Carrie Powell
KUT News InternCarrie Powell is a news intern covering stories for the KUT News blog. Originally hailing from Ohio, Carrie entered the world of public radio through WGTE FM 91 in Toledo. Having recently concluded a year of service with AmeriCorps VISTA, Carrie is interested in news, community, and storytelling.
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Librarians are keeping late hours. Coffee shops are serving up triple-shot drinks to zombie-like customers. They’re all signs of one thing: college finals… -
Update: Austin’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission voted unanimously last night to certify the district maps for future city council…
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The City of Austin will soon name a leader for its newly created Innovation Office.So what exactly will this person do – and does Austin need… -
A new study shows how Travis County’s low-income areas are home to inadequate prenatal care and troublesome birth outcomes – including a racial disparity…
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This time last year, many local businesses were staffed up and overstocked.In the weeks and months prior to its first Formula 1 Grand Prix, Austin… -
The southeast Austin neighborhood of Colony Park is being re-imagined as a model civic space. And the city’s asking the neighborhood for input on the… -
Texas Governor Rick Perry is nearing the end of a 10-day international economic opportunity tour with stops in London and Israel.Perry took the… -
A new master plan for the Colony Park neighborhood will use a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in an effort to… -
Austin's recent rains have caused a fair amount of trouble. But some folks made out like bandits during the recent deluge.Many urban rain collectors… -
Former University of Texas quarterback James Street died Monday morning in his Austin home after suffering a heart attack. He was 65 years old.Street…
