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Austin's NPR station. A community-supported public media newsroom sharing news and information on-air at 90.5 FM and online. Support us at https://t.co/Qh13edL8IU
Austin, Texas
Joined February 2008
The Purple Martin Parties, hosted by Travis Audubon, are set to happen every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. through August 9.
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The Travis Audubon organization is hosting birders and those who are interested at the Round Rock Crossing shopping center weekly to watch the purple martin colonies roost on their way back to South...
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After heavy July rain, Jacob's Well filled with water in a way it hasn't since 2022.
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The popular Wimberley swimming hole has struggled with low water levels for years. While staff with the Hays County Parks Department are hopeful about what this means for the future, not everyone...
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The floods swept away her father's legacy. Now, she's digging up memories left behind in the mud.
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Hundreds of family photos are being restored by the Austin Disaster Relief Network. But for many people affected by the floods, the majority of their personal possessions are still missing.
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RT @LuzMorenoLozano: The city of Austin is taking over 21 acres of land to help support a plan to build a 1,000-room hotel and convention c….
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The city took ownership of the land in Southeast Austin, which will allow it to collect hotel occupancy taxes once the project is complete. City Council approved the land acquisition on Thursday.
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Traces of measles were found in Austin wastewater. This kind of testing is a relatively new tool for Austin Public Health, and there are limitations to what it can and can’t decipher, including how widespread cases are.
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Wastewater detection doesn’t mean measles is already running rampant in Austin, but its detection does put public health officials on alert.
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"This day was the first time I noticed cadaver dogs in the same area where I was reporting.". A journalist's account of the moment one of the missing flood victims in the Austin area was found:
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KUT's Kailey Hunt was reporting near Big Sandy Creek in northwestern Travis County when a crew of search and rescue workers discovered the body of one of the people missing from the devastating July...
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Austin City Council is considering asking voters to approve a tax increase to fund city services. The city has seen a slump in sales tax revenue and federal pandemic-recovery grants have run dry.
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The proposed budget for next year already includes a 3.5% increase for property taxes, but a voter-approved measure would allow the city to go beyond the state cap.
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Advocates in Kyle are calling on the City Council to reject a possible expansion of its license plate reader program and decrease the number of devices used across the city.
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Kyle Police said the devices have helped officers solve crimes, while opponents say there is too much government surveillance for a city of 66,000 people.
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Wastewater detection doesn’t mean measles is already running rampant in Austin, but its detection does put public health officials on alert.
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Wastewater detection doesn’t mean measles is already running rampant in Austin, but its detection does put public health officials on alert.
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Democratic elected officials and advocacy groups rallied outside the Capitol on Thursday. Their aim? To stop what they call a takeover of Texas by President Trump.
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Democratic lawmakers and advocates rallied outside the Texas Capitol Thursday, just before the state legislature kicked the first in a series of hearings on a rare mid-decade push from top Republic...
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Organizers across the Austin area are calling on cities to end their contracts with Flock Safety, a company that operates license plate reader programs.
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Kyle Police said the devices have helped officers solve crimes, while opponents say there is too much government surveillance for a city of 66,000 people.
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Who is the oldest World War II veteran in the Austin area? One woman wondered back in September if it was her grandfather, Richard Yarling. We try to find out.
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One woman wondered back in September if it was her grandfather, Richard Yarling. We try to find out if he was the oldest veteran in Austin — and whether it even matters.
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RT @JuanDGarciaKUT: Trophies, SmackDowns, and friends turned rivals. The latest episode of ¡Vamos Verde! has it all!. Find it wherever you….
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Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire expensive private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in a day. | From @TexasTribune and @propublica.
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Despite having an office with hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton frequently opts to hire private lawyers. One cost taxpayers more than $24,000 in one day.
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Talib Abdullahi founded the Black History Bike Ride in 2020 as a way to educate Austinites about the city's African American history.
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Talib Abdullahi founded the Black History Bike Ride in 2020 as a way to educate Austinites about the city's African American history.
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KUT's Kailey Hunt was reporting near Big Sandy Creek in northwestern Travis County when a crew of search and rescue workers discovered the body of one of the people missing from the devastating July floods. Here's her first-person account.
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KUT's Kailey Hunt was reporting near Big Sandy Creek in northwestern Travis County when a crew of search and rescue workers discovered the body of one of the people missing from the devastating July...
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As Austin faces a $33 million budget shortfall, the City Council is weighing whether to put a property tax increase on the ballot this fall.
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The proposed budget for next year already includes a 3.5% increase for property taxes, but a voter-approved measure would allow the city to go beyond the state cap.
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Texans are legally devouring gummies, sipping THC seltzers and smoking pre-rolled joints statewide. Ask the clerk, and they'll tell you: "It's hemp.". But that label is more legal fiction than scientific fact. State lawmakers now seem to realize that.
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Gummies, vapes, drinks and few regulations. Here's what to know about the ingredients that get you high as Texas lawmakers hold a special legislative session to regulate them.
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RT @MoseBuchele: 18 lives were lost in recent flooding in the greater Austin area. @KUT's Kailey Hunt was on hand when recovery workers fou….
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KUT's Kailey Hunt was reporting near Big Sandy Creek in northwestern Travis County when a crew of search and rescue workers discovered the body of one of the people missing from the devastating July...
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