New poll in Austin’s mayor’s race….Austin school district shifts gears in superintendent search….and saying goodbye to music legend Ian McLagan. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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KUT Weekend – October 3, 2014
Tackling sex assault on the UT campus, 10-1 vs. urban rail, and a posh new restaurant continues the transformation of East Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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KUT Weekend – September 26, 2014
Reconsidering how pipeline companies can seize private land, University of Texas researchers hunt for distant moons and Austin’s first hip hop festival! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
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KUT Weekend – September 5, 2014
Local vs statewide political campaigns, will light rail solve Austin’s traffic problems, and a tour of the Tejano trail! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
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KUT Weekend – August 1, 2014
Austin abortion clinic closes….what the city budget could mean for property taxes….and touring an immigrant detention facility. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
KUT Weekend – July 25, 2014
The costs of not fixing roads….an “Opportunity District” for the city’s African Americans….and exit polling coming back to Texas! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
KUT Weekend – June 6, 2014
X-Games in Austin….Republicans gather in Fort Worth….could veterans lead the medical marijuana movement? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
KUT Weekend – May 9, 2014
Austin middle school defies teen pregnancy trends….Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate differ sharply….and cooking food in the Hill Country. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Green Room: Texas City Disaster Revisited
We’ve all heard of the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas–a tragedy that shook a city and garnered national attention. But the worst industrial disaster in history–also in Texas–claimed untold hundreds of lives, and is almost forgotten. Veteran journalist and author Bill Minutaglio takes us on a trip back in time, to the post war explosion in Texas City: the lessons unlearned -and why America wanted to forget.
KUT Weekend – April 11, 2014
How oil cleanup can harm ecosystems….historical architects look to preserve rapidly changing Austin….and a look back at Jim Crow-era Texas. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
KUT Weekend – April 4, 2014
Shooting at Fort Hood….Republican women defend their party….helping kids deal with food allergies at school. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!