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If you contact CARS at 877-KUT-4-CAR or 877-588-4227 at any https://www.kut.org/post/2019-year-end-giving 25911 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:14:00 +0000 2019 Year-End Giving Andrew Weber | KUT The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a ruling that found a ban against camping in public in Boise, Idaho, is unconstitutional. https://www.kut.org/post/supreme-court-passes-boise-camping-ban-case-opening-austins-rules-lawsuits 25907 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:10:52 +0000 Supreme Court Passes On Boise Camping Ban Case, Opening Up Austin's Rules To Lawsuits Wells Dunbar From Texas Standard : A recent investigation by USA Today finds that student-athletes who have been disciplined for sexual offenses are transferring to other schools and continuing to play college sports. The newspaper is calling it "the predator pipeline," and it's happening at schools in Texas. https://www.kut.org/post/college-athletes-disciplined-sex-offenses-routinely-transfer-and-keep-playing 25910 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:04:26 +0000 College Athletes Disciplined For Sex Offenses Routinely Transfer — And Keep Playing From Texas Standard : In the entomology world, the discovery of a new species means scientists also have the opportunity to name that species. In one recent case, the naming was easy. University of Texas at Austin entomologists discovered two species and named them " rodeo ants " because they ride on the backs of ant queens in other colonies. https://www.kut.org/post/yeehaw-rodeo-ants-are-strategic-social-parasites-0 25909 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:50:46 +0000 Yeehaw! Rodeo Ants Are Strategic 'Social Parasites.' Joey Palacios The remains of three bodies have been unearthed at the Alamo in San Antonio. The remains were discovered during an archaeological dig as the Alamo undergoes a multi-million dollar redevelopment. https://www.kut.org/post/remains-three-bodies-found-alamo-during-archaeological-excavation 25906 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:18:14 +0000 Remains Of Three Bodies Found At The Alamo During Archaeological Excavation Chase Karacostas A month ago, agriculture commissioner Sid Miller faced online backlash after tweeting the phrase “get a rope” – a statement critics said harkens back to lynching African Americans in the South in the 19th and early 20th century. On Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott did the same thing. https://www.kut.org/post/sid-miller-faced-backlash-get-rope-facebook-post-greg-abbott-used-phrase-twitter 25905 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:00:34 +0000 Sid Miller Faced Backlash For 'Get A Rope' Facebook Post. Greg Abbott Used The Phrase On Twitter. Julie Rovner, NPR Any day now, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could rule that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. At least it seemed that two of the three appeals court judges were leaning that way during oral arguments in the case, State of Texas v. USA , in July. Trump administration health officials have said they will continue to enforce the health law, pending a final ruling from the Supreme Court. But that is not a guarantee that President Trump won't change his mind. That's what he did in 2017 in canceling some payments to health insurers. There's no doubt that invalidating the ACA in whole or in large part would have a dramatic effect on the U.S. health system — and not just for those 20 million or so Americans whose coverage directly flows from the law. "Billions of dollars of private and public investment — impacting every corner of the American health system — have been made based on the existence of the ACA," said a brief filed by a bipartisan group of https://www.kut.org/post/what-else-disappears-if-aca-overturned 25904 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:52:59 +0000 What Else Disappears If The ACA Is Overturned? Deirdre Walsh Updated at 10:01 a.m. ET The House is poised to impeach President Trump — thus making him the third president to go down in the history books with a majority of representatives voting that he is guilty of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" as set out in the Constitution. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — in party-line votes . Democrats argued that the president's move to hold up a White House meeting and security assistance approved by Congress in exchange for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's announcing investigations of a Trump political opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden as well as his son Hunter, was an abuse of power. They say the White House directive to administration officials to refuse congressional request for both testimony and documents that committees had requested was obstruction of Congress. What's happening this week? The House Judiciary Committee released a https://www.kut.org/post/house-slated-impeach-trump-week-how-it-will-work-and-what-comes-next 25903 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:14:31 +0000 House Slated To Impeach Trump This Week — How It Will Work And What Comes Next Ashley Lopez | KUT A chain of crisis pregnancy centers is shifting its strategy to focus on preventing unwanted pregnancies in the first place by offering contraception services in cities across Texas. https://www.kut.org/post/planned-parenthood-gets-sidelined-texas-religious-group-steps-provide-contraception 25898 as https://www.kut.org Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:01:00 +0000 As Planned Parenthood Gets Sidelined In Texas, Religious Group Steps In To Provide Contraception Brakkton Booker For millions of Americans, time is running out to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace healthcare.gov . For those who will not receive health coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2020 through an employer or other programs like Medicaid, Medicare or the Children's Health Insurance Program — commonly referred to as CHIP — the deadline to purchase health insurance is Sunday, Dec. 15. