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Central Texas top stories for May 08, 2023. Travis allocated millions in fed funding. What’s next after passage of Austin Prop A. Round Rock’s largest ever bond approved. Prop D rejected in Hays CISD. North Hays EMS property tax increase approved. Eanes ISD bonds approved.
Central Texas top stories for May 8, 2023. May election results. Tenure for higher education. Overdose preventions. Amber alert. Man killed by DPS in Round Rock.
Central Texas top stories for May 05, 2023. Heat index season begins. Several Central Texas school districts have bonds on tomorrow’s ballots. Paxton says Dell Children’s being investigated. ROT Motorcycle Rally this weekend. Pecan Street Festival. Cinco de Mayo Menudo Throwdown.
Central Texas top stories for May 4, 2023. Election day roundup. League of Women Voters. City of Austin less-than-lethal force settlement. Lance Blanks. Jacobs Well remains closed. Severe weather.
Central Texas top stories for May 04, 2023. Thunderstorm risk this evening. Drought eases east of I-35 but persists in Hill Country. Austin City Council ends mandatory parking spot construction. UT Regents approve college to include Civitas Institute. Bill protecting youth sports referees passes Texas House. Bill allowing e-bikes on state park trails clears Texas House.
Central Texas top stories for May 4, 2023. San Marcos grand jury decision. State energy regulators summer outlook. Bill could prevent cities passing eviction protections. Erwin Center demolition.
Central Texas top stories for May 03, 2023. Daniel Perry denied new murder trial. San Marcos SMART Terminal concerns. FDA approves RSV vaccine. Mosquito season in Central Texas. Animal safety bill approved by Texas House. Bike to School Day.
Central Texas top stories for May 3, 2023. Severe weather on Thursday. Early voting turnout. Enhanced library cards. Free menstrual products for students. San Marcos police contract.
Central Texas top stories for May 02, 2023. Travis homicides down in 2022, overdose deaths up. Austin council members question APD DPS partnership. Not much public input yet on largest ever Travis bond package. Austin students walk out in protest of abortion law. Austin Public Library offering photo ID.
Central Texas top stories for May 2, 2023. April weather. Austin light rail public feedback. Williamson County economic partnership with South Korea. Austin storm debris cleanup. Early voting ends today. Police oversight on the ballot.
Central Texas top stories for May 01, 2023. Early Voting ends tomorrow. Central Texas school districts asking for more per-student funding. DOJ wants people to have relief from fines and fees. Hays Health moving and expanding offerings. Austin needs more lifeguards. Splash pads opening. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for May 1, 2023. Early voting ends tomorrow. Court ruling in Travis County Democratic Party firebombing case. Nueces street expansion. Austin ISD teacher housing. Fentanyl test strip legalization. State government limiting home rule powers. Texas Stars leading playoff series. Austinite drafted in the NFL.
Central Texas top stories for April 28, 2023. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. DPS arrests in Austin. Austin firefighters working overtime. Texas lawmakers pass EV fee. Austin storm debris pick-up. Buda Wiener Dog Races.
Central Texas top stories for April 28, 2023. Austin ISD compensation package proposals. Building height restriction bill. Bijan Robinson selected by the Atlanta Falcons. Austin Police CashApp scam. Austin FC. Eeyore’s birthday.
This weekend you can catch shows from Leo Kottke, Toro y Moi, Mastodon, Dinosaur Jr. and more.
Central Texas top stories for April 27, 2023. Texas bill would overrule will of Austin voters. San Marcos-Hays Co EMS employees want to unionize. Texas House passes school funding bill. Austin Parks and Rec looking for temporary workers. Travis Co completes storm debris pick-up.
Central Texas top stories for April 27, 2023. Stormy weather update. Williamson County supports violent crime victims. Sexual assault survivor support organization on SB8. Dell Children’s new hospital campus in North Austin. Bat season. Zilker bat found with rabies. School finance bill.
Central Texas top stories for April 26, 2023. Chance of thunderstorms tonight, Tornado Watch north. Travis sees sharp increase in overdose deaths. Early Voting turnout low. Austin emergency communication improvement efforts. School districts deciding employee pay raise amounts. Light rail option input window closing.
Central Texas top stories for April 26, 2023. New emissions rules from EPA. Texas Senate passes police officer protections. San Marcos police contract negotiations. AACHI COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Hays CISD fentanyl education initiative. ACC 50th anniversary.
Central Texas top stories for April 25, 2023. Chance of thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight. Travis improves energy efficiency, reduces emissions. School safety bills head for Texas Senate. CapMetro ridership approaching pre-pandemic numbers. Williamson reaches out to South Korea. Early Voting starts as semester ends.
Central Texas top stories for April 25, 2023. Severe weather in Central Texas. Early voting. City of Austin development lawsuit. Williamson County partnership with South Korea. Childcare funding.
Central Texas top stories for April 24, 2023. First day of Early Voting. Austin mayor pushes for legislation requiring new transit vote ASAP. Austin-Travis Co EMS see quadruple in fentanyl overdose calls. Texas teacher salaries lag behind national average.
Central Texas top stories for April 24, 2023. Early voting in Central Texas. Police oversight. Williamson County school bond propositions. Severe weather. Austin home prices dropping. HB900.
Central Texas top stories for April 21, 2023. Austin Energy settles with ERCOT over 2021 plant shutdown. San Marcos schools getting armed civilians. Austin church covers AISD students’ meal debt. Preventing mosquitoes. Austin FC injury woes.
Central Texas top stories for April 21, 2023. Capitol Mall. Frozen food container recycling. Travis County prescription drug take back. UT Softball postponed.
Central Texas top stories for April 20, 2023. Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect in Austin area. Austin council delays vote on license plate readers. Texas bill would get more kids in advanced math classes. Austin airport getting more gates. Texas softball.
Central Texas top stories for April 20, 2023. Severe weather risk in Central Texas. UT student housing stipend. Eid celebration this weekend. Austin is a Bird City. UT Softball.
Central Texas top stories for April 19, 2023. U.S. Supreme Court sides with Rodney Reed on DNA appeal. Texas House approves bill that would invalidate some local ordinances. FDA updates COVID vaccine guidelines. Austin trying to attract more lifeguards. Jarrell ISD bond on May ballot. Texas baseball.
Every week banana peels, coffee grounds, moldy strawberries and pizza boxes are placed in green bins and rolled out to the street as part of the city’s residential composting program.
Central Texas top stories for April 19, 2023. Austin Energy bills hearing. Kyle’s new city manager. San Marcos CISD bond. Travis County Public Health youth mental health awareness campaign.
Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2023. Austin council members have unanswered questions about APD/DPS partnership. Travis County planning to restructure its Justice and Public Safety division. Mayor Watson on improving emergency response. North Hays EMS wants tax increase to improve response times. Hutto ISD bonds on ballot.
Central Texas top stories for April 18, 2023. Austin ISD request review of conservatorship decision. Austin on trial for trying to build a house. West fertilizer plant explosion 10 year anniversary. Austin City Council DPS partnership update. Leander ISD bond meeting.
Plastic in the U.S. is largely going unrecycled, but the city says that’s not so for the plastic we put in the blue bins.
Central Texas top stories for April 17, 2023. Storm chances this week. Hays CISD bond propositions. Leander ISD town hall meeting tonight. Airport parking rates rising. Tax day tomorrow.
The city of Austin had set goals for reducing the amount of trash sent to landfills. So far, we’re falling far short.
Central Texas top stories for April 17, 2023. Home Appraisals. Austin ISD Special Ed takeover appeal deadline is today. Travis County bond planning. School bonds in the upcoming election. Austin airport parking rates.
Austin High students walk out, expanded access to overdose reversal drug, Llano libraries will remain open.
This weekend you can catch shows from Alejandro Escovedo, The Stacks, Trouble in The Streets, Die Spitz and more.
Central Texas top stories for April 13, 2023. Perry attorneys release letter to pardons board. Austin to partner with county on diversion center. Austin council approves Rainey area safety improvements. Round Rock council to vote on animal care center safety. Broken Spoke Historical Marker.
Central Texas top stories for April 13, 2023. Affordable housing in East Austin. Austin Public Health community assessment. Travis County diversion center. Leander ISD repurposing schools. Kyle City Manager candidate meet and greet.
Central Texas top stories for April 12, 2023. Texas House approves medical marijuana changes. Salvation Army closing Downtown Austin facility this week. Central Health CEO stepping down. Georgetown ISD names interim superintendent. Moontower Comedy Festival begins. Austin summer pools plan.
Central Texas top stories for April 12, 2023. Texas school board members push for more school funding. Leander ISD school closure plans. Austin airport hidden disabilities program. San Marcos bus tracker. Fusebox Festival.
Central Texas top stories for April 11, 2023. Texas school board members want more school funding. DA Garza asks to present evidence to parole board. Austin looking to improve communication with public. TxDOT presents aesthetic design concepts for I-35 overhaul. Williamson allocated COVID relief funding. Gas prices rising.
Central Texas top stories for April 11, 2023. ACC tuition costs remain the same. Williamson County COVID-19 relief funds. College food insecurity. Education vouchers hearing. Round Rock shelter fire safety code. Austin Resource Recovery plastic collection. UT Baseball.
Central Texas top stories for April 10, 2023. Texas House committee to hold hearing on school vouchers. I-35 lane closures this week. TxDOT delays plans for autonomous vehicle testing road. Dell Seton Medical Center announces expansion plans.
Central Texas top stories for April 10, 2023. Abbott seeking pardon of Daniel Perry. DPS partnership update. Austin ISD Special Education takeover appeal. Manor ISD Superintendent finalist. Austin emergency communications revamp. Monarch Butterflies on the decline. Austin FC. USWNT at Q2.
Central Texas top stories for April 7, 2023. Austin increasing park ranger patrols near Rainey Street trailhead. San Marcos man pleads guilty to synagogue fire. Officer indicted in Joshua Wright killing. Travis County board for low-income housing votes to sell 200-unit building. San Antonio Spurs plan to hold more games in Austin. The Verde and Black are back in action.
Austin ISD has struggled to address a backlog of special education evaluations, leaving many students without critical services. And, just as the district began rolling out a plan to make things better, the Texas Education Agency announced plans for state oversight.
Central Texas top stories for April 7, 2023. Former Airport Chief conflict of interest rules violations. Child abuse reports in Williamson County. North Hays County EMS response times. A blow for school vouchers. Subsidized power plants. Spurs in Austin. US Women’s National Team at Q2. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for April 06, 2023. More rain expected. Duelling Austin Police propositions. Push to expand EMS in North Hays. Nurses demonstrate for more staff. Kyle community garden. Spurs in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for April 6, 2023. Voter registration deadline. Whole Women’s Health. Williamson County Narcan availability. Reducing light pollution for Spring bird migrations. Easter Sunday at county parks.
Central Texas top stories for April 05, 2023. Students walk out in protest of gun violence. Voter registration deadline tomorrow. Narcan provided to Williamson schools. Austin–area rent increase slows. Travis storm debris pick-up. Austin music pro grants. Airport security technology.
Central Texas top stories for April 5, 2023. Windy weather. Austin Police staffing problems. Leander ISD considering closing schools. Travis County’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Austin Public Health community events.
Central Texas top stories for April 04, 2023. Fire Weather Watch. Travis Constable seeing more eviction notices. Firm hired for Central Health audit. ACC emergency drill. Leander looks at repurposing schools.
