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KUT Morning Newspod, January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012 9:17 am by: Nathan Bernier

Perry Has No Experience Losing Why did Governor Perry not give up after suffering a bruising fifth place defeat in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday? Perhaps it’s because quitting is not in his DNA, the Texas Tribune’s Jay Root reports. Time and time again, he has won seemingly unwinnable elections. His biggest test came in 1990, when pundits and even many Republicans thought the cotton farmer and former Air Force pilot had no chance to beat liberal icon Jim Hightower for Texas agriculture commissioner. Top advisors, on a condition of anonymity, told the Tribune that Perry’s wife Anita and his son Griffin were strongly opposed to him ending the campaign. “He’s never lost, and I don’t think he or the campaign intend to lose this time,” political consultant Reggie Bashur » read more

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KUT Morning Newspod, January 5, 2012

What Awaits Rick Perry in Texas? Despite his fifth place loss in the Iowa GOP caucus, Governor Rick Perry will continue campaigning for president. While he’s been away, Texan…...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 6, 2011

Texas A&M Takes Home NCAA Championship Title Aggie fans are celebrating their first NCAA women’s basketball championship. In the final game that kept fans at the edge of their seats, the Aggies beat Notre Dame 76-70 last night. Senior forward/center Danielle Adams ruled the court scoring...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 4, 2011

Texas House Approves Budget Bill The House approved a budget of $164.5 billion Sunday night for the next biennium with a 98-49 vote, largely along party lines. That's around $23 billion less than the state's current two-year budget. The House budget makes deep cuts to public education and...
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KUT Morning Newspod March 31, 2011

AISD Holding Budget Forum The Austin Independent School District is continuing its task of trying to balance next school year’s budget. AISD is holding a community budget forum tonight to present its preliminary 2011-2012 budget and get feedback. The district is facing a shortfall of...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

AISD Finalizes Massive Lay Offs The Austin ISD school board put the final nail in the coffin last night for hundreds of employees slated to lose their jobs. More than 1,100 positions are being eliminated. A few hundred of those people retired, resigned voluntarily, or were assigned to...
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KUT Morning Newspod March 25, 2011

Leander City Manager Passes Away Funeral arrangements are pending for Leander City Manager Anthony "Biff" Johnson. Officials say he died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon from apparent cardiac arrest. Johnson had served as Leander's city manager since 2004. Fort Hood...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

Proposed Budget Cuts Cause Concern for Elderly The Associated Press reports the House Appropriations Committee voted for its version of the state budget bill this morning. It includes big cuts for education and health services. Money for services for the elderly is among the cuts being...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod For March ...

Voter ID debate to the Texas House...Travis County looks to float a new bond...Austin Bulldog blogger versus the City of Austin...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 5, 2011

How Will Budget Cuts Affect APD? Budget cuts up for debate at both the federal and state level will have a significant impact on local governments. Police are no exception. On today's podcast, KUT’s Mose Buchele reports how the loss of grant money could hit Austin law...
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KUT Morning Newspod April 1, 2011

The Texas House begins its budget debate this morning.....Austin's semiconductor industry is rattled by Japan's earthquake and tsunami....and the weather is looking good for the weekend. ...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

Texas Sued Over Foster Care System Texas’ foster care system is under scrutiny. A New York advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday saying Texas’ foster care system harms thousands of children overseen by the state. Bill Zeeble of KERA in Dallas reports the group says...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

Pinetop Perkins' Funeral Monday Funeral services will be held in Austin today for legendary blues pianist Pinetop Perkins. He passed away last week at the age of 97. Perkins was the oldest Grammy award winner ever. His funeral is at 5 p.m. at the Cook-Walden Funeral Home on North Lamar...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

The Texas House Passes Voter ID After more than 11 hours of debate, the Texas House gave initial approval to a voter ID bill Wednesday night. It would require Texans to show a photo ID before casting a ballot at the polls. Democrats used a variety of parliamentary procedures to delay the...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March ...

The Austin Fire Department said a natural gas leak near East 7th street between Prospect and Webberville was called in at about 7:45 a.m. AFD says a 4 inch supply line is leaking and Texas Gas Service is responding. AFD says there’s no public health risk and that gas service has not been...
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KUT’s Morning Newspod for March 18, ...

New emissions regulations come with a cost...profiling a master of the keyboards...and "hooking up" at SXSW....
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