KUT-FM (Austin, TX)

KUT FM 90.5 is a public radio station that relies on support from listeners and corporate sponsors. It is run by the faculty and staff at the University of Texas at Austin and serves as the National Public Radio member station for central Texas. Sometimes, people mix up KUT with KVRX 91.7 FM, which is the student-operated radio station at the university. This confusion arises because both stations are affiliated with the University of Texas and are located on the UT campus.

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Avanza la aprobación de un controvertido plan de vales escolares y un proyecto de ley de financiación escolar de $7,700 millones

1 week ago | kut.org | Blaise Gainey |Nina Banks |Lucio Vasquez

Read this story in English Después de más de 12 horas de debate, la Cámara de Representantes de Texas dio su aprobación inicial a dos de los proyectos de ley más vigilados de la sesión legislativa: un paquete de financiación de 7 mil 700 millones de dólares para las escuelas públicas y una propuesta muy disputada para crear una vía para que las familias utilicen los impuestos estatales para ayudar a enviar a sus hijos a escuelas privadas.
Man arrested after homemade explosives were detonated by bomb squad in South Austin house

1 week ago | kut.org | Luz Moreno-Lozano

A man is in jail after officers found and detonated a large amount of homemade explosives at a house in South Austin, the police department said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said police received a call around 3:13 p.m. Tuesday about the possibility of bomb material inside of a home. The APD Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the scene. After investigating, Davis said officers decided the safest way to detonate the material was on-site.
Cancelan 716 mil comidas del banco de alimentos de Austin por el recorte de fondos federales

1 week ago | kut.org | Becky Fogel

Read this story in EnglishEl Central Texas Food Bank está sintiendo los efectos de los recortes de fondos de la administración Trump después de que el Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) recortara más de mil millones de dólares en fondos para programas que apoyan a los bancos de alimentos y ayudan a las escuelas a comprar productos de agricultores locales.
UT Austin professors fear Trump administration's funding cuts will derail life-saving research

1 week ago | kut.org | Becky Fogel

Andrea Gore, a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at UT Austin, knew from a young age that she wanted to be a scientist. She said she always loved watching birds and bugs. “Even as a kid, I would watch the nature programs instead of the sitcoms my friends were watching,” she said. John Wallingford was in a similar boat. The UT molecular biology chair took a life sciences class in seventh grade and knew he wanted to be a biology professor. “There’s no scientist in my family.
City audit finds the Austin Police Department doesn't have a plan to hire more police

1 week ago | kut.org | Andrew Weber

Since 2020, Austin Police Department has strained under the weight of staffing shortages. But a report out this week says APD hasn't had a plan to fix the problem and fully staff the department. City auditors told Austin City Council members Wednesday the department "does not have an effective strategy" to hire more officers. But APD leaders say recruitment efforts are ongoing.
716,000 meals canceled for Austin-area food bank as federal funding is cut

1 week ago | kut.org | Becky Fogel

The Central Texas Food Bank is feeling the effects of the Trump administration's funding cuts after the U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed more than a billion dollars in funding for programs that support food banks and help schools buy goods from local farmers. Within two weeks following the decision, 39 loads of food were canceled, said Beth Corbett, Central Texas Food Bank's vice president of government affairs and advocacy.
Houston to Dallas high-speed rail loses $64 million grant as part of federal cuts

1 week ago | kut.org | Adam Zuvanich

The Houston-to-Dallas bullet train project suffered a significant blow Monday as the federal government announced the abrupt termination of a planning grant for Amtrak — just seven months after it was awarded. The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Amtrak, the national passenger railroad company of the United States, agreed to terminate the $63.9 million grant Amtrak was awarded last year to help move the project forward.
'I don't think you'll feel alone': 'Wanna Play' is a play-with-songs that explores adult friendships

1 week ago | kut.org | Mike Lee

“I guess all artists do this,” says playwright Christine Hoang. “We create something because we're kind of going through something and so it's our way of processing whatever it is in the moment. And now that I've written it and we're about to open, I think I was processing how hard it is to make friends as an adult. “My marriage with my husband is pretty secure. We're pretty stable. Everything's happy and boring. Going out and making friends as an adult is what's challenging and risky.
Windy City? This spring brings impressive gusts to Austin.

1 week ago | kut.org | Mose Buchele

Powerful winds in Central Texas this spring have grabbed some attention. In March, blustery weather prompted red flag wildfire warnings, and choked the skies with dust and smoke carried in from our west. Springtime is typically the windiest time of year in Central Texas. But when you look at the data, this spring in Austin does not, so far, stand out as far as average wind speeds go.
Austin ISD gets $41 million from the Education Department. What happens if the agency closes?

1 week ago | kut.org | Becky Fogel

When Christy Fox thinks about why federal funding is important to Austin ISD, she thinks about who those dollars support: staff typically working with the district's most vulnerable students. "I think about the human behind it," she said, "because these are real people that have real relationships to help children be successful."Fox is the executive director of state and federal programs for Austin ISD.