Central Texas top stories for April 4, 2023. Austin ISD may appeal the TEA special education takeover. Georgetown ISD Superintendent retiring. The Austin Public Library is growing. Texas State University phone scams.
Central Texas top stories for April 03, 2023. Voter registration deadline this week. Texas lawmakers consider bill that would limit civil oversight of police. AISD considers appeal of state management of special education. Central Texas counties rank among healthiest in Texas. Kyle library forgives fines in exchange for food donations.
The deadly shooting at the private elementary school at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville has devastated the school and church community and brought the issue of safety in public spaces front and center again. Jeanie Garrett used to work in communications at St. David’s Episcopal Church in downtown Austin. Its location, a block off of Sixth Street and across from a federal building, got her thinking about safety and security in faith and worship spaces, specifically. She’s now a church safety and security consultant.
Central Texas top stories for April 3, 2023. Texas Education Agency taking over Austin ISD Special Education. Lifeguard hiring audit. Travis County Expunction Expo. Fitzhugh concert venue pushback. Texas oil and gas report. Nursing workforce bill.
Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2023. Austin Energy GM abruptly resigns. Texas bill would limit renewable energy. Austin man gets prison for Jan 6. Austin auditor looking for more COVID funding fraud. AISD interim superintendent to remain. Austin events to increase congestion Saturday.
Central Texas top stories for March 31, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search delayed. Marble Falls ISD new superintendent. Austin jobs report. Buda’s birthday. Texas Relays. Country Music Television Awards in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for March 30, 2023. Health provider accused of defrauding Austin Public Health. AISD may slow down superintendent search. Austin paying people to help neighbors stay in homes. Central Health asks for debt to fund projects.
One of the oldest homes still standing in Austin was once known as The Chateau. Its residents hosted legendary parties that were often safe spaces for gay people in the 1960s and ‘70s. Today, the home is boarded up — but there’s a new effort brewing to ensure it’s preserved.
Central Texas top stories for March 30, 2023. Austin Water audit response. Texas Observer lives. Day of Advocacy. Over the counter Narcan. Blood donation requirements. Central Health demographic report.
Central Texas top stories for March 29, 2023. I-35 expansion project. Austin Water audit. School voucher bill advances. Medical marijuana retail store opens in Austin. Storm debris update.
Central Texas top stories for March 29, 2023. DPS in Austin. Pride week ban bill. Hays County Mental Health Court. Rodney Terry.
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2023. Legislation banning Pride celebration in Texas schools. Travis overdose death prevention funding. Musicians want SXSW to pay better. Jarrell 6th grader scared to go to school. Dell Children’s Medical Center North.
Central Texas top stories for March 28, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent search is slowing. Texas DPS assisting Austin Police. CapMetro service changes. Pandemic-era SNAP benefits winding down. Williamson County Animal Shelter expansion.
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2023. DPS Troopers to help patrol Austin streets. CapMetro working out details of transit police force. Invasive grass threat to native plants. City of Austin administration overhaul.
Central Texas top stories for March 27, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search. Zilker Park parking fees. Texas Observer shutting down. Free mammograms. NASCAR at COTA. UT Men’s Basketball eliminated. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for March 24, 2023. Austin housing affordability study. Austin ISD enrollment decline. Huston-Tillotson University President investiture ceremony. Longhorns in the sweet 16. Austin FC. NASCAR at COTA.
This weekend you can catch shows from Slaid Cleaves, Lomelda, The Magnetic Fields, Croy and the Boys and more.
Central Texas top stories for March 23, 2023. Proposed bills support natural gas power, hinder renewables. Austin council wants to encourage more buried power lines. Hill Country could get overnight thunderstorm. San Marcos renegotiating police contract. Round Rock ISD may cancel religious holiday this year.
Central Texas top stories for March 23, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent. Round Rock ISD considering removing Eid holiday. Nursing workforce bill. Austin Animal Center free microchips.
Central Texas top stories for March 22, 2023. Austin light rail update. San Marcos Police contract negotiations. Trans college athlete legislation. Trail plans for East Austin. UT professor awarded Abel Prize. Willie Nelson Endowment.
Central Texas top stories for March 22, 2023. Light rail plans. Travis County storm debris. Austin housing gap. Austin Live Music Fund. Williamson County healthcare costs.
The plans, each under $5 billion, are starkly smaller than the original map presented to voters before the November 2020 election.
Several bills at the state Legislature aim to make it easier to build housing in cities across Texas. It’s a goal Austin had when it attempted to rewrite its land development code several years ago — a process ultimately upended by a legal challenge.
Central Texas top stories for March 21, 2023. Storm debris pick-up update. Scaled-back light rail possibilities. APD officer indicted. Travis mental health diversion center. Hays mental health court program. Williamson low-income health services.
Central Texas top stories for March 21, 2023. Buried power lines. Williamson County federal relief funds. Dripping Springs ISD schools over capacity. UT Women’s Basketball eliminated.
Central Texas top stories for March 20, 2023. Austin Police training. Mental health diversion. COVID vaccine incentive. Dripping Springs ISD growth.
Central Texas top stories for March 20, 2023. SXSW Emergency Medical Service report. Williamson County burn box. Indigenous Cultures Center in San Marcos. Austin bats. Longhorns in Sweet 16. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for March 17, 2023. Ruling on 2021 blackout rate hikes. Storm debris pick-up update. Austin-area housing market slows. Fentanyl education bill. Stormy SXSW. Texas basketball. Austin FC.
Terry took over the interim coaching duties in December and did enough in that time to become the Sporting News College Basketball Coach of the Year, the first coach in Texas basketball program history to earn the honor.
Central Texas top stories for March 16, 2023. Thunderstorm chance and Wind Advisory. More street takeover arrests. Shoal Creek fish dead after waterline break. Rep. Hinojosa critical of HISD takeover. Rep. Talarico wants break on fees. Georgetown master plan. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for March 16, 2023. Tenants without hot water. School vouchers. Texas Dems school funding. UT Basketball. UT Baseball.
Central Texas top stories for March 15, 2023. Rent relief program closing early. Texas Democrats call for more school funding. Texas spends less per student than national average. Leander ISD calls for May bond election. Kyle bond–funded road projects beginning. Weather moves free Auditorium Shores concerts to convention center.
School choice and school vouchers are terms that have been thrown around quite a bit during this year’s session of the Texas Legislature, despite the fact that vouchers and other types of school choice legislation are not top of mind for Texas voters.
Bills with big name backing in the Texas House and Senate would force a citywide election if the Austin Transit Partnership wants to borrow money for construction of light-rail lines.
Central Texas top stories for March 15, 2023. STAAR Testing. Georgetown debris cleanup. San Marcos marijuana. South by Southwest continues. Austin F.C.
This week you can catch KUTX shows at Scholz Garten, SXSBreaks, Rock the Shores and the Public Radio Day Stage.
Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2023. Storm debris pick-up costs. Debris drop-off site closures coming. Security changes at Austin airport. Rent relief returns to Texas. School vouchers legislation. Diversity, equity and inclusion in education.
Central Texas top stories for March 14, 2023. Texas Rent Relief. Spring Break traveling. Education Austin. Texas State water study. Georgetown City Council.
The story of what comes next for the Texas power grid took another twist last week as state senators unveiled a package of bills aimed at dramatically reducing renewable energy generation in Texas while pushing public money toward the construction of natural gas power plants.
Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2023. Blue-green algae in Austin waterways. Storm debris clean-up update. Union calls for AISD pay raises. San Marcos marijuana enforcement. Busy but not record-breaking at Austin airport.
Three years after Austin’s first COVID case was detected, Lauren Ancel Meyers, director of UT Austin’s Center for Pandemic Decision Science, says it’s a matter of when, not if, another pandemic arrives. She and her fellow researchers want to be prepared.
Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2023. Austin ISD special education backlog. Travis County Expunction Expo. Williamson County Essay Contest. UT Men’s and Women’s Basketball.
Central Texas top stories for March 10, 2023. Avoiding SXSW. AISD reading levels. Voter roll integrity system. Food for Fines. Austin FC. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for March 10, 2023. South by Southwest starts today. Austin ISD Superintendent feedback. Leander ISD possible school closures. Williamson County 175th anniversary. SNAP benefits changing. UT Women’s Basketball. Austin FC.
The district conducted a survey earlier this year which found that more than half of employees who responded are spending more than 30% of their salary on housing costs. Responses show that AISD staff members are moving out of Austin to more affordable areas, taking on longer work commutes in the process.
Central Texas top stories for March 09, 2023. Thunderstorm activity possible tonight. Texas Senate energy grid proposals. Austin petition process faces changes. Project Connect housing plan. APD online reporting system. Austin wants more EV chargers.
This weekend you can catch shows from SZA, The Heavy Heavy, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Golden Dawn Arkestra and more.
Central Texas top stories for March 9, 2023. Historically Black church fire. Austin ISD housing survey. Leander ISD possible school closures. Kimi Raikkonen at COTA.
Brian Vargo was 20 years old when he disappeared in 1976. The UT Austin student seems to have simply vanished.
Central Texas top stories for March 08, 2023. Hike and Bike Trail new lighting. Salvation Army shelter closure. Austin church fire investigation. Austin lifeguard hiring efforts. Texas coach wins national award. Austin FC. Texas softball.
Central Texas top stories for March 8, 2023. CapMetro federal funding. Austin ISD superintendent search feedback. Austin lifeguard hiring. DEI policies in public universities. Austin FC. UT Baseball.
Central Texas top stories for March 07, 2023. Austin-area rent rising but at slower pace. Austin Council considers transit near housing. Williamson extends ice storm disaster declaration. Closure date for Northeast debris collection site. Austin FC. Texas baseball.
Central Texas top stories for March 7, 2023. I-35 expansion public comment deadline. Austin ISD superintendent town halls. Williamson County ice storm recovery efforts. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for March 06, 2023. Group sues Austin over building height limits. SXSW starts this week. I-35 comment period closing tomorrow. San Marcos looks at speed limit change. Health insurance bill filed. Community college funding change proposal.
Central Texas top stories for March 6, 2023. Future of ballot propositions. Pflugerville ISD budget deficit. Rice farmers get no water from the Colorado river. ATX Open. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for March 3, 2023. AISD to host town halls ahead of superintendent search. Pease Elementary could become an early childhood center. Austin Police officers will get a pay increase. Pflugerville closes debris drop-off site. Texas men’s and women’s basketball close out the regular season. Austin FC looks to bounce back from season opening defeat.
Central Texas top stories for March 3, 2023. Thunderstorm power outages. Great Texas River Cleanup in San Marcos. Pro Softball comes to Austin. Austin FC.
This weekend you can catch shows from Otis Wilkins, Bidi Bidi Banda, Dale Watson, Urban Heat and more.
Central Texas top stories for March 02, 2023. Wind Advisory and thunderstorms expected. Salvation Army closing downtown Austin shelter. Texans’ education priorities. Travis mental health funding. Leander pipeline.
Central Texas top stories for March 2, 2023. Liberty Hill police shooting lawsuit. New leadership for Austin Transit Partnership. Displacement home applications. Ascension’s new women’s health tower. Education equity. Amplify Austin.
