In his inaugural speech, Gov. Greg Abbott talks about his priorities for his third term. He wants to cut property taxes, improve the state's power grid, reform school curriculum, increase school safety, and enhance penalties for criminals caught with guns.

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Soon-to-be and early career teachers tell KUT Austin what it's like to be entering the field during the worst teacher shortage in years.

Also, don't miss the great video from Michael Minasi!

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It's that time of the year to head down to Willie Nelson's ranch in Luck, TX for the annual Luck Reunion! See the likes of Jason Isbell S H A K E Y G R A V E S Modest Mouse Jackie Venson adia victoria Seratones & more. See y'all there March 17.

Y'all, it seems like the latest episode on musician pay in Austin has struck a nerve! We've read some comments, but if you've listened to the episode we'd love to hear what you're thinking!

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Some great pics this morning of East Oltorf, I-35 and the Lady Bird Lake boardwalk/trail from our KUT photogs Michael Minasi and Patricia Lim

In college, Nat Phan fell in love w/ Austin music & later founded SoundSync Music. Her mission is to help Austin artists land sync deals aka, get music placed in music in movies, tv, etc.

Hear her story & learn all about sync!

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A flyover ramp that's so steep TxDOT says it needs to be destroyed and rebuilt will be partially demolished with explosives early Saturday morning. The ramp from I-35 northbound to U.S. 183 northbound has been closed for almost two weeks in preparation kut.org/transportation… 1/7

North Texas farmer Julia Trigg Crawford wishes more people knew “the story is bigger than just ‘the Keystone XL has been canceled.’”

“No,” she said. “They snuck in 487 miles of it.' kutne.ws/39lyI2d

President Abraham Lincoln's #inauguration was also tense. He arrived in D.C. secretly, wearing a shawl and escorted by two armed guards. During his inauguration ceremony, sharp shooters lined the roofs and canons guarded the grounds.

(via Ken Burns' 'Civil War')

“I will not equivocate. I will not excuse. I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.” —William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of The Liberator, an anti-slavery newspaper during the Civil War. Watching Ken Burns’ #CivilWar

If you are Latinx, live in Texas and have lost a loved one to COVID-19 🙏 please reach out to me ❤️ on this Día de los Muertos, I want to honor your loved one on the radio on Texas Standard

We're talking to Central Texas voters about what's important to them as they go #vote

For Chelle Neff, who owns Urban Betty Salon™, it's about taking care of people.

By KUT Austin's Michael Minasi:
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Heat waves like this were extremely rare in Austin until the turn of the century. Then, suddenly, they became quite common.
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Really enjoyed shooting this piece with ONYX D'OR and @bomaniraybarton for KUTX 98.9 and NPR Music

Whitney Mitchell mourned with supporters Sunday at a vigil for her fiancé, Garrett Foster, who was shot and killed Saturday night at a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Austin. 📷: Michael Minasi

Read more about the shooting: kutne.ws/3jLgw4Y

Hundreds of people marched in East Austin on Sunday to honor Vanessa Guillén, the 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier who is believed to have been killed by another soldier in April. | Mose Buchele kutne.ws/3iYYBrg

#BREAKING : Gov. Greg Abbott is shutting down all bars in Texas immediately and reducing occupancy at restaurants.
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PHOTOS: KUT photographers @CPerezGabriel, Julia Reihs, Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon and Michael Minasi are documenting the changes to daily life that a pandemic has brought to the Austin area. kutne.ws/2J1Wpyw