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NewspodKUT Morning Newspod January 11, 2012City Commission to Review Proposed Bags Ban
The City of Austin’s Solid Waste Advisory Commission is scheduled to take up the city’s proposed plastic bags ban Wednesday night. The draft ban, as it's currently written, would ban single-use plastic and paper bags starting in January 2013. And from June to December this year businesses would have to charge ten cents a bag.
The Solid Waste Advisory Commission meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. The Austin City Council would still have to vote on the ban before it could take effect.
Immigrant Family Detention Could Return to Texas
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KUT Morning Newspod May 18, 2011
House to Consider Key Budget Bills
The Texas Legislative session ends in less than two weeks and state lawmakers still haven’t reached agreement over the state’s budget for the next two years. Wednesday the House will take up two so called “fiscal matters” bills. These...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 16, 2011
AISD To Discuss Facility Master Plan
The Austin Independent School District’s Board is meeting Monday tonight to discuss its Facility Master Plan. The plan is a ten year roadmap for AISD to manage its campuses and other buildings to be more efficient and to save money....
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KUT Morning Newspod May 12, 2011
Tracking Fracking
The Texas Senate is holding a hearing Thursday on a bill that would compel energy companies to disclose the substances they use in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process to harvest natural gas trapped underground. The House passed a similar measure...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 9, 2011
One man is killed by an Austin police officer, where does the "sonogram bill" put Texas in the national abortion debate and Travis County wants to weigh in on business incentive deals. These stories on this morning's KUT Morning Newspod. ...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 5, 2011
Arbitrator Upholds Quintana's Firing
Former Austin Police officer Leonardo Quintana is not getting his job back. An independent arbitrator has upheld his firing. Police Chief Art Acevedo had fired Quintana in October amid a domestic violence allegation.
Acevedo first fired Quintana...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 3, 2011
Early Voting for Austin Elections
Early voting is underway for the May 14 City of Austin elections. Three city council seats are on the ballot. Incumbents Chris Riley, Randi Shade and Laura Morrison are seeking re-election. Early voting locations include the UT campus, Travis...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 28, 2011
The House Approves a Redistricting Plan
Early this morning the Texas House approved a new political redistricting plan. The debate over the map lasted nearly 16 hours and ended with district lines that all but guarantee a continued Republican majority. The plan redrew districts that will...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 17, 2011
2011 ACL Lineup Released
This year's ACL lineup is out and causing a stir. Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, Arcade Fire and Coldplay are headlining the 10th annual Austin City Limits Music Festival. My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and Cee Lo will also...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 13, 2011
Election Day is Saturday
Saturday is Election Day for some Central Texas cities and school districts. Austinites will be voting on three city council seats. The Del Valle, Eanes, Round Rock, Leander and Manor Independent School Districts are holding board elections. Find more...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 11, 2011
City of Austin Proposing New Rules for Boarding Homes
The City of Austin is proposing new regulations that would apply to single family homes that shelter the elderly or disabled. Currently no specific standards regulate these boarding homes. At a public meeting Tuesday night about the proposed...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 6, 2011
Abortion Sonogram Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk
The Texas Legislature’s abortion sonogram bill is headed to Governor Rick Perry’s desk where it is expec…...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 4, 2011
FEMA Denies Texas’ Wildfire Disaster Declaration Request
The federal government has denied the state's request for a federal Major Disaster Declaration for the wildfires that have been burning across the state. Governor Rick Perry says he is considering appealing the...
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KUT Morning Newspod May 2, 2011
Texas Lawmakers React to News of Osama bin Laden's Death
U.S. lawmakers are reacting to President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden is dead. KUT News spoke to Congressman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, Chairman of the Homeland Security Oversight, Investigations & Management...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 27, 2011
Williamson County Officer Involved Shooting
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer involved shooting. The incident happened at about midnight in Hutto. We have more details on the podcast.
Civil Rights Project Looking into State Security Breach
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