Get ready for the busiest Memorial Day weekend ever at Austin's airport
The number of people flying out of Austin in May is up by about 30% over 2019, the last record-breaking year at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
View ArticleWhy 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns
This week’s massacre in Uvalde highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns. The shooter bought two rifles days after his 18th birthday.
View ArticleWatch: Gov. Abbott gives update on response to Uvalde school shooting
State law enforcement officials have been widely criticized for previous news briefings while questions remain as to why police did not enter the school sooner.
View ArticleA new Austin ISD superintendent won’t be hired until next summer
On Thursday, AISD released a rough timeline for its search to replace Stephanie Elizalde.
View ArticleAs lake levels drop, Austin tightens water restrictions for first time in years
While the change in restrictions are minimal, the department said this is a reminder that the city is in a drought.
View Article'People are messy': Two exhibitions at Northern- Southern Gallery explore...
Matt Steinke's sound sculpture show un•verband Tyeschea West's portraiture collection Drawing Conclusions are both currently on display at Norther-Southern Gallery.
View ArticleEl tiroteo de Uvalde revela la profunda división política de Texas sobre las...
Tres días después del tercer tiroteo masivo más mortífero en la historia moderna de Texas, la Asociación Nacional del Rifle celebra su conferencia anual en Houston, a menos de 300 millas de Uvalde.
View ArticleYou’ve heard about relationship 'red flags.' But what about the green ones?
Red flags are those warning signals that the person you're with might not be a good match. But what if we focused instead on "green flags," the promising signs that a relationship is going well?
View ArticleCapMetro has enough bus drivers for now, but will need more as service expands
The transit agency recruited more than 150 bus drivers this year but is still struggling with buying enough bus parts and hiring enough mechanics.
View ArticleDecades after Texas took part of its historic farm, a family fights again to...
Daniel Alexander was enslaved when he founded a farm before the Civil War. 175 years later, his family is fighting to keep it intact as Texas plans to expand U.S. Highway 183.
View ArticleUvalde City Council postpones swearing-in of school police chief who led...
During the shooting at Robb Elementary School, Pete Arredondo was in charge of the police response. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, he made the decision to not confront the shooter...
View ArticleAustin plans to effectively decriminalize abortion if Supreme Court overturns...
Austin City Council Member Chito Vela is proposing an ordinance that would direct police to deprioritize arrests of people seeking or performing abortions.
View ArticleUvalde school police, now under scrutiny for shooting response, had recently...
Police officers with the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District did their most recent active shooter training – role-playing scenarios with agencies from around the area – two months ago.
View ArticleCapMetro tiene suficientes conductores de autobús por ahora, pero necesitará...
Después de luchar durante meses para mantener el recorrido de los autobuses a tiempo, Capital Metro dijo que finalmente tiene suficientes conductores para mantener el servicio actual.
View ArticleUvalde school police chief blamed for slow response to shooting is not...
The Texas Department of Public Safety also has walked back a statement that a teacher had propped open a door used by the shooter to enter the school, saying instead that an automatic lock failed.
View ArticleProgramming changes to keep you connected whenever you tune in to KUT News 90.5
A few programming changes are coming your way to not only keep you better informed, but to give our afternoon schedule the agility to be more responsive to breaking news.
View ArticleHere's what's going on in and around Austin for Pride Month
Though Austin holds its "official" Pride festival and parade in August, many events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community are taking place this month.
View ArticleAbbott calls on Texas House and Senate to form special committees on school...
Democrats and gun-reform groups are instead urging lawmakers to immediately return to Austin for a special legislative session addressing gun laws.
View ArticleSan Marcos is one step closer to getting decriminalization of weed on the...
Mano Amiga, a local criminal justice reform group, announced it collected more than enough signatures to get an ordinance on the ballot that would end all low-level marijuana enforcement.
View Article‘Uvalde didn’t have to happen’: Teachers groups implore lawmakers to focus on...
“What would make educators feel safer is for our lawmakers to actually listen to what we have to say … so that I don’t have to go into school every single day and worry about ‘is today the day?'”
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