Austin City Council moves to regulate e-motorcycles

Round Rock girls flag football team plays for state title

Plans to put a border wall in the Big Bend region have been taking shape, and a co-founder of the outdoor brand YETI [https://www.kut.org/news/2026-06-11/yeti-co-founder-among-owners-of-west-texas-ranch-facilitating-border-wall-construction] is connected with a ranch involved in those plans. Some Taylor residents are proposing an ordinance aimed at creating stricter regulations for data centers in the city. What they’re asking for. The Austin airport is adding summer flights [https://www.kut.org/transportation/2026-06-09/austin-tx-aus-abia-new-flights-nonstop-summer-2026-expansion] as expansion work continues. The first-ever girls flag football state championship is happening this weekend, and the Round Rock High School team is preparing to compete. Plus: The KUTX staff shares their favorite songs of 2026 [https://kutx.org/features/kutx-staffs-favorite-songs-of-2026-so-far/] so far, from Austin [https://kutx.org/features/our-favorite-austin-songs-of-2026-so-far/] and beyond. Austin Signal is made possible by listeners like you. You can support our work by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org [http://supportthispodcast.org] The full transcript of this episode [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/round-rock-girls-flag-football-team-plays-for-state-title#transcript] of Austin Signal is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Round Rock girls flag football team plays for state title [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/round-rock-girls-flag-football-team-plays-for-state-title] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts [https://kutkutx.studio].

How to protect your pets from New World screwworm

With confirmation of cases of the New World screwworm in Texas, plenty of focus is on the potential impact on the state’s cattle industry. But they’re not the only animals vulnerable to the parasite. We’ll have some prevention tips. Texas Republicans dominated the primaries by going all-in on the MAGA movement. Now they have to sell that plan to Texans come November [https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2026-06-08/texas-maga-republicans-paxton-cornyn-talarico] A comedy game show at Austin’s Fallout Theater [https://www.kut.org/life-arts/2026-06-11/austin-texas-did-i-win-fallout-theater-improv-game-show-comedy]has segments that consistently go sideways, and that’s just how they want it. And another excerpt from the Accent Unmuted [https://www.kut.org/station-information/2026-03-03/accent-unmuted-returns-victorious-stories-with-a-global-voice-march-26] storytelling series, elevating the voices of immigrants. Austin Signal is made possible by listeners like you. You can support our work by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org [http://supportthispodcast.org] The full transcript of this episode [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/how-to-protect-your-pets-from-new-world-screwworm#transcript] of Austin Signal is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post How to protect your pets from New World screwworm [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/how-to-protect-your-pets-from-new-world-screwworm] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts [https://kutkutx.studio].

Local food influencer gives peek at new docuseries ‘David Eats Everywhere’

More than 60,000 Austinites work in the city’s food industry. A local nonprofit wants to help these food workers get health insurance. We’ll tell you about their work [https://www.kut.org/health/2026-06-10/austin-tx-good-work-food-service-restaurant-workers-health-insurance]. Peaches from Fredericksburg may be harder to find because of yet another warm winter. We’ll have more from the Texas Hill Country [https://www.kut.org/business/2026-06-10/fredericksburg-peaches-small-crop-winter-weather-chill-time-texas-hill-country]. An Austin food influencer is moving from the small screen to the bigger screen with his new show, highlighting immigrant-owned eateries across town. We’ll hear about what he’s learned by going inside the kitchen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCJ0NIzckiI]. And FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off tomorrow. Our soccer/fútbol expert [https://kutkutx.studio/category/vamos-verde] will have some teams to watch and a local connection on the Canadian national team. Austin Signal is made possible by listeners like you. You can support our work by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org [http://supportthispodcast.org] The full transcript of this episode [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/local-food-influencer-gives-peek-at-new-docuseries-david-eats-everywhere#transcript] of Austin Signal is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Local food influencer gives peek at new docuseries ‘David Eats Everywhere’ [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/local-food-influencer-gives-peek-at-new-docuseries-david-eats-everywhere] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts [https://kutkutx.studio].

Judge to decide whether Camp Mystic lawsuits can be settled out of court

A judge in Travis County is expected to decide soon whether Camp Mystic and its owners can settle wrongful death lawsuits out of court stemming from last year’s deadly summer flooding. The families want jury trials, but the owners want arbitration. [https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2026-06-09/camp-mystic-lawsuits-arbitration-texas-floods] Visitors to Big Bend National Park are hoping to catch a glimpse before the protected region changes. The Trump Administration has been pushing on-again-off-again plans for a border wall through the park [https://texasstandard.org/stories/big-bend-national-park-border-wall-projects-delay-texas/]. An event this week identifying and highlighting Asian artists in Austin is taking on an added function: Raising funds for some of their own involved in an accident while trying to pursue their art. Austin Creates Together [https://partiful.com/e/IaaJVT07umZ1SKOm0zKW] and the recovery for Peelander-Z. Austin Signal is made possible by listeners like you. You can support our work by making a donation atsupportthispodcast.org [http://supportthispodcast.org] The full transcript of this episode [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/judge-to-decide-whether-camp-mystic-lawsuits-can-be-settled-out-of-court#transcript] of Austin Signal is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post Judge to decide whether Camp Mystic lawsuits can be settled out of court [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/judge-to-decide-whether-camp-mystic-lawsuits-can-be-settled-out-of-court] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts [https://kutkutx.studio].

A shunned GOP candidate could regulate Texas oil and gas

Texas Republican leaders previously shunned Bo French for his racist social media posts. Now they want him to regulate the state’s oil and gas industries [https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-04/bo-french-texas-railroad-commission-oil-gas-election-republican]. The Austin City Council voted in May to annex a 2,600-acre site in the eastern part of the city. City leaders had planned the Dog’s Head development for months [https://austincurrent.org/2026/06/04/austin-dogs-head-development-endeavor-annexation/], but neighbors nearby only had a few days to make their voices heard about those plans. What happens to the dead animals the city picks up on the roads [https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-06-04/austin-tx-dead-animals-roadkill-landfill-311] here in Austin? In the latest from our ATXplained project, we meet some of the people handling that service with care. Austin Signal is made possible by listeners like you. You can support our work by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org [http://supportthispodcast.org] The full transcript of this episode [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/a-shunned-gop-candidate-could-regulate-texas-oil-and-gas#transcript] of Austin Signal is available on the KUT & KUTX Studio website. The transcript is also available as subtitles or captions on some podcast apps. The post A shunned GOP candidate could regulate Texas oil and gas [https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/a-shunned-gop-candidate-could-regulate-texas-oil-and-gas] appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts [https://kutkutx.studio].