Central Texas top stories for March 01, 2023. Austin storm debris pick-up update. APD losing officers. Pushback on DEI criticism. Austin Transit Partnership names leader. Amplify Austin. Texas basketball.
State Rep. Carrie Isaac filed legislation in February that would ban counties from putting voting centers on college campuses. Students and voting rights groups say it will disenfranchise young people.
Central Texas top stories for March 1, 2023. Austin Energy rates. Federal funding for mobility infrastructure. Joshua Wright prayer vigil. Campus polling ban pushback. Rockdale ISD 4 day school week.
Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2023. Warm end to February. Ice storm debris collection. Opposition to I-35 expansion. Texas Nurse Day at Capitol. Dr. James Lee Dickey Day.
Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2023. Travis County Sheriff racial profiling report. Austin terrorism prevention grant. Texas Education Agency teacher vacancy report. Bluebonnet season.
The Texas Education Agency’s Teacher Vacancy Task Force, made up of teachers and school administrators across the state, has released its final report on how to recruit and retain educators. Their findings will be shared with the Texas Legislature, which has a $33 billion budget surplus this session.
Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2023. Weather conditions raising fire risk. Leander water restrictions. CapMetro service to Q2 Stadium. I-35 lane closures. Austin FC. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2023. MetroRail suspended. Austin ISD school renovations. Wimberley ISD pronoun and gender fluidity policies. Texas energy grid efficiency. Local COVID-19 resources.
Central Texas top stories for February 24, 2023. Recommendations on keeping teachers teaching. Austin settles with violence victims. Urban trail signs goal missed. Update on abandoned guinea pigs. Austin FC season opener. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for February 23, 2023. Austin Police benefits extension. Fentanyl dangers roundtable. Pflugerville school closure vote. Much mulch becoming available after storm. Travis debris drop-off change. Gas prices lower.
This weekend you can catch shows from je’Texas, Kam Franklin, S.G. Goodman, The Tender Things and more.
Central Texas top stories for February 23, 2023. Home sale prices. Police contract. Ice storm disaster declaration. Austin ISD bond project timeline. San Marcos new City Manager. Wimberley City Council unopposed candidates.
KUT’s Jennifer Stayton speaks with Austin’s Youth Poet Laureate Zachary Suri about the power of poetry and giving a voice to young people.
Central Texas top stories for February 22, 2023. Austin tree canopy damage report. Storm debris collection update. 2021 storm effect on natural gas. AISD bond work timeline. New Fire/EMS station groundbreaking.
The AISD Board of Trustees is hammering out the details for its superintendent search. Trustees held a board retreat Monday with the search firm it hired to help find the district’s next leader. The big question trustees are considering is: How open should the superintendent search be?
Central Texas top stories for February 22, 2023. Elevated fire conditions. Electric vehicles. City of Kyle recruiting lifeguards. Manor ISD Black History Poetry Contest. Longhorns in action this week.
Central Texas top stories for February 21, 2023. City Council questions Austin Energy on storm response. AE to study buried power lines. Debris pick-up timeline. I-35 closures. AISD superintendent search. YouTube union protest. Unseasonable but not record warmth. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for February 21, 2023. Austin City Council to hear from Austin Energy. Disaster declaration expansion. Austin Police street racing investigation. Austin ISD superintendent search options. Austin ISD sex ed curriculum opt in. College polling sites.
Central Texas top stories for February 20, 2023. I-35 closures this week. Austin street racing incidents. Police contract stalemate. College campus polling place legislation. Gender in Wimberley schools. Austin ISD superintendent search.
Central Texas top stories for February 20, 2023. Austin ISD superintendent search. AISD opposition to school vouchers. Dripping Springs ISD school bond package. Travis County tree debris disposal. Presidents day closures.
Central Texas top stories for February 17, 2023. Storm debris pick-up update. New Travis drop-off location. Austin Police contract dispute. Education funding and inflation. Austin summer camp sign-up. Austin Marathon street closures.
Central Texas top stories for February 17, 2023. Two years since the 2021 winter storm. State of the State potluck. SXSW artists pay. Austin Marathon this weekend.
This weekend you can catch shows from Night Drive, Matthew Logan Vasquez, The Sanco Loop, Good Looks and more.
Central Texas top stories for February 16, 2023. Austin-area rent growth slows. Weather cold enough to open emergency shelters. Central Texas Food Bank opens pantry. Input sought on light rail leadership.
Central Texas top stories for February 16, 2023. City Manager last day today. Austin City Council police agreement. ACC Lineworker program discount. Leander City Council considering expanding storm debris removal. Texas State Teachers Association on “school choice” vouchers. San Marcos State of the State potluck. Creative Space Assistance Program.
The landmark theater in downtown Austin has been a source of movie entertainment for more than a century, while many of its contemporaries have closed for good.
Central Texas top stories for February 15, 2023. Austin City Council fires city manager. Council approves one-year police contract. New MetroRapid lines delayed. Kyle water reclamation money. New Kyle elementary school plans. Two-story H-E-B opens.
Central Texas top stories for February 15, 2023. City Council to discuss the future of the City Manager. Austin police contract. Storm debris disposal. Austin invests in historic sites. Travis County child care deserts. State money for non-public schools. Trans athletes in college sports. Driussi re-signs with Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for February 14, 2023. Travis childcare deserts. Abbott trans college athlete stance criticized. UT professor sues university. Travis debris drop–off. Hays CISD bond proposal. Texas State students tutoring SMCISD students. Austin airport traffic record. Driussi Austin FC new contract.
Central Texas top stories for February 14, 2023. Earthquake victim prayer vigil. Storm relief scams. State investment in child care. UT Basketball.
Central Texas top stories for February 13, 2023. Wind Advisory. What happens to downed tree limbs. Storm-related scam attempts. AISD storm pay. Williamson Co Commissioners.
Central Texas top stories for February 13, 2023. City manager severance meeting. Austin Energy is almost fully restored. Oak Wilt. Austin area earthquake relief efforts. Austin ISD building to be repurposed.
The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma are set to leave the Big 12 Conference one year earlier than expected. The Big 12 announced Thursday night it had reached a tentative plan for both schools to leave the conference after the 2023-2024 athletic year. The UT and OU governing boards will need to sign off on the agreement.
Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2023. Less than 1000 Austin Energy customers still affected by power outages. City Manager Spencer will be fired or asked to resign. Austin opening cold weather shelters and exploring better options. Austin ISD working to make it simpler for families to enroll. Texas and Oklahoma poised to leave the Big 12 early. Texas basketball doubleheader this Saturday.
Central Texas top stories for February 10, 2023. City Manager employment meeting. Austin ISD special education backlog. Austin ISD superintendent search continues. University of Texas leaving Big 12 early. Lockhart ISD mental health resources.
Central Texas top stories for February 09, 2023. Fewer outages but some persist. Venting at Austin City Council meeting. Austin utility late fees waived. Agreement on APD contract. Disability Rights Texas wants AISD investigation. New ACC mental health center. Water research funding. Lower gas prices.
According to the Public Works Department, the city is missing about 1,600 miles of sidewalk — a length of concrete that could stretch from here to Winnipeg, Canada.
Central Texas top stories for February 9, 2023. Austin police contract. 311 call data. Resource centers this week. University of Texas budget requests.
Central Texas top stories for February 08, 2023. Fewer outages but some persist. Recovery Resource Centers. Austin Energy smart meter limitations. Clearing debris from streets. Williamson Co cleanup, San Marcos Police. Eanes ISD bonds. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for February 8, 2023. Storm recovery resource centers. Austin Energy customers vs. people without power. Leander extends disaster declaration. San Marcos police contract to be re-negotiated. Lockhart ISD mental health resources.
Central Texas top stories for February 07, 2023. Thousands still without power. Austin City Council briefed. Disaster declarations extended. Pflugerville may close one school. ABIA South Terminal could cost city $90 million. San Marcos Police contract.
Central Texas top stories for February 7, 2023. Austin Energy is still restoring power. Family without power. School storm damage. Some trees fell more than others. Pflugerville ISD potential school closures. Hays CISD fentanyl education.
Central Texas top stories for February 06, 2023. Thousands still without power. Council to discuss Austin City Manager’s employment. Curbside debris pickup. School updates. Trees on Austin trails.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says the City Council will evaluate the employment of City Manager Spencer Cronk at its meeting Thursday. Watson said the city’s performance responding to the winter storm and widespread power outages was “unacceptable.”
Central Texas top stories for February 6, 2023. Austin Energy restoration update. What to do if you still have no power. Storm debris cleanup. FAA investigates near miss at Austin Bergstrom. San Marcos police contract. UT Basketball vs. Jayhawks. Fred Kerley mural.
Central Texas top stories for February 3, 2023. Austin Energy power restoration efforts. Possible disaster declaration. Street debris cleanup. CapMetro resumes service. Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Who to call for downed power lines. State online damage survey. Atmos Energy natural gas service improvements.
Central Texas top stories for February 2, 2023. Winter storm warning extended. Power restoration delays. Texas ranks low for power outages. CapMetro resuming limited service. Filing ice storm insurance claims.
Central Texas top stories for February 1, 2023. Winter storm power outages. Electric grid check in. Austin overnight shelters extended.
Central Texas top stories for January 31, 2023. Winter Storm Warning extended until Thursday. Schools remain closed tomorrow. Emergency crews busy with crashes on icy roads. Avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning. San Marcos shelter. Taylor shelter. Austin airport weather effects.
Central Texas top stories for January 31, 2023. Winter storm warning extended. EMS overpass concerns. Pre-treating Austin’s roads trial run. Williamson County winter storm response. Taylor winter storm response. Saving energy. Blood donation requirements changing.
Central Texas top stories for January 30, 2023. Winter Storm Warning for Central Texas. City of Austin de–icing roads. Cold weather shelters opening. CapMetro new CEO.
Central Texas top stories for January 30, 2023. Winter storm warning. Record temps in January. State hospital staffing. Austin homeless count. Round Rock library grand re-opening.
Central Texas top stories for January 27, 2023. Central Texas COVID Levels improving. Energy bill help available. Hays Co homeless count. Taylor restricts public camping. CapMetro delays fare restructure. CapMetro to name CEO. Texas basketball weekend. Austin FC signing.
Central Texas top stories for January 27, 2023. APD Alex Gonzalez. Williamson County approves raising officer pay. Prescribed burns. Hays County homeless count. Claudio Reyna new role with Austin FC.
This weekend you can catch shows from Garrett T. Capps, Dry Cleaning, Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band and Carrie Rodriguez’s Laboratio.
Central Texas top stories for January 26, 2023. Possible deal between BCBS and Ascension Seton. Taylor considers public camping regulations. Williamson Sheriff’s Office pay increases. Ballot access lawsuits. Leander Lakeline track doubling. I-35 main lanes closure. Free menstrual products.
Central Texas top stories for January 26, 2023. Austin Fire Department prescribed burn. Austin City Council eviction relief. Austin ISD begins superintendent search. Austin homeless strategy division meetings. Hutto gets a movie theater.
Austin-based choreographer and Texas Performing Arts resident artist Deborah Hay challenges conventional wisdom about how audiences experience dance and wants to free them from expectations of understanding and deriving specific meaning from it.
