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Fran Drescher, the national president of SAG-AFTRA, speaks to a group of writers and actors picketing in front of the Netflix building in Manhattan earlier this month.

Why the writers’ and actors’ strikes are ‘unbelievably bad timing’ for the Texas film industry

The state’s film incentives program has received a huge infusion of cash from the Legislature to make Texas more competitive – just as major productions have halted.

The Ticket: Carly Fiorina & Writer Chris Cillizza

This week on The Ticket: We continue our review of presidential contenders with an analysis of the Carly Fiorina campaign on Stump Interrupted. And with…

Austin salaries rank well among U.S. cities, with tech salaries leading the pack.

Crunch Time Tonight for Tech Startups

The tech news website TechCrunch is in Austin hosting a competition looking for the next big ideas.At Pitch-Off, startups and individuals make minute-long…

See 'Other Desert Cities' in Wimberley

The Wimberley Players are currently presenting Other Desert Cities, by playwright Jon Robin Baitz. The play, which was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer…

Membership Drive Ends Successfully

More than 2,000 listeners became first-time donors, helping KUT and KUTX exceed new member goals for the fall membership drive. We are so grateful to…

Amy and Manny Pena and their dog, Mija, evacuated to Hendrickson High School after a wildfire threatened their home. The evacuation order has since been lifted. Photo by Matt Largey for KUT News.

Brush Fire Forces Pflugerville Evacuation

6:00 p.m. update: KUT's Matt Largey reports the brush fire at Hodde Lane and Cele Road in Pflugerville has been about 40% contained. The evacuation order…

Video: Watch Mayoral and City Council Candidates Discuss the Issues

KUT News live-blogged yesterday's Real Estate Council of Austin-sponsored luncheon with nearly all of the candidates running for local office this May.…

Video of Contentious AISD Board Meeting Posted Online

Rarely do Austin school board meetings get this heated. But a marathon session on Monday drew more than a hundred people, most of them disgruntled over…

New Culprit Threatens a Park's Rebirth Years After Fire

From The Texas Tribune: Greenery has begun to cover the scars of a devastating fire that ripped through 32,000 acres of Central Texas three years ago.…

The crowded scene on "Black Friday" at Macy's in Manhattan. The U.S. population is projected to hit 400 million in 2051, Census says, up from 321 million in 2015.

Census: U.S. Continues To Get Older And More Diverse; Though More Slowly

The nation's population is now projected to become "majority-minority" in 2043, the Census Bureau says. Meanwhile, the average age will continue to rise as Americans live longer, birth rates continue to decline and immigration slows.

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