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KUT Morning Newspod January 16, 2012

January 16, 2012 10:05 am by: Andrew Uhler

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MLK Holiday Closures City of Austin offices will be closed today in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Closures include City Council offices, City Hall and all Austin Public Library locations. The Austin Animal Center will remain open. Garbage, recycling and yard trimmings collection will remain the same. A march celebrating the holiday begins at the MLK statue on the UT campus at the corner of 24th and Speedway. It will continue to the Capitol along Congress Avenue. The march concludes at Huston-Tillotson University, where festivities will continue until 3pm. You can expect some road closures in downtown Austin this morning. The southbound off ramp of I-35 at MLK will be closed from 9am until 11am. Chalmers Avenue and East Eighth Street will also be closed from 7am to 6pm. Capital Metro will be running a Saturday schedule today with no rail or UT shuttle service. Stop Online Piracy Act Hearing The U.S. House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday...
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KUT Morning Newspod January 13, 2012

Public Speaks Out on Proposed Energy Rate Increase More than a hundred people signed up to speak Thursday night at the Austin City Council public hearing on the proposed electricity rate change. KUT’s Erika Aguilar has more on today's Newspod. GOP Senate Race Heats Up Republican candidates seeking to fill the seat of Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison debated formally in downtown Austin last night. Andy Uhler was there and has an update....
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KUT Morning Newspod June 7, 2011

Lawmakers Aim to Increase Class Sizes The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would give school districts more power to deal with budget cuts. The bill would allow districts to furlough teachers, cut their pay and shorten the amount of time required to notify...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 3, 2011

Services Friday for Teen Killed by APD Officer Memorial services are scheduled at 2:30 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church for Byron Carter Jr. Carter was shot and killed by APD officer Nathan Wagner Monday night after the 16-year old driver of the car, in which Carter was a...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 1, 2011

Redistricting Added to Special Session Governor Rick Perry has officially added congressional redistricting to the agenda for the special legislative session. Republican leaders released a proposed congressional map Tuesday. Texas is getting four new congressional seats. Legislature...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 30, 2011

Senate Filibuster Threatens Texas Budget A filibuster in the Texas Senate appears to have killed a bill lawmakers needed to help balance the state budget and cut funding to public schools. The same bill was able to pass the House Sunday, only to get stuck in the Senate. Since Monday is...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 26, 2011

Hays County Toddlers Found The Amber Alert has been canceled for two Hays County toddlers missing since Friday. The Sherriff’s Office says Mariana and Jasmine Pinales were found safe in North Austin Wednesday evening. The girls were found with their older sister, 14-year-old Kendra...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 24, 2011

School Finance Plan in Limbo The Texas House will not be debating public school finance this legislative session. The final bill eligible for amendments and debate on the topic was killed on a procedural point of order late Monday night. Now lawmakers are looking for additional vehicles...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 20, 2011

SWAT Officer Fired Following DWI Charge Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has fired an APD SWAT officer who was charged with drunken driving in December. Police say Officer Michael Hamilton crashed his unmarked police car after leaving a colleague's party. Six other officers were...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 6, 2011

House to Take Up School Finance Bill Teachers and their supporters are expected to rally again Monday at the Texas Capitol. The House will take up a school finance bill this week that could cut $4 billion in state funding to school districts. The bill hit a road block and died in the...
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KUT Morning Newspod June 2, 2011

Remembering Former Gov. William Clements The late Texas Governor William "Bill" Clements, who died Sunday, will be buried Thursday in a private ceremony. There will be a public memorial service following the burial at 4 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas. ...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 31, 2011

Officer Involved Shooting in Austin The Austin Police Department is investigating an officer involved shooting that happened late Monday night. Police Chief Art Acevedo says two officers on bike patrol were looking for men suspected of trying to steal vehicles. A car with two...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 27, 2011

Gov. Perry Appealing for Federal Wildfire Aid Texas Governor Rick Perry has sent a letter to President Obama appealing the federal government's decision to deny the state a Major Disaster Declaration for this wildfire season. The declaration would make Texas eligible for more federal aid....
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KUT Morning Newspod May 25, 2011

Crunch Time at the Texas Capitol The Texas Legislature has just a few days left to get the state budget, its most important bill, passed and to the Governor's desk. Last minute problems like this seem to crop up in just about every session. For KUT News and The Texas Tribune, Ben Philpott...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 23, 2011

Texas lawmakers continue work Monday on the state’s budget for the next two years. House and Senate negotiators have reached an overall budget agreement. But they're still working on the details in areas such as public education and higher education. There are a few other bills, including a...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 19, 2011

Major Nidal Hasan's defense counsel is scheduled to meet with Fort Hood's commander Thursday. Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell will decide whether Hasan will be court martialed and whether he will face the death penalty. Hasan's lead attorney, John Galligan, told the Associated Press he will urge Campbell...
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