest ever recorded in Austin. A deal between Baylor Scott & White Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas will keep health services in-network for thousands of Texas patients. Today is an Ozone Action Day. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed yet another lawsuit against the Travis County Commissioners Court. Delta Airlines is launching five new routes out of Austin this spring. Applications open tomorrow for the City of Austin’s first ever poet laureate program. U.S. News and World Report ranked Huston-Tillotson University as the number one private historically Black college and university in Texas.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 8, 2024
Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2024. Heat advisory extended until tomorrow evening. The Austin ISD school board is weighing whether to ask voters to approve a new property tax rate in November. Round Rock is surveying roads to prioritize repairs. Enforcement in school zones is starting back up. It’s another Ozone Action Day in the Austin area.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 7, 2024
Central Texas top stories for August 7, 2024. Most of the Austin area is under a Heat Advisory until tomorrow evening at 8:00. No projects in Texas received funding this week from the U.S. Department of Energy. The ACLU has joined a lawsuit that says the move to change how appeals are handled in Texas violates the state’s constitution. TxDOT’s Bat Boxes hope to make up for bridges that will be demolished for the expansion of I-35. Del Valle ISD welcomed students back today. Ozone Action Day issued for tomorrow.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 6, 2024
Central Texas top stories for August 6, 2024. The Austin ISD superintendent has placed the district’s chief financial officer on leave. The Texas State Teachers Association says many educators are thinking about leaving the field. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has declared an Ozone Action Day for tomorrow. Austinite Gabby Thomas won a gold medal today in the women’s 200-meter final at the Paris Olympic games. Martin Pool is closed after Sunday’s thunderstorm damaged its power pole.
Central Texas top stories for June 12, 2024
Central Texas top stories for June 12, 2024. A man who allegedly killed six and left three others injured in San Antonio and Austin in 2023 will face capital murder in Bexar County. A Texas Senate committee meets today to talk about what can be done to bolster the state power grid. Learn more about how you can be part of an Austin history art project. The Zilker Eagle is back starting today.
KUT Morning Newscast for June 8, 2023
Central Texas top stories for June 8, 2023. Ozone action day today. Evictions in San Marcos. Leander residents conserving water. Round Rock ISD summer mental health services. Eanes ISD police force. LGBTQ pride at the library.
KUT Morning Newscast for June 7, 2023
Central Texas top stories for June 7, 2023. Ascension Seton data breach. Ozone action day today. San Marcos rezoning. Williamson County mapping floods. Free legal clinics for veterans. Austin Tejano history event.