KUT Weekend
Summary: KUT Weekend brings some of the best reporting of the week from the newsroom at Austin, Texas NPR member station KUT 90.5 FM.
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Podcasts:
Business Republicans delivered a blow in Texas primaries....labor law and the army of South by Southwest volunteers....and Austin's Mondo gallery hopes to make a big splash during SXSW. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Texas gay marriage ban ruled unconstitutional....Greg Abbott brushes off Ted Nugent backlash....and sound engineers try to bend the laws of physics. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Fracking and earthquakes, and the politics behind them.....inside the world of political opposition research....and five new places to eat in Round Rock. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Stealth dorms, the rising cost of Texas barbeque, and what does an Attorney General do? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend. Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org
Wendy Davis supports open-carry....why so many people on parole end up in Dove Springs....and a local restaurant critical pans a downtown cantina. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Solving the Texas energy crunch....judges consider Texas abortion rules....electronic dance promoter Learning Secrets celebrates 10 years. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Angry North Texans protest earthquakes to oil and gas regulators....getting low income kids back in class....and where in the world is Texas Congressman Steve Stockman? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Candidates for Texas governor rake in cash.....legalizing marijuana in Texas....drinking through Dripping Springs. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Teen pregnancy in Dove Springs....helping seniors cope with depression...and can Texas save Sriracha sauce? Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
Rash of earthquake frustrates North Texans near drilling sites...German heritage lingers in Central Texas...Flood victims start the new year rebuilding. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at http://weekend.kut.org.
What happens if the Texas electric grid freezes....Steve Stockman vs. John Cornyn....and a trip to the Trail of Lights! Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
Travis County DA won't lose her job over a DWI....Texas Democrats hope to win the female vote....and In-N-Out Burger comes to Austin with above-average fast food wages. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend.
Local police try to mend fences in a low income Austin neighborhood....a look back at AISD Superintendent Meria Carstarphen's tenure...and getting kicked off your health insurance in Texas. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend! Subscribe at weekend.kut.org
Flood victims get a warm Thanksgiving meal....is Fort Bend County the most diverse in America...and finding a good glass of Port. Those stories and more in this edition of KUT Weekend!
On the podcast this week: A recovery story from a family who survived the late-October floods in southeast Austin and is now trying to put the pieces back together. With Jell-O and lasers, a group of UT-Austin scientists are building tiny cages for bacteria. And Austin American-Statesman dining critic Matthew Odam discovers a Szechuan restaurant in North Austin.
