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Austin Signal
Every weekday, Austin Signal is the go-to place for the news of the day. Hosted by Jerry Quijano, the show covers news, music, sports, culture, and more from around Central Texas. KUT reporters break down stories from their beats, update you on breaking news, and more. Listeners will hear familiar voices from across KUTX, Texas Standard, and KUT/KUTX podcasts covering interesting stories and topics important to the Austin area.
Episodes
- Austin Signal
Runoff election results show big changes for the Austin area
Primary runoff election night ended with some big changes for the Austin area and across the state. We’ll bring you the latest on last night’s results and the…
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Once-supporters now suing to stop Project Connect
It’s been nearly six years since a majority of Austinites voted in favor of creating 20 miles of state-of-the-art light rail transit across the city. But since…
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Program at state prison in Austin helps shelter dogs get adopted
The Austin Independent School District expects a $181 million deficit in next school year’s budget — but it still hasn’t released a proposal for what cuts will…
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Austin’s Pease Park troll burns down
A high school senior in Austin has been released from ICE custody and reunited with his family after a judge’s order — in time to walk in his graduation…
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Latino community divided on renaming Cesar Chavez Street
Early voting is underway for Tuesday’s primary runoffs, and we have a look at two races on some Central Texans’ ballots: state House District 49 and Hays…
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I-35 construction has narrowed a passage on Lady Bird Lake
The Austin City Council is set to take up a controversial proposal this week about relying more on natural gas during times of high energy demand, and…
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Church gives out free burgers weekly near UT to combat food insecurity
Three people are in custody following a weekend crime spree and manhunt in Austin that made national headlines. Police say the suspects, all juveniles, are…
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Immigration in Central Texas — an Austin Signal special broadcast
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have been on the rise during the second Trump administration. And while enforcement in some parts of the U.S…
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A look at the Texas attorney general race, with runoffs around the corner
A hearing this week that would’ve allowed for the review of evidence and testimony in lawsuits against Camp Mystic never came to be, and lawyers for the Hill…
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Austin birders compete in the Great Texas Birding Classic
A housing program for chronically homeless Austinites could be facing cuts because of budget deficits and clean-ups of local encampments. The potential loss of…
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Austin high school senior detained by ICE draws community support
An Austin ISD high school senior’s detention has shaken his classmates, church members and family awaiting his graduation. He’s being held in a South Texas…
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Shorter waits for affordable childcare in Austin area
The cost of childcare across the country is on the rise, outpacing the price of in-state college tuition in many states. While many local governments are…
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Facing deficit, Austin ISD to cut educator salaries
The Austin Independent School District is set to cut more than 200 educator salaries as they work to address a multimillion-dollar budget deficit. District…
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Austin considers new contract with Texas Gas Service
The Austin City Council is considering a vote to renew its contract with a for-profit utility that provides natural gas to the city, despite long-standing…
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Austin Police response times ticking upward, even as calls go down
Austin’s SAFE Alliance will no longer provide exams for sexual assault survivors because of a funding shortfall. Other programs could also be on the chopping…
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Infowars site shuts down amid tussle with The Onion
A group of civil rights organizations filed a new lawsuit this week seeking to stop parts of the law that would let state police arrest people suspected of…
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Texas businesses can keep selling smokable hemp for now
Texas hemp businesses can keep selling their cannabis flower and concentrate products for now, after a Travis County judge blocked key parts of the state’s new…
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Georgetown voters to decide on selling part of water system
Voters in Georgetown will decide this weekend whether to sell off parts of their water system. The parts up for consideration lay outside the city limits, and…
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Mando Rayo shares some taco hot takes
The inaugural KUT Festival is happening this weekend in Austin. It was scheduled to take place on the UT campus, but now a majority of the events are taking…
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Questions about self-driving vehicles during emergencies
It’s been almost two months since a deadly shooting outside a bar on West Sixth Street, and local officials are looking at the emergency response to that…
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Lawmakers hear from Camp Mystic investigators
It’s day two of a special legislative hearing on the Camp Mystic tragedy. Investigators told lawmakers this week that camp operators were “complacent” when it…
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AISD under investigation for Pride Week celebration
The Austin Independent School District is being investigated by the Texas Education Agency for celebrating its annual Pride Week. Attorney general is a…
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Kyle water bills skyrocket after rate hikes
Accessing reliable sources of water is becoming more difficult for some Central Texans — and more expensive. In Kyle, residents facing high water bills are…
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Highland Park archery club aiming for another national championship
Texas can force schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms following a ruling this week from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — but for now, the…
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Flooding leads to evacuations in Williamson County
Steady rain in the region over the last few days led to flooding in Williamson County, with some evacuations occurring. We’ll hear from residents impacted by…
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UT Austin announces $750 million gift for new Dell Medical Center
It’s been almost two months since a deadly shooting on West Sixth Street left three people dead, including one UT Austin student. Now a new scholarship to help…
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Belongings lost in homeless camp sweeps, despite city resolution
Austin’s unhoused folks say they lose everything when the city sweeps though their camps, despite a City Council resolution aiming to improve the sweeps and…
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Gov. Abbott threatens Austin funding over ICE policy
Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to cut off more than $2 million in state grants for the City of Austin because of police policies on cooperating with federal…
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Camp Mystic ordered to preserve damaged cabins
Water use for Tesla’s Giga Texas out far beyond East Austin jumped more than 200 million gallons in two years. That’s raising concerns about whether Austin can…
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Parents of missing Camp Mystic girl push to prevent camp’s reopening
The parents of a girl still missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls’ camp where 27 people died during last summer’s deadly floods in the Texas Hill…
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How is Texas preparing for more data centers?