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar tweeted a reminder: "If you decide that purchasing coverage through healthcare.gov is the right decision for you, make sure you select coverage by this Sunday." Sign-ups for 2020 coverage in the first six weeks of open enrollment for the ACA, also referred to as Obamacare, are down slightly, trailing last year's totals by 6%. However, this decline is happening at a slower rate when compared to 2019 coverage sign-ups in the first six weeks. That decline dipped 12%, according to Modern Healthcare . The publication also notes that https://www.kut.org/post/sunday-deadline-looms-affordable-care-act-open-enrollment 25902 as https://www.kut.org Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:05:00 +0000 Sunday Deadline Looms For Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Jennifer Stayton | KUT As Dr. Ed Burger prepares to leave Southwestern University to become President and Chief Executive Officer of St. David’s Foundation in Austin, Texas, he and KUT's Jennifer Stayton discuss the art of letting go, as they wrap up the KUT podcast " Higher Ed. " https://www.kut.org/post/higher-ed-holding-tight-easier-letting-go-why-we-need-learn-how-do-both-well 25889 as https://www.kut.org Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 Higher Ed: Holding On Tight Is Easier Than Letting Go. Why We Need To Learn How To Do Both Well. Scott Simon A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks. Our family brought down some food, clothing and a blanket, but the woman hesitated to open her door when we knocked and smiled. After all, who were we? Why should she trust us? We did not call police or a city agency to say, "There's a woman living in a car on our street." I've reported stories where I've spent the night in city homeless shelters. They can feel crowded and unsafe, and have little privacy. I can see why someone would choose to stay on the street or in their car. Neighbors told us that city social workers came to speak with the woman in the car, and days later, the woman was gone. We hoped she had been brought someplace safe. A few days after that, my wife saw a city worker hook up the woman's car to be towed. He said that he didn't know where the woman in the car had been taken — it was a different department — but that she could reclaim her car after she paid several thousand dollars in https://www.kut.org/post/opinion-should-it-be-illegal-sleep-outside 25901 as https://www.kut.org Sat, 14 Dec 2019 22:12:29 +0000 Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside? Nathan Bernier | KUT KUT Weekend brings you some of our favorite stories from the KUT newsroom. Updated Fridays. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Subscribe via RSS Subscribe in Soundcloud Subscribe in Stitcher https://www.kut.org/post/listen-our-weekly-news-podcast 8495 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 23:29:12 +0000 Listen To Our Weekly News Podcast! Krishnadev Calamur Updated at 6:35 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court said late Friday that it will review three lower court decisions upholding congressional and grand jury subpoenas for financial records from President Trump's longtime personal accountants and from banks he did business with. The high court's order sets the stage for a constitutional battle over the limits of presidential power. All three involve Trump's personal and business finances, not anything he has done as president. Trump has lost all three cases in the lower courts, and in each case, Trump's private attorneys appealed to the Supreme Court. Even though the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve two articles of impeachment Friday against Trump, none of these cases involve the conduct at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. First, there's a subpoena for Trump's longtime accountants, Mazars USA, issued by a grand jury in New York investigating alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels and other women during the 2016 https://www.kut.org/post/supreme-court-agrees-hear-trump-subpoena-cases 25900 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 22:24:27 +0000 Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump Subpoena Cases Jill Ament From Texas Standard : The recent death of a Houston police officer reignited an aspect of the gun control debate that intersects with domestic violence. https://www.kut.org/post/closing-boyfriend-loophole-could-prevent-domestic-violence-deaths-congress-hasnt-acted 25899 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 21:40:42 +0000 Closing The 'Boyfriend Loophole' Could Prevent Domestic Violence Deaths. Congress Hasn't Acted. Michael Marks From Texas Standard : The Texas Department of Agriculture this week released a proposed set of rules for growing hemp, which had been illegal until the federal government's 2018 Farm Bill cleared the way for production. The new rules will help would-be growers understand how the crop will be regulated. And when the hemp is ready to be harvested, a Dallas company has a plan for processing it. https://www.kut.org/post/dallas-company-plans-be-among-first-process-texas-hemp 25897 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 21:30:15 +0000 A Dallas Company Plans To Be Among The First To Process Texas Hemp Nathan Bernier | KUT On the MSNBC News program "Morning Joe" last month, host Joe Scarborough drove the conversation about a poll he said showed former Vice President Joe Biden had fallen to fourth place in Iowa. https://www.kut.org/post/margin-error-why-narratives-not-facts-often-drive-political-coverage-and-public-perception 25887 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 21:01:00 +0000 Margin Of Error: Why Narratives – Not Facts – Often Drive Political Coverage And Public Perception Amita Kelly Updated at 12:12 p.m. ET The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump, making him the fourth president in American history to face impeachment. In contrast to Thursday's contentious back-and-forth between the two parties, Friday's session was devoid of rancor, or even any debate. Immediately after calling the session to order, Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., ordered two votes, one for each article. Both were approved 23-17 along party lines. In brief remarks after the votes, Nadler said, "Today is a solemn and sad day. For the third time in a little over a century and a half, the House Judiciary committee has voted articles of impeachment against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress." He promised the House "will act expeditiously." House Democratic leaders are planning to hold the full House vote on articles of impeachment next Wednesday, Dec. 18, according to two Democratic https://www.kut.org/post/house-judiciary-committee-approves-2-articles-impeachment-against-trump 25896 as https://www.kut.org Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:30:44 +0000 House Judiciary Committee Approves 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump Mose Buchele | KUT The City of Georgetown earned international attention a few years ago by becoming the largest city in the U.S. to run completely on renewable power . Now, the city has chosen a subsidiary of Shell Oil to take over management of its energy holdings. https://www.kut.org/post/once-hailed-renewable-mecca-georgetown-hires-shell-manage-its-energy-portfolio 25895 as https://www.kut.org Thu, 12 Dec 2019 23:43:38 +0000 Once Hailed As A Renewable Mecca, Georgetown Hires Shell To Manage Its Energy Portfolio