KUT News is bringing ATXplained Live to the Paramount Theater, Sept. 28
Austinites can immerse themselves in never-before-heard stories about the city’s history, food, art, language and more at KUT News’ ATXplained Live performance, which brings stories to life in...
View ArticleAustin-Travis County officials issue emergency order in response to monkeypox...
Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes said the order was issued in part because of the limited amount of vaccines available.
View ArticleBus driver shortage forces Lake Travis ISD to cut routes
The district needs 85 bus drivers to be fully staffed, and right now, it has fewer than 25. The new school year begins next week.
View ArticleCapMetro expands free rides to cooling centers. Advocates for homeless...
The transit agency lowered its threshold to offer free rides by about 2 degrees — to 103. As a heat wave drags on, advocates have been calling for free rides throughout August and September.
View ArticleChicago Debates With Dr. Toinette Gunn
On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Dr. Toinette Gunn, executive director with Chicago Debates.
View ArticleGreg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more
The governor said Tuesday he has agreed to debate O’Rourke, his Democratic opponent, on Sept. 30 in the Rio Grande Valley.
View ArticleLa administración del ISD de Austin esboza su visión para el potencial...
La visión de ISD de Austin para un paquete de bonos está en gran parte alineada con las propuestas que el comité directivo de bonos pasó meses desarrollando. Pero el distrito ha sugerido cambios en...
View ArticlePhone bills are about to go up for some in Texas. Here’s why.
The rate increase will help replenish a state fund to maintain and operate cellphone networks in rural Texas. A court determined the state’s Public Utility Commission needed to restore $200 million in...
View ArticleA bookshop and a boutique grocery store are headed to Hyde Park's former post...
When it was announced early last year that the long-running post office on Speedway would be closing, concerns — and gossip — began swirling through the neighborhood. Now, new details are coming out...
View ArticleCapMetro amplía los viajes gratis a los centros para refrescarse
CapMetro ha ampliado su programa de viajes gratuitos a los centros para refrescarse en los días en que hay un aviso de calor. Esto es 2 grados menos que el programa que se ha ofrecido este verano.
View ArticleAustin ISD school board members are divided over some funding priorities in...
Ahead of a final vote on the bond proposal, several trustees who represent historically underserved schools raised concerns the district wants to reallocate tens of millions of dollars for projects at...
View ArticleWhy are Texans’ electricity bills so high right now?
Houstonian Sandra Edwards, who lost power for four days during the blackout, started getting electric bills this spring that are almost double what they used to be. That’s because electricity has its...
View ArticleExploring mom and pop shops across Texas – and why they’re worth the detour
Texas Highways Magazine took note of 15 small shops all around the state and what makes them so special.
View ArticleRural Texas is losing access to maternity care services
In the past 10 years, more than 20 rural hospitals in Texas have stopped delivering babies.
View Article¿Por qué son tan altas las facturas de electricidad de los tejanos en este...
En este episodio de 'The Disconnect,' analizaremos el combustible de la red eléctrica de Texas: d-i-n-e-r-o. ¿Por qué las facturas de energía son tan altas ahora? No es sólo por el calor del verano...
View Article'It changed my life': Two lifelong fans star in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch'
Buddy Novak and Susannah Crowell — who both discovered 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' in their formative years — are now starring the show for The Stage Austin.
View Article'In the line of fire': Central Texas teachers share safety concerns as...
Teachers are returning to classrooms next week, less than three months after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. KUT asked three teachers in Central Texas...
View ArticleGet tickets now for our next ATXplained Live show, coming to the Paramount on...
Join us for a night of all-new stories based on your questions, told live on stage.
View Article'I’m pretty speechless': Austin ISD school board unanimously approves...
The Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to put a $2.44 billion bond on the November ballot. The package would modernize more than two dozen schools, invest tens of millions of dollars in...
View Article"Me he quedado sin palabras": la junta escolar del ISD de Austin aprueba por...
Es el paquete de bonos más grande en la historia del ISD de Austin, pero los funcionarios del distrito y los miembros de la junta escolar dicen que lo que hace que el bono sea significativo es su...
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