Central Texas top stories for January 25, 2023. Cold weather shelters activated tonight in Austin. Poll finds Texans overwhelmingly support increasing state funding for public education. AISD budget meeting tonight. Thousands removed from voter rolls. Central Health and Ascension sue each other. Zilker Zephyr for sale. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 25, 2023. Travis County supportive housing. New power plant in Central Texas. Eanes ISD Fentanyl awareness. Hays CISD school repairs. UT Basketball. Austin FC academy first pro.
The Georgetown Independent School District helps run a school for kids in Williamson County juvenile justice programs. Luna helps improve student and staff mental health.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Ascension are in a contract dispute that could leave thousands of Central Texans out of network next month.
Central Texas top stories for January 24, 2023. Travis supportive housing funding. New rent assistance allocation. Warning students about fentanyl. Central Health Ascension lawsuits. Fieramusca plea agreement. Zilker Eagle holdups. Texas basketball.
The plan would raise prices and carbon dioxide emissions, and critics say it may not bring reliability.
A state law passed three decades ago allows a sale to go ahead with just 80% of a condo complex in agreement. Once the deal is final, the remaining objectors have to sell their homes.
Central Texas top stories for January 24, 2023. Fire related deaths in 2022. TxDOT I-35 feedback meeting. Hays county homeless count. Williamson county homeless count. Travis county summer youth employment program.
Central Texas top stories for January 23, 2023. Rainy weather tomorrow. Austin-area home price changes. Homeless census efforts this week. Austin Fire 2022 report. Tax filing season begins.
The battle to find a solution to the problem pits powerful industries, regulators and politicians against each other, and it could have an outsized impact on your energy bill.
Central Texas top stories for January 23, 2023. Austin homeless count. Pearce Lane project. Leander water conservation. The Texas Lottery goes digital. Longhorn Basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 20, 2023. Pflugerville ISD officials consider closing fewer schools. The family and friends of Johsua Wright continue their fight for justice. More than 150 firearms were confiscated at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2022. Paid parking could make a return to South Congress Avenue. Where to find Lunar New Year celebrations in Austin this weekend.
Central Texas top stories for January 20, 2023. Pflugerville ISD school closure public comments. Austin Bergstrom TSA record year for gun finds. Williamson County Sheriff racial profiling report. Guinea pig rescue. 3-M Half Marathon traffic update.
This weekend you can catch shows from Flora & Fawna, A Giant Dog, Jackie Venson and celebrate Hi, How Are You Day.
Central Texas top stories for January 19, 2023. Warm streak ending. Possible Pflugerville school closures. Texans face losing pandemic-era health coverage. Hays protects land from development. Abandoned guinea pigs being adopted. Love stamps unveiled in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for January 19, 2023. Austin Water audit. City of Taylor homeless camping ordinance. ACC chancellor Richard Rhodes retiring. Texas energy grid proposed overhaul. Transportation legislation for bikers and pedestrians.
Central Texas top stories for January 18, 2023. High fire danger. Bill would ban phone use while driving statewide. Austin Water audit report. I-35 lane closures. Homelessness in Taylor. Austin artist grants. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 18, 2023. Central Texas opioid prevention project. Pflugerville ISD school closures. San Marcos City Council discusses police union contract. Governor Abbott inauguration.
Central Texas top stories for January 17, 2023. TikTok banned from UT wi-fi and wired networks. Opioid overdose prevention funding. Travis job fair. Inmate mental health. Georgetown candidate filing. SXSW volunteers call. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 17, 2023. Governor Abbott inauguration. Record number of hit-and-runs in 2022. Leander MLK day march. Climate change impacts food. UT Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa State.
Central Texas top stories for January 16, 2023. Warm January weather possibly ending. Hit-and-run crash record. Austin ISD transfers open. Help for asylum seekers. Central Texas MLK Day celebrations.
Central Texas top stories for January 16, 2023. MLK Day in Austin. MLK Day closures. San Marcos reconsidering police contract. South by SouthWest seeks volunteers. ACC virtual nursing program.
Central Texas top stories for January 13, 2023. Travis COVID Level lowered. AISD staff pay. ACA open enrollment deadline. ACC active shooter training. Georgetown trout release. Longhorns basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 13, 2023. Austin ISD Superintendent search continues. AISD raising teacher pay. Leander ISD instructional materials. 911 holiday hold times. Abandoned oil and gas wells.
This weekend in Austin you can catch shows featuring Tony Kamel, Caramelo Haze, Alejandro Escovedo and more.
Central Texas top stories for January 12, 2023. High fire danger. Delayed vote on Texas electricity market overhaul. Deadliest year on Austin roads. Austin 911 staffing shortage. Blue Cross Blue Shield Ascension Seton questions.
Central Texas top stories for January 12, 2023. Austin Bergstrom update. Monkeypox Vaccines resuming. HACA waitlist open. Self driving car safety concerns. Leander ISD school board meeting. MLK day in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for January 11, 2023. XBB.1.5 subvariant in Travis Co. Another Hays CISD student fentanyl death. Ground stop delays Austin flights. Manor ISD names interim superintendent.
Central Texas top stories for January 11, 2023. Austin-Bergstrom delays. Hays County fentanyl overdoses. Austin ISD specialty programs. Williamson County water infrastructure improvements.
Established in September of 2019, the Live Music Fund is at last expected to receive final approval from City Council in February. It’s been a long process, affected like almost everything else, by the pandemic. Austin Monitor reporter Chad Swiatecki chats with Jerry Quijano about what’s come before in this process and what we can expect next.
Central Texas top stories for January 10, 2023. Pflugerville ISD school closure meetings. Central Health audit delayed. Thrall water infrastructure funding. Austin live music fund. Health Alliance for Austin Musicians increased funding.
Central Texas top stories for January 10, 2023. Homicide numbers down. Alex Gonzales Public Safety Commission. Creative Space Assistance Program. Pflugerville ISD school closures. Williamson County COVID-19 relief for water infrastructure improvements. Austin Water emergency winter kits. South by Southwest volunteers.
Central Texas top stories for January 09, 2023. New Omicron subvariants. ERCOT court arguments. Toll rate hikes. 2022 Austin homicides. Texas school funding.
Central Texas top stories for January 9, 2023. ERCOT Texas Supreme Court. Austin ISD registration postponed. Voting Bills in the Texas Legislature. Rep. Hinojosa on school funding. COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant. UT mapping deep space. Longhorn Men’s Basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 06, 2023. Travis COVID Community Level raised. Austin-rent rates easing. Austin mayor and council members being sworn in. Medication abortion. Stonewall Warehouse closure. Free Week.
Central Texas top stories for January 6, 2023. Blue Cross Blue Shield negotiating with Ascension. Leander Atmos Energy gas supply lapse. Teacher retention. Chris Beard fired. Texas Basketball double-header. Free week continues.
Central Texas top stories for January 05, 2023. UT fires Chris Beard. Austin mayor criminal complaint. Teachers’ legislative priorities. I-35 plan complaints. Leander city council.
Central Texas top stories for January 5, 2023. I-35 expansion displacement concerns. San Marcos police accountability. APH basic needs survey. Cedar Fever.
Central Texas top stories for January 04, 2023. Cedar fever season. San Marcos Police petition. Section 8 vouchers. New late set-out fees. Lady Bird Lake lowering. FAFSA help available. Texas Women’s Basketball.
Central Texas top stories for January 4, 2023. TxDOT I-35 plan. Travis County rent relief. Crockett Gardens Falls collapse. Gunfire on New Years Eve. O’Henry museum reopens.
Central Texas top stories for January 03, 2023. Cedar pollen spiking. Round Rock apartment fire. CenTex congressmen vote against McCarthy. Call for inmate death video release. Celebratory gunfire warning.
Central Texas top stories for January 3, 2023. Teacher compensation report. Uvalde families push for gun safety laws. Travis County Christmas tree disposal. Red River Free Week.
Central Texas top stories for January 02, 2023. Warm windy weather. COVID Community Levels. School career grants. Texas teachers report. Hays inmate death. Cliff Gustafson. Austin Music Experience Day.
Central Texas top stories for January 2, 2023. Legislature Books. I-35 Cap Plans. Crockett Gardens Falls Collapse. Vista Ridge High School Band in Rose Parade. New Years Closures.
Central Texas top stories for December 30, 2022. Austin NYE event. Expanded public transit. First Day Hikes. Schools’ legislative priorities. Pothole season. Eel research.
Central Texas top stories for December 29, 2022. Cedar Park jugging arrests. Leander mayor on Atmos Energy. New Austin Water Director. Gas prices increase. Christmas tree recycling.
Central Texas top stories for December 22, 2022. Extreme weather shelters open tonight in Austin after bumpy rollout. Williamson County prepares resources ahead of the freeze. Landlords shutting off water to prevent burst pipes violates state law. Protecting against carbon monoxide exposure during cold weather.
Donna Looper wanted to help her then 8-year-old son Ben conceptualize the toll COVID-19 was taking on their community. The two folded 248 origami butterflies to represent individuals who lost their lives to COVID-19 in Georgetown.
Central Texas top stories for December 22, 2022. Arctic freeze. Cold weather shelters. Protecting pipes. Airport cold weather preparations. Trail of Lights canceled. Hutto ISD bond.
Central Texas top stories for December 21, 2022. Lack of early weather shelter notifications is frustrating advocates. Arctic blast not expected to adversely affect ABIA. Protecting pipes and your home ahead of the cold snap. The City of Austin is not planning to treat roads ahead of cold weather. Barriers dividing parts of I-35 to pop-up along more roadways in Austin. Trail of Lights reopens tonight.
Austin’s airport recommends people using general TSA screening show up at least 2.5 hours before departure, scrambling conventional thinking about the fastest ways to get to the biggest cities in Texas.
The new lessons AISD introduced this fall start in kindergarten and run through high school. But not all students will participate. Parents and guardians must opt their kids into the lessons because of a state law Texas lawmakers passed in 2021.
Central Texas top stories for December 21, 2022. Keeping pets warm. Roosters rescued. Rent prices in Austin. Georgetown meal balances. Holiday things to do.
Central Texas top stories for December 20, 2022. Hard Freeze and Wind Chill watches announced. Coronavirus cases increasing. Travis vaccine clinics ending. Williamson indigent care funding. Donors paying school meal balances. Trail of Lights cancelled.
Aaric Eisenstein had never owned a “grown-up” camera, but when the pandemic hit he discovered a way to pair bird photography with insight from his Jewish traditions.
Central Texas top stories for December 20, 2022. Power grid ready for low temperatures. Cold weekend ahead. Austin ISD budget. Williamson County healthcare cost offset.
Central Texas top stories for December 19, 2022. Austin cold weather shelters being readied. AISD budget process beginning. Property tax payments stolen from mailboxes. Fireworks sales start tomorrow. Bijan Robinson entering NFL draft.
Central Texas top stories for December 19, 2022. Housing prices. Rehoming roosters. Pflugerville potential school closures. UT Volleyball national champions.
Austin ISD selects new interim superintendent. City audit finds extreme weather shelters haven’t been operating as needed. Capital Metro will not have holding cells in police station. AISD ends the possibility of partnership with semiconductor company. Texas volleyball plays for the national championship.
Central Texas top stories for December 16, 2022. Rosewood rebuild. Austin ISD chooses interim superintendent. High school football state championships. UT Volleyball to NCAA Championship.
Central Texas top stories for December 15, 2022. Interim AISD Superintendent to be announced. San Marcos curfew. Free COVID tests available. Life on Europa scenario. Texas volleyball postseason.
