/tags/kut-news KUT News en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:44:58 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-22/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the last few months, the agency's integrity has been questioned by state lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:44:58 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-22/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Nina Banks /texas-news/2024-10-10/plan-for-new-link-between-texas-grid-and-neighboring-states-gets-boost-from-the-federal-government The Southern Spirit Transmission project would allow limited energy to flow between the Texas grid and neighboring grids. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:04:49 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-10/plan-for-new-link-between-texas-grid-and-neighboring-states-gets-boost-from-the-federal-government Mose Buchele /texas-news/2024-09-27/at-h-e-b-texans-can-find-state-pride-community-even-a-soulmate H-E-B is more than just a grocery store to many Texans. It’s a place to fall in love, feel connected to Texas culture — in some ways it even functions like a government. How did the cult of H-E-B come to be? Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:34:40 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-27/at-h-e-b-texans-can-find-state-pride-community-even-a-soulmate Chelsey Zhu /texas-news/2024-09-06/austin-officials-and-state-lawmakers-accuse-gov-abbott-of-voter-intimidation Abbott said more than a million people have been taken off Texas voter rolls since 2021, a reform that he said cracks down on illegal voting. But local voting officials said voter roll removal is routine. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:21:16 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-06/austin-officials-and-state-lawmakers-accuse-gov-abbott-of-voter-intimidation Luz Moreno-Lozano /news/2024-06-21/texas-medical-board-adopts-rule-for-doctors-offering-emergency-abortions The board's guidance is aimed at providing some clarity to physicians working within the narrow emergency medical exception to Texas' abortion ban. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:52:20 GMT /news/2024-06-21/texas-medical-board-adopts-rule-for-doctors-offering-emergency-abortions Olivia Aldridge /news/2024-06-18/ut-austin-lays-off-communications-staff-amid-crises-following-protests-dei-changes Sources told KUT that roughly a quarter of those working in the University Marketing and Communications department were let go. The university told employees it needed to focus on “managing reputational issues.” Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:10:43 GMT /news/2024-06-18/ut-austin-lays-off-communications-staff-amid-crises-following-protests-dei-changes Audrey McGlinchy /texas-news/2024-05-20/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-march-near-capitol-after-texas-dps-closes-grounds The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the Capitol grounds through the weekend in anticipation of the protest. Organizers called the move an attempt to "repress" pro-Palestinian organizing in the state. Mon, 20 May 2024 10:29:03 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-20/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-march-near-capitol-after-texas-dps-closes-grounds /texas-news/2024-05-15/kyles-travel-for-miles-to-try-and-break-a-guinness-world-record If your name is Kyle, a festival in Kyle, Texas, has your name all over it. The city needs 2,326 people named Kyle to break the world record for the largest same-name gathering. Wed, 15 May 2024 13:41:33 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-15/kyles-travel-for-miles-to-try-and-break-a-guinness-world-record Maya Fawaz /texas-news/2024-05-09/can-austins-outdoor-music-venues-survive-a-warming-world By the end of the century in Austin, it's possible that half of the days in a given year would have triple-digit temperatures, according to KXAN's former chief meteorologist David Yeomans. The city's outdoor music venues said hotter summers are already affecting business. Thu, 09 May 2024 11:41:14 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-09/can-austins-outdoor-music-venues-survive-a-warming-world /texas-news/2024-05-03/ut-austin-says-protesters-carried-guns-and-assaulted-people-prosecutors-havent-seen-proof Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, who has been in communication with the university over its response to campus protests, called UT's insistence "an interesting statement." Fri, 03 May 2024 10:34:33 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-03/ut-austin-says-protesters-carried-guns-and-assaulted-people-prosecutors-havent-seen-proof Andrew Weber