Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2023. Oak Grove wildfire is 90 percent contained. Red flag and excessive heat warnings for central Texas. Wildfire safety tips.
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KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 3, 2023
Central Texas top stories for August 3, 2023. Wildfire update. Heat protections special session. COVID cases rising in Austin. Short-term-rental ruling. College Possible expanding. Lone Star Tick. Austin art education grants.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 2, 2023
Central Texas top stories for August 2, 2023. Bastrop wildfire update. I-35 expansion plans changing. Electric scooter injuries. City of Austin department consolidation reaction. San Marcos juvenile curfew repealed.
KUT Morning Newscast for October 13, 2022
Central Texas top stories for October 13, 2022. Austin Energy rates. High wildfire risk. Single use plastic. Travis County affordable housing. Elon Musk wastewater. Austin art grants.
KUT Morning Newscast for September 26, 2022
Central Texas top stories for September 26, 2022. High wildfire risk. Austin energy worker safety. AISD buses. De Niro UT collection. UT football.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 8, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2022. Wildfires in Central Texas. Austin ISD bond package. Eans ISD school safety measures.Texas jobs. Williamson County budget. Austin FC.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 5, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 5, 2022. Hermosa Wildfire, Fighting Fires During Water Restrictions, Tax Free Weekend, Cepeda Library, El Buen Samaritano, Austin FC.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for August 04, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 4, 2022. Wildfires in central Texas. Hermosa fire. Central Health budget. New Hutto city manager. No toxins in Barton springs. Sebastian Driussi player of the month. Hot summer nights.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 4, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 4, 2022. Wildfires threatening Central Texas. San Marcos Police Department will not devote any resources to investigating abortions. Austin creative professionals can turn their craft into a small business. UT Austin’s Mariachi Paredes success. Texas Longhorn football season is less than a month away.
KUT Morning Newscast for August 3, 2022
Central Texas top stories for August 3, 2022. An update on wildfires in the region. AISD faces teacher vacancies and considers a teacher housing proposal to attract and retain staff. Central Health audit. San Marcos moves forward with putting the decriminalization of marijuana on the November ballot. Williamson County Commissioners finalize the county’s next budget.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for July 28, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 28, 2022. Wildfires in Central Texas. Jacob’s Well flow stops. Point in time counts resuming. San Marcos marijuana decriminalization. MoveOutATX begins. PanAm Park renaming postponed. Gas prices. 183 flyover closure.
KUT Morning Newscast for July 28, 2022
Central Texas top stories for July 28, 2022. The Austin City Council votes on new management for the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. Update on wildfires in Travis and Hays counties. Central Health is asking for accountability on Dell Medical School’s budget. A new public art installation in San Marcos honors the indigenous population.
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