/tags/u-s-postal-service U.S. Postal Service en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:20:04 GMT /covid-19/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:20:04 GMT /covid-19/2022-08-29/the-government-will-no-longer-be-sending-free-covid-19-tests-to-americans Ayana Archie /transportation/2022-04-21/why-your-usps-mail-package-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower Starting next month, more than 30% of first-class packages will be considered on time if they arrive within four or five days, as the Postal Service eases its standards for delivery times. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:52:43 GMT /transportation/2022-04-21/why-your-usps-mail-package-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower Bill Chappell /austin/2021-05-17/a-beloved-post-office-in-hyde-park-is-closing-the-austin-neighborhood-wants-to-know-why Word of the closure swirled through the neighborhood in April, as residents clamored to figure out why the post office at 43rd and Speedway would shut down in June. Mon, 17 May 2021 10:01:38 GMT /austin/2021-05-17/a-beloved-post-office-in-hyde-park-is-closing-the-austin-neighborhood-wants-to-know-why Marisa Charpentier /news/2020-12-24/millions-of-christmas-gifts-may-arrive-late-due-to-overload-at-the-postal-service "We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighed Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:23:02 GMT /news/2020-12-24/millions-of-christmas-gifts-may-arrive-late-due-to-overload-at-the-postal-service Tovia Smith /news/2020-08-24/postmaster-general-defends-his-actions-in-acrimonious-marathon-house-hearing The Trump ally and longtime Republican megadonor testifies regarding cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service that Democrats say would jeopardize Americans' ability to vote by mail. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMT /news/2020-08-24/postmaster-general-defends-his-actions-in-acrimonious-marathon-house-hearing Alana Wise, Philip Ewing /2020-08-22/house-approves-bill-that-blocks-changes-at-postal-service-until-after-the-election The bill, which provides $25 billion in aid, was passed in a rare Saturday session and requires the Postal Service to prioritize mail-in ballots this November. It's unlikely to advance in the Senate. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 22:44:32 GMT /2020-08-22/house-approves-bill-that-blocks-changes-at-postal-service-until-after-the-election Jason Slotkin /news/2020-08-21/louis-dejoy-vows-post-office-can-handle-mail-in-ballots-in-senate-hearing The postmaster general committed to delivering the nation's election mail securely, at his first public remarks since stopping the operational changes he instituted this summer at the Postal Service. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:01:00 GMT /news/2020-08-21/louis-dejoy-vows-post-office-can-handle-mail-in-ballots-in-senate-hearing Miles Parks, Barbara Sprunt /politics/2020-08-14/texas-is-among-the-states-being-warned-of-possible-vote-by-mail-problems Texas is among the states the U.S. Postal Service has warned about potential problems with delivering mail-in ballots this fall."Under our reading of� Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:48:41 GMT /politics/2020-08-14/texas-is-among-the-states-being-warned-of-possible-vote-by-mail-problems Matt Largey /austin/2020-07-30/so-you-want-to-vote-by-mail-in-texas-heres-how-to-do-it The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that "lack of immunity" to the coronavirus is not a disability under state law that would qualify someone for a mail-in� Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:33:50 GMT /austin/2020-07-30/so-you-want-to-vote-by-mail-in-texas-heres-how-to-do-it Matt Largey /life-arts/2018-05-21/first-ever-scratch-and-sniff-postage-stamps-will-debut-in-austin Austin will be the setting for the release of the first-ever scratch-and-sniff stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. The stamps depict a variety of frozen� Mon, 21 May 2018 18:18:24 GMT /life-arts/2018-05-21/first-ever-scratch-and-sniff-postage-stamps-will-debut-in-austin Trey Shaar