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Central Texas top stories for March 1, 2024. Last day of Early Voting, some polling places open late. Austin to start interviewing city manager applicants. UT students grappling with Texas DEI ban. Local trails close ahead of golden-cheeked warblers’ arrival. Warm weekend ahead, rain chances next week. Texas women’s basketball at home tomorrow night. Austin […]

Colorectal cancers are usually preventable with regular screening. But in Texas, screening rates are dismally low. As KUT’s Olivia Aldridge reports, researchers at UT’s Dell Medical School are trying to fix that.

Central Texas top stories for March 01, 2024. Today is the last day for early voting. Smokehouse Creek fire update. Districts choose not to hire chaplains as counselors. Texas is extending postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage from two months to 12 months. Austin leaders are trying to make soccer accessible to more people across the […]

Central Texas top stories for February 29, 2024. Cornyn’s bid for Republican Leader in the Senate. How to protect your home from wildfires. Free library cards for people who live in the extraterritorial jurisdiction. The City of Georgetown has begun the process of upgrading its water metering systems. Winter’s last gasp. Talarico on school chaplain […]

Central Texas top stories for February 29, 2024. Early voting ends tomorrow. Smokehouse Creek fire. Austin ISD is updating its success scorecard. Austin is trying to improve access to local soccer pitches. The Georgetown Water Utility is upgrading its water metering system.

Well, Spring is almost here and we’ve had virtually no snow in Austin this winter. That is, unless you live in a narrow stretch of East Austin between Decker Lake and the Austin Airport. It did snow there, and pretty much only there, one Monday morning in mid January. This week, as the KUT Newsroom has been focusing on water issues in the area, KUT’s Mose […]

Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2024. Elevated fire risk today. Early voting ends Friday. The annual Great Texas River Cleanup is coming up this weekend. APD launched a crime data portal. NWS is offering training for volunteer ‘storm spotters.’ Longhorn sports.

Central Texas top stories for February 28, 2024. The city of Austin expects to face a budget shortfall this fiscal year. Fertility specialist on Alabama Supreme Court IVF ruling. Hays County approved a plan to protect Cypress Creek. The Longhorns beat the Red Raiders one last time.

Central Texas top stories for February 27, 2024. Many public school teachers considered leaving their jobs in the last year. Passenger growth at Austin-Bergstrom appears to be slowing down. Pflugerville is enacting Stage 1 water restrictions starting this Friday. Repairs begin tomorrow for a pipeline that transports water from Lake Travis to cities in Williamson […]

A mild February, especially the last couple of weeks, may have you dreaming of Spring. But that means, if you have a yard, it’s time to start work on flower beds and other landscaping. But with increasingly unpredictable rainfall and extended droughts, you may be thinking about what to plant to survive our new weather reality. […]