Central Texas top stories for December 15, 2022. Austin ISD interim superintendent. Runoff election result. Texas Monthly gives Austin “Bum Steer” award. UT Volleyball NCAA semi-final.
Central Texas top stories for December 14, 2022. Chilly mornings ahead. West Nile Virus. Voter eligibility confusion. Patriotism in Education. White Christmas unlikely.
Central Texas top stories for December 14, 2022. New Austin Mayor. Runoff election results. Round Rock ISD school board. Austin ISD child ID kits. Manor ISD new elementary school.
Central Texas top stories for December 13, 2022. Runoff Election Day in Austin, Kyle. Voters’ top issues. Williamson Co water infrastructure. CapMetro Police station. ACC online ranking. Lake Austin H-E-B opening announced.
Central Texas top stories for December 13, 2022. Runoff election day. UT men’s basketball. New ACC board member. William Cannon upgrades.
Central Texas top stories for December 12, 2022. UT basketball coach arrested. ACC board members sworn in. ACA mental health coverage. Mayan calendar fragment found.
Central Texas top stories for December 12, 2022. Early voting surge. Election day tomorrow. Austin Water director finalists. Homeless lives lost. School funding bill. Relief funds for water improvements.
At the Austin Animal Center, crowding is the normal order of things. People from all over the region bring stray cats and dogs to the city — even if they’re not supposed to — because of its “no kill” animal policy. But the center recently got an influx of a different kind, leaving staff and volunteers with a conundrum.
What to do with 32 fighting roosters.
The roosters came to the center from the Austin Police Department, which had seized them after a cockfighting bust. They’re currently being held in two parts of the building: some on display in kennels usually reserved for cats or dogs, and many more in the loading bay, each assigned its own crate.
Central Texas top stories for December 09, 2022. Early Voting ending. Austin City Manager pay raise. Austin population growth. Short-term rental rules. Incentivizing rain barrels.
Central Texas top stories for December 9, 2022. Austin Energy rate increase. Last day of early voting. Kyle runoff election. 911 staff shortages. Leander ISD staff retention bonus. Bijan Robinson wins Walker award.
Have you ever gone on a date, thought it went well and then just… never heard from the other person again? KUT’s Jennifer Stayton talks with Bella J. Rockman about how “ghosting” has spread to all sorts of relationships.
Central Texas top stories for December 08, 2022. Austin 911 operator shortage. AISD superintendent search. Barton Springs Rd speed limit. I-35 overhaul funding.
Central Texas top stories for December 8, 2022. Austin ISD Superintendent interviews. Texas energy regulator resource concerns. Huston-Tillotson grant. Trail of Lights back to normal. UT Volleyball sweet 16.
In 2014, the last time Austin had a runoff election for mayor, just 15% of voters participated.
Central Texas top stories for December 07, 2022. High COVID transmission. AISD sex education curriculum. Law enforcement commission called toothless. Shoal Creek Conservancy concerns. More CapMetro drivers. Lower gas prices. Trail of Lights closures.
Central Texas top stories for December 7, 2022. Texas State University cannabis policy changes. Public Utility Commission staffing problems. Tree of Angels lighting. Mayoral debate correction.
Central Texas top stories for December 06, 2022. AISD superintendent search. Austin Energy rate hike. Travis Co winter preps. Texas State Univ drug policy change. Texas basketball.
Central Texas top stories for December 6, 2022. Austin Mayor runoff election debate. Runoff early voting turnout. T-CAD ransomware attack. Austin rent prices. School shooting false alarm. Austin ISD superintendent search continues. Christmas tree debate.
Central Texas top stories for December 05, 2022. Austin mayor runoff debate. Grid overhaul faces skepticism. AISD superintendent search. Holiday lights advice. ABIA keeps busy. Leaving leaves.
Central Texas top stories for December 5, 2022. Austin runoff early voting. Austin ISD superintendent search. Teacher salary report. Public Utility Commission power grid overhaul. UT Football Bowl bound. UT Volleyball NCAA tournament. Ronald Reagan Bridge.
Central Texas top stories for December 2, 2022. Cedar Fever. Fall foliage. Austin ISD new board members. Austin ISD superintendent search begins. Leander ISD new board members. San Marcos space heaters. UT Volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for December 01, 2022. Austin runoffs Early Voting. Cedar fever season. Austin airport legal costs. Austin-area drought conditions. Texas volleyball NCAA Tournament.
Central Texas top stories for December 1, 2022. Runoff early voting starts. Early voting in Kyle runoff. New Austin ISD board members. UT Volleyball in the NCAA tournament.
Central Texas top stories for November 30, 2022. Early Voting tomorrow in Austin runoffs. Candidate debates tonight. Mail ballot questions answered. Williamson Early Voting. South Austin power outage. Sexual assault survivors honored.
We talk with neuropsychotherapist Bella Rockman about imposter syndrome and how to overcome it.
Central Texas top stories for November 30, 2022. Austin runoff elections. Early voting starts tomorrow. Williamson County Narcan in county buildings. COVID vaccines.
Central Texas top stories for November 29, 2022. Cooler weather coming. Electrical grid seasonal assessment. Winter prep supplies. Zero-waste giving. CapMetro ridership. Abortion measure filed.
Central Texas top stories for November 29, 2022. Zilker improvement plan. Giving Tuesday. Green schools grant.
Central Texas top stories for November 28, 2022. Austin Energy rates. I-35 among most congested. Bars getting anti-overdose drug. Excess November rain needed. Winter prep supplies. Longhorns post-season.
Central Texas top stories for November 28, 2022. Runoff early voting starts Thursday. Housing program delays. Early flu season. Safer Together concert. UT Volleyball. UT Football.
Central Texas top stories for November 25, 2022. Central Texas weather. Small Business Saturday. Teachers call for standardized test changes. New Del Valle high school. Texas vs Baylor.
Central Texas top stories for November 25, 2022. Austin Energy rate increase. Early flu season. Austin home prices. Del Valle ISD growth. UT football.
Central Texas top stories for November 23, 2022. Messy holiday weather ahead. Forums announced for Austin runoffs. Austin Rep wants school funding change. Student loan relief. Local band in Macy’s Parade. Gas prices lower.
To answer that question, we need to go back to World War II and the era of federal rent control.
Central Texas top stories for November 23, 2022. Commission on Law Enforcement Sunset report. School funding bill. ECHO grant. Food pantry shortage. Preventing holiday DUI’s. Thanksgiving closures.
Central Texas top stories for November 22, 2022. Austin temp tops 50. Fried turkey safety tips. Food pantry needs. Hays public defender office approved. Williamson juvenile justice grant. Zilker Holiday Tree.
Central Texas top stories for November 22, 2022. UT NASA grant. Williamson County Animal Shelter dangerously full. Austin Public Health flu warning. Uvalde police officer resigns. Texas Board of Education no vouchers.
Central Texas top stories for November 21, 2022. Chilliness eases later this week. Social studies curriculum. School vouchers opposition. Fewer Austin Early Voting locations. Texas vs Baylor. Gas prices, Capitol Christmas Tree.
Central Texas top stories for November 21, 2022. Austin housing market. Balloon regulations. Run-off early voting. Austin ISD retention stipend. Holiday travel. Longhorns football. World Cup.
Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2022. Colder this weekend. Texas electric reliability concerns. STAAR changes. Teacher retention bonuses. Runoff voting locations. Texas vs Kansas.
Central Texas top stories for November 18, 2022. Austin ISD interim superintendent applications. Bastrop County wastewater request. Freedom of speech at UT. Texas maternal mortality report. APD intoxicated driver policy.
Central Texas top stories for November 17, 2022. Texas electric grid concerns. RSV + flu outbreak. Austin nurse union rally. UT System freedom of speech. New temporary tags. Gas prices.
Central Texas top stories for November 17, 2022. UT Grad students protest. Austin ISD interim superintendent. HEB beef recall. Austin light-rail system. Texas electric market proposed changes. Austin-Bergstrom holiday crowds. Taylor holiday parade.
Central Texas top stories for November 16, 2022. Bonus winter-style chill. AISD superintendent searches. AISD falling enrollment. UT graduate students protest. Looking for light rail cuts.
Central Texas top stories for November 16, 2022. I-35 expansion. Tesla labor rights violations. AISD superintendent meeting. Leander ISD recapture. Cold case tips.
Jennifer Stayton talks with Dawnie Walton, author of “The Final Revival of Opal and Nev”, which was chosen as the book for the 2022 Mayor’s Book Club.
Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2022. Persistent chilliness. I-35 expansion. AISD superintendent search. Travis Co food access. Austin Police use of force settlements. Tesla Gigafactory complaints. Papyrus fragment on display in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for November 15, 2022. APD sexual assault report. Austin Energy bills. Homes for project connect. New transportation hub. E-bike rebates doubling.
Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2022. Winter-style weather. APD sexual assault report. First day bill filing. Williamson Co high voter turnout. PfISD teacher gone.
Central Texas top stories for November 14, 2022. Registration deadline for December runoff. New property tax bill. Austin Energy rate increases. New Lockhart ISD schools. Georgian Acres mobility hub. Diesel prices. Healthcare scholarships. Longhorn football.
Central Texas top stories for November 11, 2022. Runoff registration deadline. Reducing methane emissions. Weather affects events. Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Dr. Dickey Day. Texas vs TCU.
Central Texas top stories for November 11, 2022. Veterans day closures. AISD Superintendent search continues. Energy markets. Cold front coming. TxDOT new snowplows.
Central Texas top stories for November 10, 2022. Austin Energy. Education Austin’s influence. AISD interim superintendent leaving. Leander ISD joining recapture. Strong cold front tomorrow. Gas prices lower.
Central Texas top stories for November 10, 2022. Austin mayoral runoff. Ranked choice voting. AISD new board members. Alief ISD picks Anthony Mays. ACC Bond. Medicare enrollment.
Central Texas top stories for November 9, 2022. Austin runoffs election, AISD bonds approved, Leander ISD board elections, ACC bond plans, local marijuana votes
Central Texas top stories for November 9, 2022. Austin Mayor runoff. City Council election results. Affordable housing. AISD Bonds pass. AISD Board of Trustees new members. Manor and Lago Vista keep CapMetro. San Marcos decriminalizes cannabis. Governor Abbott wins re-election. Railroad Commissioner re-elected.
Central Texas top stories for November 8, 2022. Election Day. Students out of AISD schools. Bell Co time-change hiccup. Manor and Lago Vista weigh CapMetro. Travis Co gives millions to food banks. Longhorns basketball.
Central Texas top stories for November 8, 2022. Election day today. Free CapMetro rides. Election day student holiday. AISD Board of Trustees. PAC’s in school board races. Railroad Commission name origin. UT brain research.
Central Texas top stories for November 7, 2022. Austin mayoral race. AISD bonds on ballots. Free rides to polls. Judicial elections. Texas vs TCU.
Central Texas top stories for November 7, 2022. Early voting turnout. AISD election day holiday. LTISD bond. Austin rent prices. Longhorn football.
Central Texas top stories for November 4, 2022. Lake Travis ISD $700 million bond. Accessibility in Travis County polling locations. Travis County gun violence program. Utility assistance. My Park Day. Texas Basketball, Soccer and Football.
