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Back to SearchBen Kweller on grief, music and ‘Cover the Mirrors’
As Texas lawmakers move to consider regulations on THC products, what’s legal, and what’s not? KUT News reporter Nathan Bernier joins us to break it…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The ADA turns 35: What true inclusion looks like
Texas lawmakers hear 12 hours of testimony as they take up what happened before during and after the devastating Hill Country floods.
Repeated plans …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Families are cutting back on food and medicine to pay the power bill
The Epstein controversy has federal lawmakers taking an early recess, putting off important business.
Summer heat means some Texans have to choose be…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ag commissioner outlines rural flood aid
Over the weekend, the number of missing in the Texas Hill Country dropped drastically. What happened?
Checking in with those whose livelihood is at s…
9 months ago
Texas lawmakers begin special session focused on floods, maps
Lawmakers recently ended a regular session of the Texas Legislature, but on this Monday, they’re back. They call it a special session: 30 days to co…
9 months ago
The rise of Maren Morris
As lawmakers return to Austin for a special session, who got the most accomplished in the regular? Why the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
With s…
9 months ago
Who really got things done at the Legislature?
As lawmakers get ready to return to the Capitol in a special session, a new report shows billions more are needed to address flooding.
Who are the mo…
9 months ago
Conspiracy theorists said ‘cloud seeding’ caused the Texas floods. It did not.
Online rumors are blaming cloud seeding for the deadly Texas floods, even though the science doesn’t support it.
Along with flood recovery and THC re…
9 months ago
Climatologist explains what ‘1,000-year flood’ actually means
With the Hill Country devastated by deadly floods, many are asking: What’s a 100-year or 1,000-year flood, and are these terms outdated?
A closer loo…
9 months, 1 week ago
Trucking industry faces new border bottleneck
More rain pummels the waterlogged Hill Country, putting a pause on search efforts and bringing a new wave of weather warnings to the region. We’ll t…
9 months, 1 week ago