KUT Morning Newspod January 18th, 2012

January 18, 2012 10:49 am by: Lucia Duncan

Young Voters’ Views on the Upcoming Presidential Election A new poll of likely Texas primary voters has Texas Governor Rick Perry in 3rd place in his home state. As we get clo…...
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KUT Morning Newspod January 17, 2012

DC Court Hears Redistricting Arguments A federal trial in Washington, DC comes a little more than a week after the Supreme Court heard arguments about which maps district Texas should use for the upcoming primary elections. There are two sets of maps at play – the original maps drawn by the Legislature and a set of alternate maps drawn by a court in San Antonio. The primaries have already been delayed, from March 6th to April 3rd. Perry Debates in South Carolina While most of last night's GOP presidential debate had the top tier candidates fighting amongst each other, Texas Governor Rick Perry was just trying to stay relevant. Reassessing Austin's Water Restrictions Are Austin's water restrictions too restrictive? KUT's Matt Largey spoke with Drema Gross of the Austin...
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KUT Morning Newspod July 1, 2011

Gas Prices Drop Gas prices have fallen in time if you’re planning on filling up your gas tank to travel for the 4th of July. Prices across the state and in Austin dropped seven cents in the past week to about $3.43 for a gallon of regular unleaded. I35 Closed...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 29, 2011

City Council to Vote on Formula One The Austin City Council is scheduled to take a vote Wednesday that could unlock state funding for the planned Formula One racetrack in Southeast Travis County. The council had postponed the F-1 vote last week. House to Vote on Anti-Groping...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 27, 2011

East Texas Wildfires Affecting Timber Industry Wildfires in East Texas have burned thousands of acres and cost millions of dollars in timber losses. The Texas Forest Service estimates the Bearing Fire in Trinity and Polk Counties destroyed timber valued at over $13 million. That lost...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 21, 2011

Anti-Groping Bill Added to Special Session Texas Governor Rick Perry has added a new item for lawmakers to consider during this special session. Gov. Perry is trying to revive a bill to ban intrusive airport security pat downs. A bill that would have made intrusive pat downs a criminal...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 16, 2011

Supreme Court Stops Texas Execution The U.S. Supreme Court stopped the scheduled execution of John Balentine Wednesday night. He was set to die for killing three teenagers in Amarillo more than 13 years ago. Balentine’s lawyers argued he had poor legal representation during his trial. ...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 14, 2011

Group Challenges Abortion Sonogram Law An abortion rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law on abortions. Starting in September doctors will be required to conduct a sonogram and describe it to a woman before she gets an abortion. The Center for Reproductive Rights...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 10, 2011

Key Budget Bill Advances in the House After 16 hours of debate, the Texas House early Friday morning gave preliminary approval to a bill that cuts $4 billion in public education spending. The fiscal matters bill also generates revenue, in part by putting off payments, to help balance the...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 30, 2011

The Special Session’s Winners and Losers For the first time since January 11, the Texas Legislature has left town. The House and Senate had finished up the work absolutely needed to help balance the state budget Monday. But while Senators adjourned for good, soon after the House came...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 28, 2011

Cap Metro Board Votes for Privatization All Austin bus routes will be run by a private company by September 2012. The Capital Metro board voted on the labor changes Monday. The move is in response to a new state law requiring Cap Metro to outsource all of its routes or make all workers...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 24, 2011

Texas House Taking up Airport Pat Down Bill The Texas House Friday is scheduled to debate and vote on a bill that would ban intrusive pat down searches during security screenings at airports. The Senate has not voted on the bill yet. The pat down bill died during the regular...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 20, 2011

Fires in East Texas Continue to Burn Firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires in East Texas. Hundreds of area residents have been evacuated in Trinity and Polk Counties. Crews are working to contain a 14,000-acre blaze that started on Friday. In Grimes County, a 3,600-acre fire...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 15, 2011

Sanctuary Cities Bill Passes the Senate Controversial immigration legislation has cleared the Texas Senate. The so-called sanctuary cities bill would allow law enforcement officers to question people legally detained about their immigration status. The vote came down along party lines...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 13, 2011

Pentagon Papers Released UT’s Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum is one of a handful of libraries across the country releasing a complete set of the Pentagon Papers Monday. The release comes 40 years after the New York Times published leaked parts of the report. The Pentagon...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 8, 2011

Travis County Kicks Off Redistricting Process As state lawmakers work on congressional redistricting, Travis County has launched its own redistricting process. It will change the boundaries of the precincts for the Travis County Commissioners Court, justices of the peace and...
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