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After Prop Q fallout, Austin cuts $95 million from budget- KUT News Now

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Texans consider ACA enrollment options amid rising premiums – KUT News Now

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Texas appeals as its redistricting map is temporarily blocked – KUT NEWS NOW

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Austin City Council works to finalize budget after Prop Q failure, KUT NEWS NOW

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Whooping cough cases rise in Austin

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Shutdown is over, but airport delays are still expected

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Want to avoid traffic in Austin? Try commuting on Mondays

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After Prop Q fails, city leaders propose budget cuts

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Camp Mystic faces lawsuit from parents of flood victims

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How the Digital Equity Act helped before funding was cut

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 7, 2025: Austin ISD parents urge board to delay school closures plan less than two weeks before vote

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KUT Morning Newscast for November 7, 2025: ABIA is not on the FAA’s list of airports that will reduce flights, but the effects will spread to Austin

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 6, 2025: Austin-Bergstrom won’t have to reduce flights to make up for a shortage of air traffic controllers

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30th annual Texas Book Festival elevates and celebrates “culture of reading”

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KUT Morning Newscast for November 6, 2025: AISD is launching an investigation into staff not thoroughly considering community feedback for consolidation plan

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 5, 2025: Collaboration connects Austin audiences to orchestral music through storytelling

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Morning Newscast for November 5, 2025: Austinites rejected prop Q, a tax rate increase to fund city services

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 4, 2025: It’s Election Day. Here’s what you need to know.

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KUT Morning Newscast for November 4, 2025: It’s Election Day, here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for November 3, 2025: Texas voters will decide whether to fund $3 billion in dementia and Alzheimer’s research

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KUT Morning Newscast for November 3, 2025: Pause in SNAP funding to impact almost 45,000 Travis County households

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 31, 2025: Austin ISD still plans to close 13 schools in updated school consolidation effort

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 31, 2025: AISD is expected to release updates on its school consolidation plan today

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 30, 2025: UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts is facing changes

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What does “Latin music” really mean? That’s what Austin musician Carrie Rodriguez explores in her “Laboratorio” variety series

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 30, 2025: Neighbors of Sandy Creek are still in need of volunteers after July floods

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 29, 2025: AISD will sell naming rights to stadiums, performing arts center to raise tens of millions of dollars

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 29, 2025: Barton Springs’ historic bathhouse begins to reopen after renovations

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 28, 2025: Austin ISD parents have until midnight to chime in on the district’s School Consolidation Plan

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 28, 2025: The City of Austin released a list of crosswalks and street murals that may have to be removed under Abbott order

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 27, 2025: Austin Democrat Sarah Eckhardt announces she will run for Michael McCaul’s seat in Congress

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 27, 2025: Tens of thousands of Travis County voters are in suspense

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 24, 2025: 3.5 million Texans could lose SNAP benefits if government shutdown continues

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 24, 2025: Main lanes of southbound I-35 in South Austin are expected to be closed tonight and tomorrow night

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 23, 2025: City document reveals new details on $25 million boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 23, 2025: TxDOT will foot the bill for a new boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake’s south shore

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 22, 2025: Tiny home community built to help the homeless celebrates 10 years in Austin, looks to expand

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 22, 2025: CapMetro has a new poliece chief

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 21, 2025: Austin wasn’t warned that state police would be clearing homeless camps on city land, mayor says

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AI mental health support can be quick and convenient to access. An Austin-area (human) therapist supports it – but encourages caution.

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 21, 2025: CapMetro approves sweeping plan to reshape Austin’s public transit network

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 20, 2025: Early voting has started for the Nov. 4 election

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 20, 2025: Today is the first day of early voting in the November 4th election

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 17, 2025: Thousands of people are expected to join the No Kings Day protest in Downtown Austin this weekend

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 17, 2025: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is preparing for one of its busiest weekends this year

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 16, 2025: Abbott orders the Texas National Guard to Austin ahead of ‘No Kings’ protest

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 16, 2025: The City of Austin has a new initiative to create healthy and safe environments for kids

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 15, 2025: Federal judge halts enforcement of new state law amid free speech lawsuit brought by students

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 15, 2025: State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is joining the Democratic primary race for governor

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 14, 2025: Cheer Up Charlies sold to investment firm buying up LGBTQ+ bars and nightclubs

