Laura Rice
Laura first joined the KUT team in April 2012. She now works for the statewide program Texas Standard as a reporter and producer. Laura came to KUT from the world of television news. She has worn many different hats as an anchor, reporter and producer at TV stations in Austin, Amarillo and Toledo, OH. Laura is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, a triathlete and enjoys travel, film and a good beer. She enjoys spending time with her husband and pets.
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New human settlements constructed in recent years have made the waterway more hazardous, UT-Arlington civil engineering professor says. -
David Beebe says his family's home ended up being high enough to escape full damage from floodwaters – but says if they hadn't known the area so well, they may have driven into danger. -
Crews need to fix leaking at the ponds. The patch jobs of the past aren’t cutting it, so there needed to be a full waterproofing. -
The aquarium sits on the edge of Corpus Christi Bay, which can make it vulnerable to big storms. -
'I think from what the witnesses described, they weren’t associating it with the cartoon character. It was much more of a paranormal-type encounter,' says writer Max McNabb. -
“The more opportunities filmmakers here in Austin and around the state have to stay home and make their work here, the better.” -
“Models and data are among the most critical weapons in our arsenal,” says Lauren Ancel Meyers, director of the Center for Pandemic Decision Science at UT. -
The festival is also focusing on community engagement and featuring unrepresented composers. -
An extraordinary musician, a renowned songwriter, an icon. What’s left to be said about Willie Nelson that hasn’t already been said? -
A judge’s ruling is delaying a planned demolition until after Feb. 2. A national historic preservation group is now also entering the conversation.
