KUT Weekend

People who live near 12th and Chicon turning the page on the intersection’s past reputation. A new poll shows Hillary Clinton ahead of Donald Trump in Texas. How a historically African-American church in East Austin is responding to the neighborhood’s demographic changes. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

Texas doesn’t keep track of deaths very well, and it’s affecting public policy. Dual credit courses may equalize the path to college, but some people question the academic standards. The use of electric vehicles is growing in Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

A trip to the Donald Trump rally. University of Texas students protest campus carry with sex toys. Why Austin grocery stores go crazy for hatch chilis. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

The Austin City Council takes the final step to send a $720 million transportation bond to voters. The city aims to protect renters who feel they’ve been targeted by landlords. The gay softball world series comes to Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

In Austin public schools, vaccine exemption rates are drawn along socioeconomic lines. New questions surround State Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) legislative attendance record. Activists push Austin Mayor Steve Adler to include rail in his $720 million transportation bond proposal. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

A member of Congress wants tougher regulation of hot air balloons after last weekend’s crash that killed 16. Austin police meet with the public to talk about racial profiling. A surf park operator is in a legal battle with Travis County over water sanitation. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe...

Texas Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia. Del Valle residents wish they had a grocery store. After all these years, is Austin still keeping it weird? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

Austin’s police chief apologizes for the violent arrest of African-American elementary school teacher. People bilked by construction contractors find little assistance from the state. More than a dozen Austin restaurants are trying to get you to drink the German wine Riesling. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org

Two Lakeway residents were killed in the terrorist attack in Nice, France. We look at the investigations that begin when a police officer fatally shoots someone in Austin. Many Travis County parents are opting out of having their kids vaccinated, state records show. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at...

Five police officers are killed in Dallas. The state quietly seeks to create new rules for abortion clinics. Why more festivals and special events might be held outside Central Austin. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org