{"podcast":{"title":"Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","podcast_index_feed_id":7463304,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-austin-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-austin-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":169,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Austin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Austin—from local news and business to tech, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Austin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:18:28.753877+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304"},"episode":{"title":"Texas Screwworm Crisis Escalates","slug":"texas-screwworm-crisis-escalates","published_at":"2026-06-25T22:21:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/texas-screwworm-crisis-escalates","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4569fdf3-8375-495b-86dc-b6e3d35461ed.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/4569fdf3-8375-495b-86dc-b6e3d35461ed.mp3","summary":"Texas is in the grip of a resurgent screwworm outbreak, with 20 confirmed cases now spreading across nine counties — including Medina, Bandera, and Uvalde — prompting urgent livestock monitoring and a renewed push for sterile male fly releases, the same method that eradicated the pest decades ago. Ranchers are on high alert, and lawmakers in Washington are demanding faster action as the crisis escalates, turning a regional agricultural threat into a national concern. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/1ed7f4d55069786f","meta_description":"Texas is in the grip of a resurgent screwworm outbreak, with 20 confirmed cases now spreading across nine counties — including Medina, Bandera, and Uvalde…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":101,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/episodes/texas-screwworm-crisis-escalates/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/austin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463304/texas-screwworm-crisis-escalates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}