Nathan Bernier

Austin

Transportation Reporter at KUT-FM (Austin, TX)

Transportation reporter at Austin's @NPR station @KUT 90.5 FM. DM news tips or email [email protected]. Subscribe to my YouTube: https://t.co/dtEkjeDAxy

Articles

Austin plans for parks on I-35 collide with city cash crunch

1 week ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

Facing a deepening budget deficit as the state Legislature tightens the reins on city spending, Austin's City Council was warned Tuesday that an ambitious plan to build parks and public spaces over I-35 will require tough choices to avoid straining the city's finances for decades.
This outdoor patio at Austin's airport is open to the public again

3 weeks ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

You don't need a premium credit card anymore to grab some fresh air past security at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. An outdoor patio at the east end of the Barbara Jordan Terminal reopened to the public Tuesday after being restricted to Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders for the past two years. The 3,994-square-foot terrace opened in 2019 as the terminal's only outdoor space for travelers beyond TSA screening.
Austin has only weeks to decide where to put parks over I-35 - Austin Monitor

1 month ago | austinmonitor.com | Nathan Bernier

Thursday, April 10, 2025 by Nathan Bernier, KUT Austin must decide within just a few weeks whether to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to installing support structures on Interstate 35, or give up the chance to build parks over the highway. City Council has until May 31 to choose locations for the foundational elements that would hold up large decks – or caps – over the highway.
Austin has only weeks to decide where to put parks over I-35

1 month ago | tpr.org | Nathan Bernier

Austin must decide within just a few weeks whether to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to installing support structures on Interstate 35, or give up the chance to build parks over the highway. The city council has until May 31 to choose locations for the foundational elements that would hold up large decks — or caps — over the highway.
Austin has only weeks to decide where to put parks over I-35

1 month ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

Austin must decide within just a few weeks whether to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to installing support structures on Interstate 35, or give up the chance to build parks over the highway. The city council has until May 31 to choose locations for the foundational elements that would hold up large decks — or caps — over the highway.
La TSA advierte que el REAL ID podría causar largas filas y confusión en aeropuertos a partir del 7 de mayo

1 month ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

Read this story in English Dentro de menos de un mes, el 7 de mayo, quienes residan en Texas necesitarán una estrella en su licencia de conducir para poder utilizarla como identificación al abordar vuelos nacionales o ingresar a instalaciones federales seguras.La estrella en la esquina superior derecha indica que la licencia cumple con la Ley REAL ID, aprobada por el Congreso en 2005 tras las recomendaciones de una comisión que investigó los ataques del 11 de septiembre y pidió estándares más...
TSA warns REAL ID enforcement starting May 7 could cause long lines and confusion at airports | Houston Public Media

1 month ago | houstonpublicmedia.org | Nathan Bernier

A month from today — on May 7 — Texans will need a star on their driver’s license to use it for boarding domestic flights or entering secure federal facilities. The star in the upper-right corner means the license complies with the REAL ID Act. Congress passed the law in 2005 after a commission investigating the 9/11 attacks urged stricter national standards for state-issued IDs like driver’s licenses. Twenty years later, adoption of REAL ID is lagging.
Trucker arrested in I-35 crash that killed 5 was sober, lawyer says

1 month ago | kwbu.org | Nathan Bernier

A truck driver accused of crashing his vehicle into a line of cars stopped on I-35 last month, killing five people, had no drugs or alcohol in his system, his lawyer said. Attorney Bristol Myers said a toxicology report ordered by police and performed by NMS Labs showed his client, Solomun Weldekeal-Araya, was sober when the crash happened. "It was exactly what I expected to find," Myers said. "This is one of those instances where my client told me the truth.
Trucker arrested in I-35 crash that killed 5 was sober, lawyer says

1 month ago | tpr.org | Nathan Bernier

A truck driver accused of crashing his vehicle into a line of cars stopped on I-35 last month, killing five people, had no drugs or alcohol in his system, his lawyer said. Attorney Bristol Myers said a toxicology report ordered by police and performed by NMS Labs showed his client, Solomun Weldekeal-Araya, was sober when the crash happened. "It was exactly what I expected to find," Myers said. "This is one of those instances where my client told me the truth.
Trucker arrested in I-35 crash that killed 5 was sober, lawyer says

1 month ago | kut.org | Nathan Bernier

A truck driver accused of crashing his vehicle into a line of cars stopped on I-35 last month, killing five people, had no drugs or alcohol in his system, his lawyer said. Attorney Bristol Myers said a toxicology report ordered by police and performed by NMS Labs showed his client, Solomun Weldekeal-Araya, was sober when the crash happened. "It was exactly what I expected to find," Myers said. "This is one of those instances where my client told me the truth.