Central Texas top stories for November 3, 2022. Chance for severe weather turns on the Thursday Night Lights. Lockhart ISD bond. Colony Park Council vote. Campaign finance reports. College athlete brain study. Early voting ends Friday.
Central Texas top stories for November 2, 2022. Housing 3,000 people in three years. Lack of warning ahead of Jarrell tornado. Mail ballot dropoff deadline. Texas Volleyball wins.
One of the candidates is running unopposed and two incumbents are facing challengers. Whoever is elected will help choose the district’s next superintendent.
Aborting a pregnancy, in which a pregnant person’s doctor believes the developing baby has little chance of surviving in or outside the womb is illegal in Texas.
Central Texas top stories for November 1, 2022. Austin Energy rate hike. Austin’s October rainfall. Round Rock special education stipends. Travis County gun violence resolution. Capital Metro service disruptions. Zilker Park reopens.
Central Texas top stories for October 31, 2022. AISD Board race. UT-Austin Title IX reporting. Travis County early voting mega-centers. Austin FC falls short. Texas Football returns.
For 38 years, people have visited the iconic year-round costume shop for birthdays, murder mystery parties, on-stage performances and, of course, Halloween. But this October, Lucy’s customers are in mourning. The store will close at the end of the year.
Austin FC plays Sunday for a spot in the Major League Soccer Cup Final. They’ll travel to Los Angeles to face LAFC.
Austin ISD school fails safety check. Texas DPS director denies his agency failed Uvalde. Austin FC headed to MLS semifinals.
Melva K. Williams took over as the seventh president and chief executive officer of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin in August 2022. Her goals are to grow the HBCU’s campus, enrollment and partnerships with Austin’s tech community. But first, she has to make sure HT can provide every accepted students with housing.
Central Texas top stories for October 27, 2022. Jarrell tornado assessment. New car sales fall. Austin eviction reform. Austin to Manor trail. AISD Board race. Transformative justice grant. ABIA sets record.
Central Texas top stories for October 26, 2022. Early Voting update. Central Texas school bonds. Community First expansion. ACA enrollment period. CapMetro ridership increase.
Central Texas top stories for October 26, 2022. Tornado in Jarrell confirmed. Gun buybacks. Travis County broadband. Proposition A. San Marcos library no late fees.
Central Texas top stories for October 25, 2022. Travis Co burn ban, Williamson Co tornado, Austin airport record day, limiting standardized testing, AISD board candidates, Early Voting numbers, mail ballot ID rules
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees has put the largest bond in district history on the ballot this election season. The 2022 package is divided into three propositions that focus on renovating schools, investing in technology and upgrading shared athletic facilities.
Central Texas top stories for October 25, 2022. Williamson County tornado. AISD report card. Voter registration suspense. Poll watchers.
Central Texas top stories for October 24, 2022. Early Voting begins. Poll worker security. Polling place rules. RSV outbreak. Travis Co Naloxone supply. Austin FC advances.
Central Texas top stories for October 24, 2022. Devices at early voting. Austin Bergstrom F1. F1 results. Homeless hotline. UT enrollment. UT football. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 21, 2022. Fire danger. Austin City Council District 9 candidate forum. Mail ballot deadline. Texas electric grid vulnerability. Texas vs OK State. Austin FC playoffs. Longhorn volleyball
Central Texas top stories for October 21, 2022. F1 transportation woes. Barton Springs aquifer drought. Williamson County emergency preparedness. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 20, 2022. Austin City Council District 8 candidate forum. Marijuana decriminalization on San Marcos ballot. NOAA winter forecast. Austin hotel capacity. Persistent drought. Hays Health Fair. Lower gas prices.
Central Texas top stories for October 20, 2022. Austin ISD bond. Florence ISD threats. Mayor 2 year term. A day without water. Longhorn volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for October 19, 2022. Austin City Council candidates forum. Widening MLK bridge. Excessive force suit against APD. Rising Austin airfares. Home heating safety. Longhorns volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for October 19, 2022. Pandemic response. COVID-19 boosters. Community college funding. Williamson County voting machines. IDs for voting.
Central Texas top stories for October 18, 2022. Flu in Central Texas. COVID testing site closing concerns. Austin City Council candidates forum. Acceptable ID to vote in Texas. Robots coming to UT sidewalks. Threatened Central Texas salamander.
Central Texas top stories for October 18, 2022. Electric school buses. Aquifer water storage. ACC ballot initiative. Council District 1 forum. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 17, 2022. Not summer arrives. Austin City Council candidate forum. AISD electric bus plans. Texas crypto power concerns. Indentifying human remains. Weekly COVID report. Austin FC advances. ACL Fest 2023.
Central Texas top stories for October 17, 2022. Cold front moves in. AISD narcan in schools. Breast cancer early detection. Austin FC. Longhorns football.
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver and defender Ruben Gabrielsen walk us through the season so far, and what to expect from the Verde and Black in their first playoff appearance in club history.
Central Texas top stories for October 14, 2022. ACL weekend 2. ACL weather. Hairy Man festival. Longhorn Volleyball. Longhorn Football. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 14, 2022. Austin Energy rate hikes. 911 operator shortage. Austin ISD staff retention. Lady Bird Lake. New Cedar Park Library. Austin FC playoffs.
Central Texas top stories for October 13, 2022. Austin housing market. UT NARCAN supply. Worsening drought. Provisional ballot guidance. Skeletal remains investigation.
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.
Central Texas top stories for October 12, 2022. San Marcos fentanyl awareness. Fall rain. Alex Jones verdict Connecticut. Williamson County monkeypox. Single-use plastic. ABIA traffic. UT MacArthur grant recipient. Longhorn volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for October 12, 2022. Rockdale lockout. AISD student election workers. Hays fentanyl funding. Pumpkin shortage.
A West Texas man chipped away at the project for decades. When he died in 2018, the violin was still unfinished — a bunch of carefully crafted parts in a box.
Central Texas top stories for October 11, 2022. Last-minute voter registration. UT Campus polling places. Teen poll workers. Project Connect and displacement. Veterans Treatment Court. Monarch migration.
Central Texas top stories for October 11, 2022. Travis County voting locations. Williamson County water repairs. Austin Animal Center animal transfers. ACL weekend one attendance.
Central Texas top stories for October 10, 2022. AISD, Austin, ACC bond propositions. Planned challenge to Talarico residency. Fire Prevention Week. Austin menstrual products availability. TCSO coronavirus cases. Longhorns look ahead.
Central Texas top stories for October 10, 2022. Voter registration deadline. New cemetery rules. Methane study. Fort Hood renaming. Spurs in Uvalde. Red River Showdown. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 7, 2022. VP Harris in Austin. Voter registration events. Red wine benefits. Texas-OU preview. Austin FC. O. Henry Pun-Off.
Central Texas top stories for October 7, 2022. APD cameras. Austin aquifer storage. Staying healthy at ACL. Kyle quinceañera expo. Red river showdown. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for October 6, 2022. Utility Commission rejects efficiency standards. Oversight group camera recommendations for Austin Police. Austin City Council candidate forums. Austin City Limits traffic tips.
Central Texas top stories for October 6, 2022. KUT Mayors forum. Robberies in North Austin. Hays county District Attorney candidate forum. New Travis county tax office. Austin Bergstrom busy October.
Central Texas top stories for October 5, 2022. Airport braces for busy month. Leander ISD superintendent education voters. Austin mayoral candidate forum. Mayor Adler looks back. UT Tower renovation plans. Longhorn volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for October 3, 2022. Expanded monkeypox vaccine eligibility. Williamson water restrictions eased. Voter registration guide. Trail input sought. Texas-Oklahoma week.
Central Texas top stories for October 5, 2022. Monkeypox at ACL. Williamson County water restrictions lifted. Loretta Lynn at ACL. Resilience hubs.
Central Texas top stories for October 4, 2022. Rent rise slows. ACL economic impact. Monkeypox concerns. COVID 19. Election staffing.
Central Texas top stories for October 3, 2022. Austin living wage. Austin races in the November election. Gubernatorial debate. Leander ISD propositions. ACL starts Friday. UT Football. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2022. Austin’s Office of Police Oversight director. District 9 candidate forum. Kyle road bond open house. Austin muslim festival. Art heals festival. Longhorn football. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 30, 2022. Texas gubernatorial debate. Downtown development. AISD worker resolution. Pflugerville ISD Parent engagement. Austin muslim festival. Austin FC. Longhorn football.
Central Texas top stories for September 29, 2022. Power plant standards proposed. Texas Capitol grounds damaged. Drought conditions worsening. Reassessing opioids. AISD worker resolution.
Central Texas top stories for September 29, 2022. Downtown development. APD officer funeral. BCRUA update. AISD worker resolution. San Marcos community survey.
Central Texas top stories for September 28, 2022. Austin Energy in Florida. Repurposing school properties. Treating mental health. Trash in Austin creeks. Voting by mail. Austin metro employment.
Central Texas top stories for September 28, 2022. Ozone action day. Naloxone distribution. COVID-19 vaccine education. Mental health for Latinos community forum. Hutto ISD ERI meeting.
Central Texas top stories for September 27, 2022. Travis County approves budget. New Central Health budget. AISD security meeting tonight. Eanes ISD bond meeting tonight. Lockhart ISD cancels election. Travis Co burn ban enacted.
Central Texas top stories for September 27, 2022. Free bus rides. Leander water update. Ozone action day. Hays county candidate forums. Autonomous vehicles.
Central Texas top stories for September 26, 2022. Austin protest of Iran. CapMetro homeless passes. AISD electric buses. SB3 compliance. Longhorns look ahead after loss. Weather this week.
Central Texas top stories for September 26, 2022. High wildfire risk. Austin energy worker safety. AISD buses. De Niro UT collection. UT football.
Central Texas top stories for September 23, 2022. Liberty Hill water restrictions. Ascension Seton nurses union. School bonds forum. District 5 candidate forum. Kyle sign removal. Texas State University record enrollment. UT football. UT volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for September 23, 2022. Ozone Action Day. EMS scholarships. UT Austin enrollment records. Senior Community Job Fair. Austin Bergstrom International Airport passenger traffic. UT Longhorns vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Central Texas top stories for September 22, 2022. Ozone action day. Fentanyl awareness. Job fair for seniors. Indigenous remains. EMS education. Bastrop ISD school names. City council candidate forums.
Central Texas top stories for September 22, 2022. Austin affordable housing update. Voter registration without a drivers license. Uvalde CISD new elementary school. UT monkeypox vaccine clinic. Texas Longhorns volleyball vs. Kansas Jayhawks.
For the past six years, the Miakan-Garza Band, a Coahuiltecan tribe in San Marcos, has been petitioning UT to return human remains to them for reburial. They believe the ancient remains, all found in Hays County, are their ancestors.
Central Texas top stories for September 21, 2022. Austin ISD bond meetings. Leander and Cedar Park water restrictions. League of Women Voters election forums. UT Volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for September 21, 2022. Travis County early voting. Austin City Council D5 and D8 candidate forums. Central Health budget vote delayed. Suggested teacher shortage solutions. UT Austin President Jay Hartzell and tenure. Austin transportation survey and virtual open house.
Central Texas top stories for September 20, 2022. Leander water restrictions. Property tax rates. Early voting. Teacher shortage. Slaughter lane bus stop. Monkeypox vaccine clinic.
