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Austin man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to a felony

Authorities say Geoffrey Shough was one of the first rioters to breach a line of police at the U.S. Capitol.

a woman laying on a medical exam table with a blue covering below her stomach receiving an ultrasound exam with a health care provider putting the ultrasound wand over stomach and looking a a computer screen

Why 'heartbeat' doesn't accurately describe what we hear at 6 weeks of pregnancy

A New York Times reporter says Texas law requires doctors to give patients inaccurate medical information about the risks of abortion.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, shown here last week on Capitol Hill, lists flags that are authorized to be displayed on U.S. military property in a memo Friday. The Confederate battle flag is missing from the list.

Pentagon Chief Effectively Bars Display Of Confederate Battle Flag By U.S. Military

Defense Secretary Mark Esper doesn't actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply lists the flags that can be shown by the military, and the controversial banner is not on his list.

Majority of Texas Voters Chose 2014 Candidates Based on Political Party

Straight ticket voting in Texas reached an all-time high in last month’s elections, according to a new report released by the Austin Community College…

Let's meet over coffee, Sept. 20

We want to get to know you and what's on your mind. Join us next Wednesday, Sept. 20, for a casual morning meet-up. We’ll be at Spokesman Coffee – Highland location – between 8 and 10 am. Meet some of your favorite KUT journalists, including Ben Philpott and Jerry Quijano.

COVID-19 April 9 Updates: More Than 313,000 Texans Filed For Unemployment Last Week

We'll be updating this story throughout the day Thursday with the latest local news on the coronavirus pandemic. If you'd like to go through a roundup of…

An illustration showing light-rail at street level on Guadalupe Street at Republic Square. A blue and white CapMetro light-rail train is running in the middle of the street with lanes for cars and bicycles on the outside.

6 key points about Austin's light-rail plan ahead of final vote

In the lead-up to a decisive vote on Austin's light-rail plan, council members are extracting finer details of the $5 billion build out.

Tarrant Area Food Bank workers hand out groceries at Herman Clark Stadium in Fort Worth on Friday, September 11, 2020.

Food banks expect a massive increase in need as food stamps are cut for 3.6 million Texans

Starting this month, Texans who use SNAP benefits to buy groceries will have an average of $212 less per month to buy groceries, as pandemic-era increases to the food assistance program are ended.

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Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing

There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., in November 2021. A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended Wednesday that the agency expand authorization of COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6-months-old.

Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

A committee of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6-months-old.

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