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 14, 2025: Austin has less than 30 days to remove its Pride crosswalk and the “Black Artists Matter” mural

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 13, 2025: Communities are gathering to celebrate and mourn after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 13, 2025: City of Austin to reopen its grant program for local musicians

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What it takes to maintain Zilker Park’s great lawn after Austin City Limits

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 10, 2025: It’s weekend two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 10, 2025: Parents raised concerns over AISD’s school consolidation plan last night

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 9, 2025: Austin City Council OKs purchase of new homeless services center

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Austin musicians play Palestinian songs to raise money for aid in Gaza

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 9, 2025: Former UT lecturer’s lingering charges from pro-Palestinian protest dismissed

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 8, 2025: Massive data center in Taylor will move forward, despite deed promising land would become park

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Making sense of the ‘senseless’ after a breakthrough in Austin’s yogurt shop murder case

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 8, 2025: Parents are planning to protest at AISD headquarters tomorrow night

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 7, 2025: More than a dozen Austin ISD schools are set to close before next school year

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 7, 2025: Some AISD parents wonder what would happen to their campus after it closes

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 6, 2025: Austin activist Greg Stoker released from Israeli prison

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 6, 2025: A lawsuit against a homeless service provider in South Austin is heading to court today

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 3, 2025: It’s weekend one of the Austin City Limits Music Festival

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 3, 2025: Austin ISD to release school closures list today

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 2, 2025: UT Austin among nine universities asked to sign new ‘compact’ by Trump White House

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 2, 2025: UT Austin is one of the nine universities the White House asked to sign agreement to get funding advantage

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 1, 2025: Austin activist on flotilla heading to Gaza detained by Israeli military

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KUT Morning Newscast for October 1, 2025: A coalition of organizations is voicing support for a proposed property tax increase in Austin

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 30, 2025: An Austin man is one of dozens of activists attempting to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 30, 2025: Taylor residents showed up in court to oppose a proposed data center

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 29, 2025: Suspect identified in Austin’s infamous yogurt shop murders

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Behind those walls along I-35, TxDOT is building one of the largest tunnels Austin’s ever seen

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 29, 2025: APD is expected to release more information today in the 1991 “Yogurt Shop Murders” case

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 26, 2025: The City of Austin and the Austin firefighters union are nearing a deal on a new labor contract ahead of a crucial deadline

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 26, 2025: The City of Austin is changing its rules that allow the Austin Animal Center to spay certain animals

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 25, 2025: Fantastic Fest – Austin’s weirdest, wildest film festival – goes medieval

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 25, 2025: Austin firefighters are set to go back to the bargaining table with city officials today for a new contract

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 24, 2025: Travis County is offering disaster response training to prepare public for future catastrophes

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 24, 2025: Camp Mystic is set to reopen one of its camps next year

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 23, 2025: Truck driver accused of killing five people in I-35 crash indicted

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 23, 2025: The city of Austin is breaking ground on a new facility to meet the growing demand for trash and recycling services.

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 22, 2025: Austin’s first week of autumn could produce triple-digit heat across the area but relief is on the way

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 22, 2025: Austin firefighters have walked away from contract negotiations with the city

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 19, 2025: Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh will step down after turmoil over gender identity video

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 18, 2025: U.S. Justice Department launches investigation into city of Austin employment practices

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 18, 2025: A new audit finds the City of Austin is falling behind on its “zero waste” goals

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 17, 2025: Student no longer enrolled at Texas State University after imitating death of Charlie Kirk

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 17, 2025: A Texas State student is no longer enrolled after imitating Charlie Kirk’s death

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 16, 2025: Travis County signs off on Central Health’s new budget — with a tax rate increase

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 16, 2025: Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit challenging Austin’s tax rate election ballot language

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 15, 2025: The public gets to weigh in before Travis County Commissioners approve a significant property tax increase

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 15, 2025: New nonstop flights coming to Austin airport in the months ahead

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 12, 2025: Austin Police identify Zilker Park shooting suspect, who allegedly left his girlfriend ‘brain dead’

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 12, 2025: Austin Police identified the suspect in the shooting near Zilker Park

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KUT Afternoon Newscast for September 11, 2025: Austin police canceled a shelter-in-place order while a shooter was on the loose

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KUT Morning Newscast for September 11, 2025: Austin’s proposed short-term rental rules aim to crack down on unlicensed operators