In the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, families of victims asked Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session. They wanted him to direct the Texas Legislature to increase the minimum age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic weapon to 21. But Abbott refused.
Central Texas top stories for September 19, 2022. Weekend arsons. School safety. Housing prices. Water systems. Longhorns football. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 16, 2022. AISD student arrested. AISD COVID. Monkeypox update. Unemployment. Protest action report. Police monitor election. Pecan street festival. UT Sports. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 16, 2022. APD license plate readers. Parkland dedication fee increase. Austin Police Oversight Act. Leander water restrictions. AISD affordable housing. Sticky “honeydew” secreted by aphids. Mexican American Cultural Center’s Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebration.
Central Texas top stories for September 15, 2022. Resilience Hubs. Home prices. Nurse burnout. Drought conditions. Aphids. School safety. Austin FC. UT volleyball.
Austin’s most consistent source of money to buy land for parks is a parkland dedication fee, which is paid by developers. On Thursday, the City Council is considering raising these fees.
Central Texas top stories for September 15, 2022. License plate readers program. Homeless housing efforts. Austin “Resilience Hubs.” Eanes ISD safety and security town hall. Latino voters. Hispanic Heritage Month. Austin FC secures spot in MLS playoffs. Austin FC fan band.
Central Texas top stories for September 14, 2022. Ozone action day. Housing development. Lady Bird Lake trail. Governor race poll. COVID boosters. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 14, 2022. Former Travis County Sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to capital murder charges. Austin Animal Center intake services suspended. Austin ISD facility repurpose meetings. Governor Greg Abbott opposes student loan forgiveness. Domestic and teen violence in Williamson County. Ozone Action Day for Austin. Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake.
Central Texas top stories for September 13, 2022. New COVID boosters. Vaccine clinics. Travis opposing Hays highway project. Repurposing Austin schools. Austin food waste and hunger. Animal Center halts intakes. HAAM Day.
More than 200 Austin musicians are taking part in HAAM Day, a fundraiser at several Austin venues from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday.
Central Texas top stories for September 13, 2022. Austin Animal Center intake restrictions. Housing insecurity among students. AISD repurposing facilities. State Highway 45 Hays County expansion. Austin Municipal Court closure. YMCA refugee Welcoming Week.
Central Texas top stories for September 12, 2022. Community college funding. Leander, Cedar Park water issues. Buda cancels election. Austin Mayor candidate forum. Fewer COVID cases. Longhorns look ahead.
Central Texas top stories for September 12, 2022. Cedar Park outdoor watering restrictions. Austin tenant relocation fund. HAAM Day is tomorrow. Voter registration deadline. UT vs. Alabama football. Homelessness grants. Texas State University new president. Austin FC vs. Seattle Sounders.
Central Texas top stories for September 09, 2022. Ozone Action Day. Voter registration. EMS braces for busy weekend. Alabama vs Texas. Field of Light. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for September 9, 2022. Austin City Council District 1 candidate forum. Hays County fentanyl overdoses. Leander Stage 4 water restrictions. Cedar Park 2023 budget. Field of Light display at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Ozone Action Day.
Central Texas top stories for September 08, 2022. Hays CISD fentanyl deaths. Leander water restrictions. Proposal to reduce gun violence. Drought conditions improving. Netherlands Queen in Austin.
Central Texas top stories for September 8, 2022. Coverage of anti-HIV medicine and religious freedom. Texas Oathkeeper enlistments. Austin hotel occupancy. Austin City Council candidate forum.
Central Texas top stories for September 07, 2022. Austin-Bergstrom power outage. Kyle city manager resigns. New judge in Williamson County. Watershed Protection offering grants. School district COVID leave policies. Texas volleyball tonight. Dutch queen coming to Austin.
Central Texas top stories for September 7, 2022. Power outage at Austin Bergstrom International Airport. DPS officer investigation over Uvalde school shooting. Uvalde CISD’s first day of school. JUUL settlement. Eanes ISD affordable housing. Black restaurant week. Brushy Creek underwater pipeline repair.
Central Texas top stories for September 06, 2022. Eanes ISD considers affordable housing. Cedar Park pipeline leak. Travis County Sheriff’s Office COVID cases. Austin Public Health recommends COVID and flu vaccines. Black Food Week. Beto O’Rourke Austin rally.
Historian, author and professor Peniel Joseph says the United States is living through the third Reconstruction period in its history. He says each of those periods is characterized by racial progress followed by white backlash.
Central Texas top stories for September 6, 2022. Uvalde CISD first day of school. Austin rent slightly dropping. Austin Energy rate increase. Lockhart ISD Drive.Pair.Share initiative. Austin Public Health mini grants and vaccine reminder. Austin City Council District 1 candidate forum. Texas v. Alabama this Saturday.
Central Texas top stories for September 02, 2022. Indicted police officer. Austin ISD disciplinary actions. Social studies standards. Austin-Bergstrom labor day. Longhorns football. Austin FC. Longhorns volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for September 2, 2022. Travis County budget. Mobile home park residents. Poll watcher training program. State Board of Education. Texas football is back.
Central Texas top stories for September 01, 2022. Drought conditions improving in Central Texas. Austin’s second hottest summer on record. Travis County employees wage raise. Austin-Travis Co EMS new contract. Austin council considers reinstating license plate readers.. Williamson County monkeypox. Fighting food insecurity.
Central Texas top stories for September 1, 2022. Land development near Lady Bird Lake. EMS labor contract. Age requirement for semi-automatic weapon purchases. Central Health budget. New judicial conduct law. Austin FC’s loss against the Portland Timbers. Labor Day weekend travel traffic.
Central Texas top stories for August 31, 2022. The Black Fund launched in Central Texas. Travis County Naloxone distribution. Williamson County new court. Decker Lake mussel infestation. Busy holiday weekend at Austin airport. Austin FC close to playoffs.
Central Texas top stories for August 31, 2022. Travis County’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution program. Delay for new social studies curriculum standards. Urban flooding. Williamson County budget. MetroRail suspension Labor Day weekend. Austin FC vs. Portland Timbers.
Central Texas top stories for August 30, 2022. Welcome rain in Austin area. Energy weatherization rules approved. Williamson County budget approved. Texas social studies standards. Solar eclipse preps.
Central Texas top stories for August 30, 2022. Williamson County budget. Central Health budget. Railroad Commission pipeline regulations. Kyle City Council ballot. Texas Football season opener.
Central Texas top stories for August 29, 2022. More housing could be coming to Austin. Advocates want free CapMetro fares for homeless. Williamson County budget in the works. Longhorns season opener. Austin FC looks ahead.
Central Texas top stories for August 29, 2022. Beto O’Rourke health update. School salary survey. Evictions. Potential for rain this week. Abandoned oil wells. Transportation for cancer patients. Austin FC.
Central Texas top stories for August 26, 2022. Wm Cannon lanes closed after “cave-in”. Gun safety rally tomorrow in Austin. School staffing shortages. Georgetown solar facility. Travis Co electric truck. Austin FC. High school football tonight.
Central Texas top stories for August 26, 2022. Mayor Adler’s final State of the City address. Manor ISD clear bag policy. 2023 Teacher of the Year finalists. I-35 expansion project community meeting this weekend. City of Kyle bond election. UT volleyball.
Central Texas top stories for August 25, 2022. Inefficiency affecting electricity rates. Kyle roads bond on ballot. Teachers from Spain in Elgin. Travis burn ban lifted. High school football kicks off.
Central Texas top stories for August 25, 2022. Texas abortion trigger law. Mayor Adler’s State of the City Address. UT program to address teacher shortage. Student loan debt cancellation. Teachers from Spain arrive in Elgin ISD.
Tens of thousands of teachers in Texas have left the profession in the last year. The UT College of Education is trying to prepare and retain teachers as they face a range of challenges, from low pay to a lack of support in the classroom.
Central Texas top stories for August 24, 2022. Rain eases wildfire threat. Williamson lifts burn ban. Suspected fentanyl deaths among Hays teens. Travis West Nile cases. Local employment increases. AISD Board ballot.
Central Texas top stories for August 24, 2022. Uvalde CISD police chief termination hearing. Del Valle ISD substitute teacher recruitment. West Nile Virus. Texas State University Monkeypox. Brushy Creek sewage spill. Travis County jail inmates’ access to attorneys.
Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2022. Flood Watch canceled early. Shoal Creek business flood-ready. Del Valle needs substitutes. UT group fights food insecurity. Tom Herman’s new job.
Central Texas top stories for August 23, 2022. Flood Watch. Austin Community College enrollment. Food insecurity among college students. Alzheimer’s and institutional racism. Austin FC new winger Emiliano Rigonni.
Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Flood Watch in effect. Flood safety advice. Encouraging coronavirus numbers. Austin EMS contract. Austin FC looks ahead.
Small town officials in Georgia and Tennessee say migrants were dropped off in their towns without warning.
Central Texas top stories for August 22, 2022. Central Texas under a Flood Watch. Affordable housing bond election. First day of fall classes at UT Austin and Texas State. Hays County school resource officers. Free CapMetro rides to Travis County cooling centers. East Austin Barrio Landmarks Project. Austin FC v Minnesota United.
Austin City Council budget. Brushy Creek water conservation. Austin ISD election day. Austin Pride. Austin FC. UT and Texas State start classes.
Central Texas top stories for August 19, 2022. Travis County’s COVID-19 Community Level now Low. AISD student attendance. Free rides to cooling centers. Taylor Cemetery’s historic designation. Austin’s Pride Parade and Festival. Austin FC v Minnesota United.
Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2022. Austin gets rain after 50+ days. Travis Exceptional Drought. UT contact tracing study. Trash in Austin creeks. UT interested in ice on Europa. COTA grandstand tickets going on sale.
Central Texas top stories for August 18, 2022. Lake Travis ISD bond proposal and bus driver shortage. Financial strains for college students with children. Pine Pond fire and forecasted rain. Reduction of water inflow at Lakes Buchanan and Travis. Flash drought study.
Matiullah Noori and his 29 family members are living in a South Austin apartment complex after fleeing Afghanistan last year. The refugee works night shifts so he can take his siblings to school, attend remote classes at Austin Community College and drive his family members wherever they need to go.
As cities, counties and school districts set their tax rates, property owners can soon expect to see their new tax bills. But this whole process is mired in jargon. We tried to break it down for you.
Central Texas top stories for August 17, 2022. Weather changes coming. Housing market normalizing. Call for water conservation. Jan 6 guilty plea. Student parent college costs. Spurs coming to Austin.
Central Texas top stories for August 17, 2022. San Marcos voters will decide on decriminalizing marijuana this fall. Leander ISD’s new Early College High School. Lake Travis ISD bus driver shortage. Travis County methadone program.
Central Texas top stories for August 16, 2022. New ERCOT CEO named. Monkeypox vaccine shortage. Living wage rally. Travis County LGBTQ+ protections. Rain chances coming. Longhorn football open practice.
When it was announced early last year that the long-running post office on Speedway would be closing, concerns — and gossip — began swirling through the neighborhood. Now, new details are coming out about the building’s future.
Central Texas top stories for August 16, 2022. Back-to-school traffic. The Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings. Melva Williams’ first day as Huston-Tillotson University’s new president and CEO. UT Longhorn football is hosting an open practice tonight. Austin Public Library branches opening on Sundays. Williamson County Commissioners Court.
