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The city of Austin has decided not to lower water levels in Lake Austin next month. The reversal comes after local businesses raised concerns about the economic impacts of doing so during fall wedding season and other major events. kut.org/energy-environment/2…

City cancels planned drawdown of Lake Austin

Some businesses raised concerns about lowering the water during the busy fall events season.

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Families from Webb and Burnet middle schools have until Oct. 15 to gather signatures from a majority of parents to ask the state to close their schools and avoid a state takeover. kut.org/education/2026-09-25…

Webb parents have weeks left to request school closure, avoid takeover — but many questions remain

Families from Webb and Burnet middle schools have until Oct. 15 to gather signatures from a majority of parents to ask the state to close their schools and avoid a state takeover. Superintendent...

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The recent shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin has led to questions about hospitals’ legal obligations when treating ICE detainees with traumatic injuries. kut.org/health/2026-09-25/au…
The Austin ICE shooting has raised questions about medical standards for detainees

ALT The Austin ICE shooting has raised questions about medical standards for detainees

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The Austin Transit Partnership is scrapping a plan to move into a high-rise overlooking Lady Bird Lake and expanding next door instead. kut.org/transportation/2026-…

Austin light-rail agency scraps $47 million office plan, expands next door instead

After Mayor Kirk Watson criticized the Austin Transit Partnership's plan to move into a high-rise overlooking Lady Bird Lake, the agency's board voted unanimously to approve a less expensive lease.

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County election staff across the Austin area — and across the state — are in a frenzy to process thousands of voter registration applications after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send them. kut.org/austin/2026-09-25/te…
Austin area counties race to process thousands of delayed voter registrations

ALT Austin area counties race to process thousands of delayed voter registrations

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The agency building Austin's light-rail system has scrapped a controversial $47 million plan to relocate its headquarters to a lakefront high-rise. Instead, the Austin Transit Partnership will expand its existing downtown office to the address next door. kut.org/transportation/2026-…

Austin light-rail agency scraps $47 million office plan, expands next door instead

After Mayor Kirk Watson criticized the Austin Transit Partnership's plan to move into a high-rise overlooking Lady Bird Lake, the agency's board voted unanimously to approve a less expensive lease.

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A federal judge ruled Thursday that the University of Texas at Austin did not violate a former student’s First Amendment rights when it canceled the April 2024 pro-Palestinian protest and later suspended him. From @TexasTribune: kut.org/education/2026-09-25…

UT Austin didn’t violate student’s rights in handling of pro-Palestinian protest, judge rules

A student sued the University of Texas at Austin alleging administrators violated his First Amendment rights for disciplinary action following the protest.

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The University of Texas at Austin has cut all Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies courses from counting toward its core curriculum. kut.org/education/2026-09-24…

UT Austin cuts women's, gender and sexuality courses from core curriculum

Classes like "Women and the Holocaust," "Slavery and its legacies" and "Mexican American Women 1910 to Present" were all not approved by the university for core curriculum status.

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It's election season here @KUT. There's lots on the ballot, including Austin City Council. Next Monday, we will welcome candidates with Council Districts 5 & 8. I'll be moderating the conversation. Tickets still available. More info👇🏽: kut.org/station-information/…

Join our ATX Decides Austin City Council candidate forums, Sept. 28

KUT News hosts ATX Decides Austin City Council candidate forums for Districts 5 and 8 on Sept. 28, featuring live candidate discussions ahead of the November election.

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The Sarah and Ernest Butler Performance Center in Southeast Austin is Austin Opera's new permanent home. It features a 190-seat theater, four rehearsal rooms, a conference center and indoor and outdoor spaces to host year-round performances. kut.org/life-arts/2026-09-23…
Austin Opera says new performance center and musical premiere are 'just the beginning'

ALT Austin Opera says new performance center and musical premiere are 'just the beginning'

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Remains discovered earlier this month in Caldwell County have been positively identified as those of a Texas State University student who went missing in December 2020. kut.org/texas/2026-09-24/rem…
Remains of Texas State student Jason Landry identified nearly 6 years after his disappearance

ALT Remains of Texas State student Jason Landry identified nearly 6 years after his disappearance

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A childhood friend says Wilber Garces Perez has dedicated his life to work and family since arriving in the United States in 2024. He remains in custody after being shot by an ICE agent in Austin on Sunday. kut.org/crime-justice/2026-0…
Loved ones describe a quiet life of 'family, soccer and work' for Austin man shot by ICE

ALT Loved ones describe a quiet life of 'family, soccer and work' for Austin man shot by ICE

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After being saved from an abandoned nest at the entrance of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, an owl who beat the odds was released back to the wild following a monthslong recovery process. kut.org/energy-environment/2…
Months after rescue, Athena's surviving owlet released at Austin's Wildflower Center

ALT Months after rescue, Athena's surviving owlet released at Austin's Wildflower Center

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It's been a busy news week. So ICYMI: Austin is trying to change the way it responds to concerns of mold in rental properties. Full story 👇🏽... via @KUT. kut.org/austin/2026-09-21/au…

Austin is drafting new rules to address mold in rental housing

The city does not have clear rules on how to identify and remediate mold. But new regulations could be coming next year.

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Work from 22 artists will be projected onto the Seaholm Intake Facility on Lady Bird Lake this weekend. kut.org/life-arts/2026-09-23…
Art show will turn Austin's lakefront into an outdoor gallery

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About a dozen veterans of World War II, not one of them under 100 years old, took part in a recent event at the Texas Military Forces Museum, sharing stories of their lives and experiences of the war with hundreds of attendees. From @TexasStandard: kut.org/news/2026-09-22/worl…
World War II veterans gather in Austin to reflect on 'things that don't make it into the books'

ALT World War II veterans gather in Austin to reflect on 'things that don't make it into the books'

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Austin Police and the Travis County District Attorney's Office say they will independently investigate the shooting of Wilber Garces Perez by an ICE officer. kut.org/crime-justice/2026-0…
Austin Police, Travis County DA launch independent investigation into ICE shooting

ALT Austin Police, Travis County DA launch independent investigation into ICE shooting

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A federal judge says Texas must install air conditioning at all of its state prisons by the end of 2029. kut.org/crime-justice/2026-0…
Federal judge orders Texas to install AC in all of its prisons by the end of 2029

ALT Federal judge orders Texas to install AC in all of its prisons by the end of 2029

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Camp Mystic, the girls’ summer camp where 28 people died in July 2025 during flooding in the Hill Country, is under investigation by the Texas Rangers, who may be pursuing criminal charges against the camp. kut.org/crime-justice/2026-0…
Camp Mystic under investigation for manslaughter, other criminal charges

ALT Camp Mystic under investigation for manslaughter, other criminal charges
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Kids threatened suicide, urinated on themselves and were pepper sprayed in the early days of a statewide lockdown of Texas' five youth prisons, records show. kut.org/crime-justice/2026-0…
Texas youth prison lockdown records detail self-harm, delayed care and escalating use of force

ALT Texas youth prison lockdown records detail self-harm, delayed care and escalating use of force
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