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Memorizing Music and Morse Code

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Memorizing Music and Morse Code

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Raul Midon is in Austin tonight for a performance at the One World Theatre. Midon has performed on the David Letterman show, is featured on Herbie Hancock’s “Possibilities” album, and collaborated with Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers. He spoke with KUT’s...
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Another Try for the Trail of Lights

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Another Try for the Trail of Lights

The city of Austin has agreed to let another group try to mount the annual Trail of Lights in Zilker Park. The RunTex Foundation, the charitable arm of the local running stores, has agreed to take on production of holiday tradition. The group needs to raise half a million dollars within 90...
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Rice Farmers Await Water Deadline

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Rice Farmers Await Water Deadline

A critical deadline is looming for the Highland Lakes. If the amount of water in the lakes doesn't reach 850,000 acre feet by tonight, the Lower Colorado River Authority will not send water downstream to rice farmers in southeast Texas. This would be the first time in history that rice farmers...
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Three Things to Watch For in the Bag Ban Vote

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Three Things to Watch For in the Bag B...

The question of whether to ban disposable bags comes to the Austin City Council tomorrow. Three aspects of the ban have remained most controversial....
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Candidates Assess Prospects in New Districts

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Candidates Assess Prospects in New Dis...

Now that congressional and state House maps are in place, new candidates may come out to challenge sitting lawmakers in Central Texas....
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Texas Lawmakers Continue Quest to Reform Medicaid

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Texas Lawmakers Continue Quest to Refo...

Regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on President Obama’s health care reforms next month, the state of Texas is pursuing plans to completely revamp the way it runs Medicaid. Of course, it must first get the federal government’s approval....
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‘Americans Elect’ Seeks a Third Way Forward

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‘Americans Elect’ Seeks a ...

The Republican Party continues to inch toward choosing a nominee who will run against President Barack Obama in November. But there's another group working to add a name on the ballot in all 50 states. Americans Elect was founded with more than $1...
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This Summer Could Bring More Rolling Blackouts

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This Summer Could Bring More Rolling B...

ERCOT has projected the state’s energy situation going into the summer, and this year might again bring above-average heat and threats of rolling blackouts....
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Federal Judges Order May 29 Primary Elections

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Federal Judges Order May 29 Primary El...

The Texas political primaries will be on May 29, a panel of federal judges ordered this afternoon, and candidates can file for those elections from tomorrow through March 9....
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Fact-Checking Ron Paul on Florida Gas Prices

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Fact-Checking Ron Paul on Florida Gas ...

At last week’s presidential debate, candidate Ron Paul said that Florida’s gas prices are so high that residents there are paying $6 a gallon to fill up. Gardner Selby of the Austin-American Statesmen’s fact-checking project PolitiFact Texas joined KUT’s Nathan Bernier to discuss the...
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Manufacturing Rising in Texas, Says Dallas Fed

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Manufacturing Rising in Texas, Says Da...

Texas manufacturing ticked up last month, according to a report from the Dallas Federal Reserve (DFR). The Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey is conducted by the DFR monthly. It only complies results from 85 Texas manufacturers, so it’s more of a snapshot that a comprehensive assessment....
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Rally Against Education Cuts, Take Two

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Rally Against Education Cuts, Take Two

Groups opposed to cuts in public education spending enacted last year are hoping to repeat a massive protest they staged almost a year ago. Last March, 13,000 people from across Texas converged on the state Capitol to protest cuts to public education. Organizers said it was one of the largest...
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Interim Maps Bring Temporary Solution

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Interim Maps Bring Temporary Solution

Interim congressional and state House maps were unveiled yesterday by a federal court in San Antonio. They’ll allow 2012 primary elections to happen in late May – but they’re only a temporary solution. Ross Ramsey is from KUT’s political reporting partner The Texas Tribune. “So this...
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Restoration Effort for Norwood House

Changing Austin, News

Restoration Effort for Norwood House

The city of Austin is moving toward remaking a historic property on Riverside Drive. For this week’s Changing Austin, KUT’s Matt Largey talked about the Norwood House near the intersection of I-35 and Riverside with Marty Stump from the city’s » read more
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