Dell Children’s Medical Center has built a comprehensive clinic on Rosedale School’s campus. This means most of the more than 100 students who attend can see practitioners without missing a lot of school.
Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2022. Austin ISD first day back. TEA releases district and campus ratings. Huston-Tillotson University’s new president. Austin Music Census extended. Cooler and rainier days in extended forecast.
Showing prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing or discriminating on the grounds of a person’s age. That’s ageism. And it can actually impact people of any age, not just the elderly.
Central Texas top stories for August 15, 2022. It’s back-to-school week for Austin area students. Pine Pond fire update. The family of Vanessa Guillén is filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Travis County homeowners and property taxes. LGBTQ+ discrimination protections. Austin FC’s win against Sporting Kansas City.
Central Texas top stories for August 12, 2022. Austin ISD bond package. Cedar Park Rodeo. Austin FC. UT Volleyball. Back to school.
Teachers are returning to classrooms next week, less than three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. KUT asked three teachers in Central Texas to share how they’re feeling about school safety.
Central Texas top stories for August 12, 2022. Pine Pond fire in Bastrop County. The school boards for Austin ISD and Austin Community College unanimously approved bond packages to send to voters this fall. Huston-Tillotson University has a new president. COVID-19 cases in Texas are waning. Advocates call for environmental impact assessment of Austin coal […]
Central Texas top stories for August 11, 2022. Austin ISD bond meeting. Pflugerville ISD staffing shortage. Monkeypox. Drought. New Skatepark.
Central Texas top stories for August 11, 2022. DPS records related to Uvalde mass shooting public. A possible ballot measure seeks to increase police oversight in Austin. Free school meals will be different this upcoming school year. Student loan forgiveness impact on Texas borrowers. UT Austin is leading a partnership for semiconductor development. Meals on […]
Sebastian Driussi has been a big part of the success Austin FC is enjoying in the franchise’s second year. If the playoffs began today, Austin would be in position to possibly host two home playoff games. KUT’s Juan Garcia joined All Things Considered to look back at the season it’s been and to look ahead […]
Central Texas top stories for August 10, 2022. Hays county water conservation. Lakes Buchanan and Travis water flow. CapMetro cooling center rides. Austin ISD bond proposal.
Central Texas top stories for August 10, 2022. Monkeypox declared a health emergency in Travis County. Rent in Austin keeps climbing at historic rates. Austin ISD school board votes Thursday on a potential 2022 bond package. School bus driver and crossing guard shortages. Capital Metro updates guidelines for free rides to cooling centers. Williamson County […]
Central Texas top stories for August 9, 2022. Monkeypox health emergency. Hays County water emergency. Neurotoxins in algae. Travis county burn ban. Mental health in prison. AISD bond meeting.
Central Texas top stories for August 9, 2022. Austin ISD bonds. Bus driver shortage. Texas teachers quitting. Disease spread through air travel. Georgetown budget.
Central Texas top stories for August 8, 2022. Del Valle ISD clear backpacks. Bus driver shortage. Tax rates. Gas prices. Texas football. Save our springs.
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.
Central Texas top stories for August 5, 2022. Monkeypox update. Via 313 union. Eanes ISD. Austin ISD back to school. Cepeda branch library. Austin FC.
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.
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.
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.
Central Texas top stories for August 3, 2022. Heat Advisory. Very High Fire Danger. Helping homeless escape heat. Williamson County monkeypox. Longhorn football one month away. German soccer coming to Q2.
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.
Central Texas top stories for August 2, 2022. Austin guaranteed income update. Austin ISD teacher recruitment effort. Discussion of Austin teacher housing. UT increases investment in Giant Magellan Telescope.
Central Texas top stories for August 2, 2022. Austin Community College board of trustees approves new compensation package for employees. Austin’s Public Safety Commission reviews police staffing. Swimming is suspended at Blue Hole in Wimberley. The San Marcos City Council is hosting a discussion about putting the decriminalization of marijuana on the ballot in November.
Aielli’s stream-of-consciousness style of presenting could feel improvised, chaotic. But that chaos was integral to the magic he created. KUT’s Mose Buchele has this remembrance.
Central Texas top stories for August 1, 2022. ACC board discusses pay raises. Texas social studies standards. Drought threatens Texas wild rice. August heat and high school football practice. Austin FC’s strong second season.
Central Texas top stories for August 1, 2022. Last month was the hottest July on record in Austin. Austin Community College employees await detasils on pay raises. Central Health’s Community Health Champions program has new members joining. Remembering Austin radio icon John Aielli.
The Austin Community College Board of Trustees meets August 1 to vote on the 2022-2023 budget. It includes a compensation package that seeks to give employees significant raises but some say the proposal does not go far enough. KUT’s Becky Fogel has the story.
Central Texas top stories for July 29, 2022. West Nile Virus. AISD Bond. 183 flyover closure. Cat Adoptions. Austin FC preview.
In the aftermath of the school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, thousands of people donated millions of dollars to help families and survivors. Now, those recovering say they need those funds. The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports.
Central Texas top stories for July 29, 2022. Austin ISD is shares school safety measures with parents and received an update on possible bond packages. West Nile Virus now present in Travis County. New management approved for Austin’s homeless shelter. $100M expansion coming to Southwestern University. Austin FC prepares to face Sporting Kansas City.
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.
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.
The city is set to approve a contract with a California-based nonprofit that faces a handful of lawsuits back home. Service providers say the city moved too quickly. KUT’s Andrew Weber reports.
Central Texas top stories for July 27, 2022. School safety exercise. Thorndale schools phone-free. State of Black education. Gas prices fall for six weeks. Austin’s hottest July. Being wildfire ready. Georgetown tax election. More affordable homes.
Central Texas top stories for July 27, 2022. Texas’ “trigger law” banning almost all abortions is set to go into effect next month. Austin City Council will vote on new management for the city’s homeless shelter. AISD’s offering free menstrual products to students. Fire mitigation efforts. Austin’s Red River Cultural District looks for a new […]
Cody Cowan is leaving his job as executive director of Austin’s Red River Cultural District’s nonprofit organization to lead the National Independent Venue Association. KUT’s Jerry Quijano chats with Chad Swiatecki of the Austin Monitor about Cowan’s accomplishments in the role, how venue owners are reacting and what happens next.
Central Texas top stories for July 26, 2022. High fire risk weather conditions. Protest of “parental rights”. CapMetro fare limit program. Renaming Pan American Park. Emergency reunification training. Gas prices still falling.
Central Texas top stories for July 26, 2022. State lawmakers hear testimony on parental rights legislation. New development in the legal fight over bans on face mask mandates. Uvalde CISD’s Board of Trustees calls for a special legislative session. Austin’s water supply will be tested for potentially harmful chemicals.
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2022. No heat warning but still abnormally hot. Per-student school funding report. San Gabriel Fire in Williamson County. John Goodenough at 100. Gas prices still falling.
Central Texas top stories for July 25, 2022. Austin area is seeing a summer COVID-19 surge. A harmful neurotoxin has been detected in Barking Springs. Manor ISD will offer free meals to all students. Update on the San Gabriel fire in Williamson County. Samsung increasing their investment in Central Texas.
Communities seeking to mitigate the effects of the I-35 widening find most of the city’s resources are targeted at downtown Austin. KUT’s Nathan Bernier has the story.
Central Texas top stories for July 22, 2022. No heat warning but still abnormally hot. Williamson County H-E-B e-commerce. Psychedelics center. Utility assistance spent. Goodenough at 100. Austin FC. Gas prices falling.
Central Texas top stories for July 22, 2022. The Austin City Council passes a resolution decriminalizing abortion. Pflugerville ISD’s recruitment efforts for school bus drivers. The Uvalde CISD Board considers firing the district’s police chief. The City of Kyle tightens water restrictions. Tiff’s Treats employees file to hold a union election.
Central Texas top stories for July 21, 2022. Heat Advisory today for the Austin area. Austin City Council abortion decriminalization vote. AISD bond info in Spanish. Local drought update. UT songbird study. Gas prices falling more than 2 cents a day.
Central Texas top stories for July 21, 2022. The Austin City Council will decide whether or not the city will decriminalize abortion. Another heat advisory is in effect today, and dehydration puts you most at risk for heat-related illness. The City of Kyle is asking residents to conserve water. The cost for Austin’s light rail […]
Central Texas top stories for July 20, 2022. Excessive Heat Warning today for the Austin area. Avoiding heat-related illness. Bond meeting tonight for AISD Board. Huston-Tillotson University campus now on National Register of Historic Places. Gas prices now averaging under $4.
Prejudice rears its ugly head in hateful and tragic acts small and large every day — from personal microaggressions to horrific events like this year’s mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store. It might seem as if the false information and assumptions that fuel prejudice are all learned, but biology may actually play a role […]
Central Texas top storied for July 20, 2022. Austin ISD’s Board of Trustees may delay their vote on 2022 bond package proposals. Several area school districts will require clear backpacks for the upcoming school year. Hays County Commissioners are considering hiring more school resource officers. Advocacy groups in Austin are pushing for more funding for […]
What does one of the biggest rock stars in the world look forward to every tour? Playing baseball at this Eastern Travis County field with employees of his baseball bat company.
Central Texas top stories for July 19, 2022. Excessive Heat Warning today until tomorrow night for Austin area. New clear backpack rules. Bond work session tonight for AISD Board. Future funding for cooling centers. Census of Austin music scensters. Gas prices falling closer to $4.
Central Texas top stories for July 19, 2022. Record high temps today for Central Texas. Austin ends partnership with Front Steps, the nonprofit that manages the downtown shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Teacher vacancies are up across the state. Solar roofing company building a facility in Georgetown. Addressing light pollution in Texas.
Central Texas afternoon headlines for July 18, 2022. Another heat advisory for Central Texas. Austin ISD proposes two new bonds, will have open board meetings. COVID infections are increasing again. Monkeypox cases, while just a few, are spreading. New MetroRail station next to soccer stadium in north Austin. Gas prices falling to under $4 a […]
IVF patients question if they will be able to discard their embryos and what they can do if multiple pregnancies result from fertility treatments.
Central Texas top stories for July 18, 2022. Heat advisory for Central Texas. Austin ISD taking feedback on two bond proposals. Del Valle ISD will release students one hour early on Fridays. UT has first monkeypox case. Risk for the general population in Central Texas is low. CapMetro budget discussions to expand services. Austin FC […]
Daily morning news update from the KUT newsroom. Monkeypox cases in Austin. City of Austin budget planning. Summer meal program sites will operate again with federal funding.
Daily morning news update from the KUT newsroom. Hot weather and Austin’s mitigation planning. James Lee Dickey museum fire.
Austin builders are starting a lot of new homes. Finishing them is not so simple. For much of the pandemic, the homebuilding industry has endured delays because of supply chain issues: One month builders can’t get door handles. The next, it’s door hinges, windows and refrigerators. And now this shortage has converged with another: a […]
Austin’s light-rail system is still years away from becoming a reality. The first trains won’t start running until 2029 at the earliest. But already some people are worried about how much it could cost to ride light rail. They don’t want Capital Metro to up-charge customers like the agency does for those who ride the […]
Daily morning news update from the KUT newsroom. Hot weather and a potential energy shortfall. Round Rock ISD board election.