Just 7% of homeowners in Texas have flood insurance through the federal government, which runs the biggest flood insurance program in the country. That percentage drops to 2% when you move inland, to areas like Travis and Kerr counties. l8r.it/zBlb

Elon Musk has called the cops on some of his neighbors in West Lake Hills, TX. So I asked for all police calls made from that address from the last few years. The sheriff wouldn't give me the records, and, two days, ago the Texas Attorney General agreed they could be kept secret. #FOIA #TPIA

NEW: E.L. Alford’s tenure in the Texas Senate lasted just 343 days. There are no photographs of him in the legislative archives. Even his full name is difficult to come by. But Alford played a huge role in a dramatic legislative session which, much like today, involved a walk

The program he's is talking about would have sent $250 million to Texas for solar and storage projects to reduce bills for some low-income ratepayers by 20% or more. Here in Austin, Austin Energy also planned to use funds to provide back up power to medically vulnerable people.

The dinosaur was similar to T. rex, according to Matthew Brown, the director of our Texas Vert Paleo Collections collections, who examined the newly revealed tracks earlier this week. #fossilfriday

ACC is opening pantries that will feature healthy groceries, snacks and hygiene products. All items will be available to students, faculty and staff for free. kut.org/education/2025…

Breaking: A Leander ISD bus with 42 children onboard rolled over in the Sandy Creek area on the first day of school. kut.org/education/2025…

NEW: Records reveal at least two girlfriends and one roommate had accused the Austin Target shooting suspect of violently attacking them, including strangling and punching, but that he appears to have spent little time behind bars over the years. Story with Katy McAfee

NEW: Leander ISD Superintendent Bruce Gearing says everyone that was involved in yesterday’s bus accident has been released from the hospital. news.leanderisd.org/an-update-from… KUT Austin

NEW: The UT System Board of Regents have granted Athletic Director Chris Del Conte a contract extension that would keep him in the role through 2036. The board also granted Del Conte an 18.4 percent raise — not including performance incentives. KUT Austin

We're hosting an open house for college students on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet the journalists, producers and hosts behind KUT and KUTX 98.9 and find out how you can get involved through internships, work-study and volunteering. kut.org/station-inform…

The new logo is meant to reflect the hills, rivers and bridges that connect people. The colors were inspired by the city’s violet crown skies and the green canopies of parks and trails. More on the city's rebranding 👇🏽... via KUT Austin. kut.org/austin/2025-09…

Austin just spent more than a million dollars on a new city logo. Its old logo stretches back to 1916, when the city held a nationwide design contest. A San Francisco artist won the contest, and the city paid him $50. kut.org/austin/2015-08…

Let's kick off the week with a JOB OPENING! Join the KUT Austin newsroom as our Hays County Reporter! Looking for someone ready to dive into the county and cover a little bit of everything. utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UTstaff/…

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A new Evil MoPac phone app is promising to make sense of MoPac's unpredictable toll lanes by showing drivers how much each minute of time saved will actually cost. Alan Farmer made the app, inspired by "the terrible that is MoPac in the toll lane." kut.org/transportation…

All four county commissioners and Travis County Judge Andy Brown supported the 9.12% property tax rate increase, which they say is necessary after the county zeroed out its savings account responding to catastrophic flooding this summer. kut.org/austin/2025-09…

What’s on your mind? We want to hear from you! Join KUT, KUTX 98.9 and Texas Standard (@texasstandard.bsky.social) for a casual afternoon at Mozart’s Coffee on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 3–6 p.m. kut.org/station-inform…

Georgetown ISD is among a new group of Texas school districts that are being sued over a state law requiring display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. kut.org/education/2025…

Neighbors who live near a proposed data center project in Taylor have filed a lawsuit aiming to stop all commercial development and construction on the site. kut.org/energy-environ…