/tags/culture Culture en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:34:47 GMT /austin/2025-04-25/eeyore-birthday-party-festival-austin-tx The longtime Austin tradition takes place Saturday from 11 a.m. until sunset at Pease Park. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:34:47 GMT /austin/2025-04-25/eeyore-birthday-party-festival-austin-tx Chelsey Zhu /texasstandard/2024-09-30/kris-kristofferson-dies-obituary-texas-highwaymen-country-singer-actor He was a songwriter, a singer and an actor, known to many Texans for his part in the “outlaw country� movement of the �70s and �80s. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:07:19 GMT /texasstandard/2024-09-30/kris-kristofferson-dies-obituary-texas-highwaymen-country-singer-actor Shelly Brisbin /texas/2024-09-26/heb-austin-tx-texas-grocery-store-field-guide H-E-B is more than just a grocery store to many Texans. It’s a place to fall in love, feel connected to Texas culture � in some ways it even functions like a government. How did the cult of H-E-B come to be? Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:37:41 GMT /texas/2024-09-26/heb-austin-tx-texas-grocery-store-field-guide Chelsey Zhu /austin/2024-06-14/juneteenth-2024-austin-celebrations-festivals Find out where you can paint, learn, dance and eat over the next week. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:51:18 GMT /austin/2024-06-14/juneteenth-2024-austin-celebrations-festivals Michelle Tamayo /education/2024-04-16/ut-austin-president-says-49-former-dei-employees-lost-jobs-contradicting-previous-estimates Jay Hartzell first announced the layoffs in an April 2 email that did not include the number of positions being eliminated. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:15:17 GMT /education/2024-04-16/ut-austin-president-says-49-former-dei-employees-lost-jobs-contradicting-previous-estimates Becky Fogel /politics/2023-03-17/in-fighting-woke-agendas-texas-lawmakers-join-nationwide-trend-against-drag-shows-dei-efforts Similar debates on hot-button social issues � from gender-affirming care to drag performances to DEI programs � are playing out in statehouses nationwide. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:53:18 GMT /politics/2023-03-17/in-fighting-woke-agendas-texas-lawmakers-join-nationwide-trend-against-drag-shows-dei-efforts Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /politics/2023-03-14/texas-bill-would-let-people-sue-drag-queens-who-perform-in-front-of-minors The measure, authored by Rep. Steve Toth, R-Woodlands, has a 10-year statute of limitations. Opponents say the wide scope of the proposal makes it dangerous. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:32:37 GMT /politics/2023-03-14/texas-bill-would-let-people-sue-drag-queens-who-perform-in-front-of-minors Sergio Martínez-Beltrán /education/2023-02-22/university-of-texas-system-pauses-new-policies-to-promote-diversity-equity-and-inclusion The system leaders� decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:37:53 GMT /education/2023-02-22/university-of-texas-system-pauses-new-policies-to-promote-diversity-equity-and-inclusion Kate McGee /politics/2022-07-04/we-need-to-be-making-plans-now-lgbtq-texans-reconsider-their-future-in-the-state After abortion rights took a staggering blow, LGBTQ families are afraid that they'll be targeted next. They worry their marriages might be nullified � or that they will never be able to get married. They also worry they might not be able to adopt children or that their right to be parents will be even more under attack. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-07-04/we-need-to-be-making-plans-now-lgbtq-texans-reconsider-their-future-in-the-state Bret Jaspers /politics/2022-07-01/the-christian-right-is-winning-in-court-while-losing-in-public-opinion The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:42:18 GMT /politics/2022-07-01/the-christian-right-is-winning-in-court-while-losing-in-public-opinion Ashley Lopez