Central Texas top stories for July 29, 2024. President Biden is in Austin this afternoon. The State of Texas heads to federal court in Austin this week to defend its prison air conditioning policies. American Airlines plans to eliminate five nonstop flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office is putting out a warning about scam calls. MoveOutATX. University of Texas swimmer Luke Hobson secured the second Olympic medal for a Longhorn at this year’s Olympic Games. Former Austin City Council member Chris Riley died yesterday as a result of complications from cancer.
President Joe Biden
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 26, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 26, 2024. Police, fire and EMS make up a majority of the City of Austin’s proposed budget. Affordable housing in East Austin will feature solar powered homes. West Nile virus is cropping up again in the Austin area. The Texas Historical Commission has voted to designate UT’s School of Social Work a State Antiquities Landmark. MoveOutATX. Austinites at the Olympics.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 12, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 12, 2024. The Austin City Council could adopt another record-breaking budget for 2025. APD substation plans for Williamson County. Skillpoint Alliance nonprofit is looking to address the region’s shortage of skilled manufacturing workers. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is gearing up to spend 45-million dollars on a new safety system that will direct how planes move around the Barbara Jordan Terminal. President Joe Biden will be in Austin on Monday to commemorate 60 years since the signing of the Civil Rights Act. A local theater company is partnering with the Austin Community College Drama Department to launch a new festival next month. The Willie Mae Kirk Branch of the Austin Public Library will be closed for renovations starting Saturday.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 10, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 10, 2024. Austin ISD is one step closer to building housing on one of its properties. A lawsuit to remove Travis County’s district attorney is likely to be thrown out. Federal and state officials feud over Hurricane Beryl. Seven people graduated this week from the Hays County Pretrial Diversion Program. Austin Public Library eliminated the $120 dollar fee to get a library card for people who live just outside of the city limits. The City of Hutto will move into Stage 2 of its water conservation plan starting Friday.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 8, 2024
Central Texas top stories for July 8, 2024. Austin Water could be expanding the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. 94 cats and dogs were transported from the Gulf Coast Humane Society in Corpus Christi to the Austin Humane Society shelter in preparation for Hurricane Beryl. President Joe Biden will be in Austin next week to deliver a speech from the LBJ Presidential Library commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Austin FC is back on the fringes of the Major League Soccer playoff picture.
Dr. Harry L. Williams (Ep. 18, 2024)
On this week’s edition of In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. speaks with Dr. Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which champions the Black College community and provides financial and professional support to students attending publicly supported HBCUs, ensuring African American students access to higher education.
Remembering former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach
The Biden Administration is moving to address growing numbers of migrants at the border. We’ll hear from the Secretary of Homeland Security. Also the results of the mayoral runoff in Texas’ capitol city: a former mayor and state senator returning to city hall. And with 4 students killed and another rescued Hays ISD engaged in a major campaign to alert students about the dangers of fentanyl. Also a bill to bag big cats held in private hands: The Big Cat Safety Act wins bipartisan support in Congress. Those stories and more today on the Texas Standard: