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Austin ISD’s school consolidation plans keep changing less than two weeks before a final vote is scheduled. An air traffic control staffing shortage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this afternoon led the FAA to issue a ground delay. UT Austin students and high school students gathered at the State Capitol today to protest what they see as a tilt to the political right in Texas education. There has been at least one traffic death on Texas roads every single day for the last 25 years. The temperature in Austin got higher today than has ever been recorded in November.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 7, 2025: Austin ISD parents urge board to delay school closures plan less than two weeks before vote appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for November 7, 2025. In less than two weeks the Austin Independent School District board will vote on a plan to close ten schools. ABIA is not on the FAA’s list of forty airports that will reduce flights, but the effects will spread to Austin. Record high temperatures are expected today […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for November 7, 2025: ABIA is not on the FAA’s list of airports that will reduce flights, but the effects will spread to Austin appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
The FAA says forty airports will have to trim flights, but ABIA isn’t one of them. Police have charged five juveniles with engaging in organized criminal activity. A small-town official in Texas is using allegations of mortgage fraud to go after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Get ready for some weather extremes in the Austin area over the next several days. Not much change on the drought map released today. Prices at the gas pumps have continued their climb.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 6, 2025: Austin-Bergstrom won’t have to reduce flights to make up for a shortage of air traffic controllers appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
When was the last time you curled up with a good book? (Yes, that includes listening to an audio book!) On November 8th and 9th, the area in and around the Texas Capitol in downtown Austin will be transformed into a celebration of the joys of books and reading for the 30th annual Texas Book […]
The post 30th annual Texas Book Festival elevates and celebrates “culture of reading” appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for November 6, 2025. AISD is launching an investigation into at least one employee for not thoroughly considering community feedback for consolidation plan. Austin officials will look for ways to trim spending after voters rejected prop Q. Pflugerville’s mayoral race is heading to a runoff in December.
The post KUT Morning Newscast for November 6, 2025: AISD is launching an investigation into staff not thoroughly considering community feedback for consolidation plan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Austin voters provided a resounding rejection of Prop Q. Voters in Liberty Hill ISD approved a property tax rate increase in this fall’s election. Three Austin ISD elementary schools have been taken off a list of proposed campus closures for the next school year. Gas prices in the local area shot up overnight. Hyde Park Storytelling is teaming up with Austin Unconducted for three performances this week.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 5, 2025: Collaboration connects Austin audiences to orchestral music through storytelling appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for November 5, 2025. Austin voters rejected prop Q, a property tax increase. Texas voters approved all 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution. Voters have approved a property tax increase for Liberty Hill Independent School District. AISD pulled three schools off the list of proposed closures.
The post Morning Newscast for November 5, 2025: Austinites rejected prop Q, a tax rate increase to fund city services appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Austin voters are weighing in on a proposed property tax increase. What to know before heading to the polls. Travis County Commissioners Court voted today to spend $500,000 dollars on food for people in need. A section of the Shoal Creek Trail that runs along North Lamar Boulevard is about to get an upgrade.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 4, 2025: It’s Election Day. Here’s what you need to know. appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for November 4, 2025. It’s Election Day, here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls. More than 87,000 people in the Austin area are likely to face delays receiving SNAP benefits. A section of the Shoal Creek Trail that runs along North Lamar Boulevard is about to get […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for November 4, 2025: It’s Election Day, here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Austin voters have a proposed property tax increase on the ballot. More than 87,000 people in the Austin area are likely to face delays receiving SNAP benefits. A staffing shortage at Austin’s airport has another ground delay in effect from now until 8PM. The Texas football team has a week off ahead of some of their toughest games of the season. Prop 14 would fund the new Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 3, 2025: Texas voters will decide whether to fund $3 billion in dementia and Alzheimer’s research appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for November 3, 2025. More than 117,000 people in Travis County cast a ballot during Early Voting this year. Prop 16 clarifies that a person must be a U.S. citizen to vote in Texas. City of Austin officials say the pause in SNAP funding impacts almost 45,000 Travis County households, over […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for November 3, 2025: Pause in SNAP funding to impact almost 45,000 Travis County households appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
The Austin Independent School District has released a new plan for school consolidation. How the ongoing government shutdown affects Central Texans. The Viva la Vida Festival and Parade happens tomorrow in downtown Austin.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 31, 2025: Austin ISD still plans to close 13 schools in updated school consolidation effort appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for October 31, 2025. Today is the last day of early voting. The Austin Independent School District is expected to release updates on its school consolidation plan later today. Some faculty and students at UT’s College of Liberal Arts are fearful about a possible restructuring of departments. Austin’s air traffic controllers […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for October 31, 2025: AISD is expected to release updates on its school consolidation plan today appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Voter turnout has been ramping up this week in Travis County. Some faculty at UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts have serious concerns about changes that may be coming. The Butler Trail around Lady Bird Lake is getting some new wayfinding. This colder weather may have more people driving around with lower tire pressure. The heavy rain of last weekend wiped out a wide area of Extreme Drought in the Austin area.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 30, 2025: UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts is facing changes appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Carrie Rodriguez is an Austin-based singer, composer, and violinist. She started the “Laboratorio” variety series back in 2017 as a way to reconnect with the Austin music community after years touring on the road and to explore what “Latin music” means. KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talked with Rodriguez recently about the latest “Laboratorio” show and the […]
The post What does “Latin music” really mean? That’s what Austin musician Carrie Rodriguez explores in her “Laboratorio” variety series appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for October 30, 2025. The City of Austin says it’s connecting those living outside with housing and medical services. Neighbors of Sandy Creek say they are still in need of volunteers after the July floods. Prop 12 would amend the Texas constitution to grant the governor significant new powers when it […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for October 30, 2025: Neighbors of Sandy Creek are still in need of volunteers after July floods appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Austin ISD and the non-profit Austin Ed Fund are partnering up and getting creative to generate revenue for the district. Whooping cough is likely spreading at Lamar Middle School. A new National Transportation Safety Board report says there was limited seat belt use among students on a Leander ISD school bus involved in a rollover earlier this year. Residents of northwest Travis County and relief organizations say they are still in need of volunteers to help with cleanup four months after storms and severe flash flooding swept through the area. The National Weather Service has put out a Wind Advisory until tonight at 7:00.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 29, 2025: AISD will sell naming rights to stadiums, performing arts center to raise tens of millions of dollars appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for October 29, 2025. A campaign against Prop Q is misrepresenting how much property owners bill go up if it’s approved. Barton Springs Joan Means Khabele Bathhouse is now partially reopened, and people can access showers and bathrooms. Whooping cough is likely spreading at an AISD campus. Frontier Airlines is adding […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for October 29, 2025: Barton Springs’ historic bathhouse begins to reopen after renovations appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Today is the deadline for Austin ISD parents to submit comments on the district’s School Consolidation Plan. TxDOT is working to remove all the traffic signals along State Highway 71 between Austin and Interstate 10. Austin Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on Saturday are likely to be related to the heavy rain of the night before. Former Austin City Council member Kathie Tovo is running for a seat in the Texas House. The strongest cold front of the season is moving through this afternoon.
The post KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 28, 2025: Austin ISD parents have until midnight to chime in on the district’s School Consolidation Plan appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
Central Texas top stories for October 28, 2025. The City of Austin released a list of crosswalks and street murals that may have to be removed under Gov. Abbott order, it includes a giant mural that says “TEXAS” on Guadalupe. State Senator Sarah Eckhardt, an Austin Democrat, is running for Congress. Residents of Sandy Creek […]
The post KUT Morning Newscast for October 28, 2025: The City of Austin released a list of crosswalks and street murals that may have to be removed under Abbott order appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.
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