Laura Rice
Producer, Texas StandardLaura first joined the KUT team in April 2012. She now works for the statewide program Texas Standard as a reporter and producer. Laura came to KUT from the world of television news. She has worn many different hats as an anchor, reporter and producer at TV stations in Austin, Amarillo and Toledo, OH. Laura is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, a triathlete and enjoys travel, film and a good beer. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.
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Hays CISD has employed several approaches to preventing further tragedies. The work has given other schools a blueprint for their own programs.
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Why residents say the Luther Hotel in Palacios, Texas, is worth saving.
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that it was unreasonable for a challenge to a trespassing case to be filed so far from where the charge occurred.
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“I think we are just in the beginning of, unfortunately, this crisis … I think things are going to get, unfortunately, a little worse,” says San Antonio-based Dr. Mehmood Khan.
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Astronomers are inviting people around the world to participate in a project that will help map the universe and contribute to greater understanding of dark energy. “I call this thing ‘Astro Tinder,'” says astronomer Karl Gebhardt.
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For people with limited incomes, surging food prices are hitting especially hard. A network of food banks says they need more support from Texas lawmakers.
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More than a year since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, organizations estimate at least 160,000 Afghans are still trying to get the right paperwork approved to be safely evacuated.
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While some districts have long closed schools on Election Day, more are joining the trend, citing safety concerns.
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The documentary “Song of the Cicada” is showing at the Austin Film Festival and the Lone Star Film Festival.
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The new documentary “The Other Fellow” tracks the Texas Bonds, as well as many from around the world, to find out what it’s like to share a name with one of the world’s most famous fictional spies.