Though construction of data centers in Texas has garnered plenty of opposition from residents, plans are still moving forward to bring more of these facilities…
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Smokable hemp products legal again in Texas — for now
It’s legal again for Texas businesses to sell smokable forms of hemp. New state rules that went into effect in March had effectively outlawed these sales…
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Federal court weighs decision over air conditioning in Texas prisons
Ahead of the coming summer heat, a federal court is considering whether air conditioning should be provided in all Texas prisons. We’ve been following the case…
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SAFE Alliance cuts could shutter shelter, programs for abuse victims
The SAFE Alliance is preparing to make millions of dollars in cuts starting this summer. This could include closing a downtown shelter and the end of services…
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From headliners to homegrown acts, Moontower Comedy Fest brings the laughs
Over the last year, Texas Republicans enacted regulatory and legal changes, completely altering life for noncitizens in the state. Many of these changes were…
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Bigger buildings on the way for industrial projects
Vacancies for industrial buildings in the greater Austin region are near the highest levels of any place in the country. It could be that companies thinking of…
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Hitting the trails at the new Karst Canyon Preserve
Williamson County is making changes to avoid the chaotic scene that unfolded last month on primary Election Day. The new change is going back to the ways…
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Audit of Austin’s $25 million contract with the Long Center reveals gaps in billing, transparency, oversight
A review of the city of Austin’s $25 million contract with the Long Center to disburse arts grants has exposed gaps in billing, transparency and oversight…
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A federal trial underway in Austin could decide whether Texas must provide air conditioning to all prisons
Summer temperatures in Texas prisons can often exceed 100 degrees, and lawyers have argued those conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment for…
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Smokable hemp is now banned in Texas, but what about by mail?
Hemp flower and other smokable forms of cannabis are no longer allowed to be sold in Texas. What hasn’t changed, however, is Texas law that says it’s legal to…
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UT Austin researchers help discover new dinosaur species
The Hays Consolidated School District voted unanimously in favor of more than $12 million dollars in budget cuts ahead of the next school year. It’s the…
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AISD hands over control of middle schools in bid to avoid state takeover
The Austin Independent School District is handing over control of three middle schools to a nonprofit in the hopes of avoiding a districtwide state takeover…
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Why some Austin city staff are urging against plan for parks above I-35
TxDOT is pouring billions of dollars into I-35 through Central Austin, adding more lanes and eventually sinking parts of the highway up to 60 feet below ground…
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What’s in store for Hole in the Wall after historic venue is sold
Temperatures are on the rise and Hays County is bracing for a fourth year of drought. On top of familiar water restrictions and limitations, there are now new…
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AISD campus transforms into affordable housing for teachers
Affordable housing is top of mind for many Austinites, but especially for educators working in our local schools. Now, a former AISD elementary campus is being…
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How traffic stops turn into ICE busts in Austin
We’re learning more about the tactics and technology used by police in Texas during deportation proceedings. The Texas Newsroom has accessed body and dashcam…
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Williamson County Republicans reverse course on countywide voting
The Republican Party in Williamson County has agreed to let voters cast a ballot at any polling location available in the upcoming primary runoff. A move to…
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Waterline breaks prompt Pflugerville officials to call for conservation measures
Lake Pflugerville’s water levels remain low after a series of waterline breaks, the most recent of which was fixed on Wednesday. Local officials have issued…
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Cesar Chavez Street, local march reassessed amid abuse allegations against labor leader
In the wake of public sexual assault and abuse allegations against union organizer Cesar Chavez, organizers of the annual parade in Austin honoring him…
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It’s been more than two weeks since the deadly shooting at Buford’s in downtown Austin that killed three, wounded more than a dozen, and affected countless others.
It’s been more than two weeks since the deadly shooting at Buford’s in downtown Austin that killed three, wounded more than a dozen, and affected countless…
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How liberal cities are navigating mandated ICE partnerships
Many Republican-led states like Texas require police officers to cooperate with federal immigration agents. That’s left liberal cities like Austin debating how…
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SXSW, partial government shutdown impacting Austin-Bergstrom travel
South By Southwest has brought many travelers into Austin to enjoy the city’s music, food and culture, but getting out of town via the Austin airport has…
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New film ‘STAGES’ brings iconic Austin venues to the big screen
The University of Texas at Austin is consolidating seven ethnic and gender studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. That consolidation was announced…
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A special SXSW 2026 show from Scholz Garten
We kicked off South by Southwest 2026 with a special, live one-hour show at Scholz Garten. We’ll speak with Austin artists Shakey Graves and Kydd Jones about…
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Paxton targets Austin ISD over alleged ‘bathroom bill’ violation
Board members for the Austin Independent School District are considering an outside nonprofit to handle three of its middle schools with chronic failing…
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New changes to smokeable hemp rules could be coming
George Davis Jr. is one of the victims who had to be hospitalized after the deadly shooting at Buford’s on West Sixth Street. He reached out to 911 for…
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Buford’s reopens a week after deadly shooting
Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden was open for business over the weekend, just days after a shooting left three people dead and more than a dozen injured. Some…
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More background on Buford’s shooting suspect released
We’re learning more about the alleged shooter in Sunday morning’s deadly incident at a West Sixth Street bar. The suspect had no prior interactions with police…
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UT students hold vigil for victims of Buford’s shooting
We are continuing to follow developments after Sunday’s shooting at Buford’s that killed three people. We’ll hear the latest update from the Austin Police…
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How the primaries played out amid Williamson County confusion
Election Night is over in Texas, but we’re still figuring out exactly what happened yesterday in Williamson County. Some voters waited in line for hours, only…