More Than Half Of Homes In Travis County Are At Risk Of Wildfire. Here's What...
“I think we all know our climate is changing, our region is becoming hotter and drier and the threat of increased wildfires is very real,” said Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea.
View Article'Resilient By Nature' With Reggie Williams
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Reggie Williams, former NFL linebacker, college hall-of-famer, Cincinnati City Council member and co-author of...
View ArticleAustin ISD Prepares To Welcome Afghan Refugee Students
The district’s refugee family support office will provide interpreters, test student’s English proficiency and help train teachers on how to recognize signs of trauma.
View ArticleMosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Detected In Southeast Austin
Four mosquito pools in the 78744 zip code have tested positive for the virus in the last two weeks.
View ArticleGreg Abbott’s $2 Billion Plan For Border Security Gets ‘First Class...
“He’s creating a whole system to detain people for at least a year, and then hoping that the word will get back … that Texas isn’t letting people in.”
View ArticleIt's Been Six Months Since the Texas Blackout, Here's What's Happened Since
After millions of Texans lost power in February, state lawmakers vowed to fix the system that had failed so dramatically. But what, really, did they accomplish?
View ArticleEanes ISD Starts Stricter Mask Enforcement In Schools Amid Tensions Over Rules
Superintendent Tom Leonard said all students will be required to wear masks and those who don't comply will be separated from the rest.
View Article'We Need Your Help': Austin Public Health Urges COVID-19 Vaccination As ICU...
There are 229 people in intensive care units in the five-county region, which exceeds the 200-bed capacity. Hospitals are stretching the resources they have to accommodate the surge, but patients can’t...
View ArticleA 'Long, Long Intermission': Texas Performing Arts Plans Its 40th Anniversary...
Texas Performing Arts executive and artistic director Bob Bursey is looking forward to reopening the organization's stages after a long break.
View ArticleCity Of Austin Considers Turning Off Lights To Help Migrating Birds
The city of Austin is considering turning off nonessential lights to help birds on their annual migration.
View ArticleAfter Two Austin Police Officers Die From COVID, Department Can Only Guess...
While other emergency responders are surveying their employees about vaccination status, APD Interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon said Friday his department is not.
View Article‘It Just Seems Neverending’: A Nurse In Pearsall Talks About Keeping Rural...
“We get through a surge and we think, OK, we’re done. And then a year later, we’re in another surge. And all we can think of now is, when’s the next one going to come?”
View ArticleAustin Police Officer Who Shot Mike Ramos Indicted On A Second Murder Charge
Christopher Taylor and another officer have been indicted in the case of Mauris DeSilva, a 46-year-old neuroscientist. DeSilva was having a mental health crisis in July 2019 when he was fatally shot by...
View ArticleTexas Abortion Providers Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Block Six-Week Abortion Ban
The law would allow private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone who provides any kind of support to a woman who gets an abortion after six weeks.
View ArticleAdler: How Austin Moves Forward Depends On Response To COVID, Policing And...
"The state of our city is so strong," Austin Mayor Steve Adler said during the 2021 State of the City Address. "At the same time, however, our sense of community is at risk."
View ArticleTesla Could Reshape Texans’ Relationship With The Electric Grid
The company has filed to sell electricity on the Texas market, which would be a first step in “breaking away” from the 20th century retail model, says a Texas Monthly reporter.
View ArticleCapital Metro Board Votes To Establish Transit Police Force
Despite concerns from some community groups, the board on Monday approved moving ahead with developing a transit police department to eliminate the agency's reliance on off-duty Austin police officers...
View ArticleHere's How Austinites Can Help The Victims Of Hurricane Ida In Louisiana
Two people have been confirmed dead, hundreds are missing and a million people were left without power after Ida made landfall on Sunday.
View ArticleFACT CHECK: Austin Mayor Steve Adler's State Of The City Address
In his address to Austinites on Monday, the mayor touched on housing, policing and transportation issues. KUT reporters fact-checked some of his more notable comments.
View ArticleCOVID Cases And Hospitalizations In Austin Are Going Down, But Health...
During the pandemic, deaths related to the virus have tended to follow a few weeks after a surge in cases and hospitalizations.
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