About Un Minuto Austin: Learn Spanish with 1-Minute Local News
Learn Spanish with today's Austin news. Every day, one minute of slow, clear Spanish (A2–B1): three real local stories, with a read-along transcript, vocabulary, a phrase of the day and a quick self-check on the episode pages.
Aprende español con las noticias de Austin. Un minuto al día, en español claro y pausado.
Scripts are original summaries of local reporting, written by an AI. Every episode is narrated by an AI voice. / Cada episodio está narrado por una voz de inteligencia artificial.
A2–B1 · 2 nov · Tragedia aérea, competencia de migas y Festival del Libro de Texas
Learn Spanish with today's Austin news. One minute of slow, clear Spanish (A2–B1), with a full transcript.
Hoy:
- Un jet privado de Austin se estrella en Florida y mueren 9 personas.
- El podcast Tacos of Texas organiza una competencia de migas el 15 de noviembre.
- El Festival del Libro de Texas trae charlas y periodistas al centro de Austin.
Vocabulario:
- el jet privado – private jet
- estrellarse – to crash
- a bordo – on board
- la agencia – the agency
- la competencia – competition
- las migas – migas (Tex-Mex breakfast dish)
- la votación – voting
- el festival – festival
- la charla – talk, discussion
Frase del día: "no hubo heridos en tierra" – there were no injuries on the ground
Transcript, translation and quiz: https://www.mandalivia.com/podcasts/un-minuto-austin/2026-11-02/
Sources:
- All 9 people aboard private jet from Austin killed after plane crashes in Florida: https://www.kut.org/news/2026-11-01/austin-plane-crash-florida-palm-peach-county-learjet
- Tacos of Texas live podcast taping: Migas Madness – Austin’s ultimate taco showdown, Nov. 15: https://www.kut.org/station-information/2026-11-01/tacos-of-texas-live-podcast-taping-migas-madness-austins-ultimate-taco-showdown-nov-15
- KUT and Texas Standard journalists take part in Texas Book Festival conversations: https://www.kut.org/station-information/2026-11-01/kut-and-texas-standard-journalists-take-part-in-texas-book-festival-conversations
Written and narrated by AI. Produced by Mandalivia.
1 Nov 2026
A2–B1 · 1 nov · Elecciones judiciales en Texas, stickers estudiantiles y la carrera al Senado
Learn Spanish with today's Austin news. One minute of slow, clear Spanish (A2–B1), with a full transcript.
Hoy:
- Diez escaños de las cortes supremas de Texas están en la boleta electoral.
- Estudiantes diseñaron los stickers de votación del condado de Williamson.
- Ken Paxton y James Talarico compiten en una carrera reñida por el Senado.
Vocabulario:
- el escaño – seat (in a court or legislature)
- la boleta – ballot
- la custodia – custody (of children)
- la pena de muerte – death penalty
- el sticker – sticker
- el concurso – contest, competition
- de edición limitada – limited edition
- el fiscal general – attorney general
- la encuesta – poll, survey
- reñido – close, hotly contested
Frase del día: "La carrera es reñida y podría definir el control del Senado." – The race is close and could determine control of the Senate.
Transcript, translation and quiz: https://www.mandalivia.com/podcasts/un-minuto-austin/2026-11-01/
Sources:
- Texas judges on the state's highest courts are on the midterm ballot. Here's what to know: https://www.kut.org/politics/2026-10-30/who-is-running-for-texas-supreme-court-criminal-appeals-15th-judge-candidates
- Williamson County's 'I Voted' stickers highlight student art: https://www.kut.org/community/2026-10-30/austin-texas-williamson-county-voting-student-art
- Ken Paxton's political rise, from the Tea Party to Trump's MAGA movement: https://www.kut.org/politics/2026-10-30/ken-paxtons-political-roots-tea-party-trump-maga-texas-us-senate-race
Written and narrated by AI. Produced by Mandalivia.
31 Oct 2026
A2–B1 · 31 oct · Un juez ordena identificar remitentes, Austin envejece, y la carrera por teniente gobernador
Learn Spanish with today's Austin news. One minute of slow, clear Spanish (A2–B1), with a full transcript.
Hoy:
- Un juez de Travis ordena identificar a los remitentes de mensajes y panfletos anónimos.
- La demógrafa Lila Valencia dice que Austin tendrá muchos más residentes mayores en 2060.
- Vikki Goodwin quiere regular el THC como el alcohol y gana apoyo de tiendas de cáñamo.
Vocabulario:
- el juez – judge
- el remitente – sender
- el panfleto – flyer, pamphlet
- la organización – organization
- el acoso – harassment
- la demógrafa – demographer
- el residente – resident
- la vivienda – housing
- el teniente gobernador – lieutenant governor
- el cáñamo – hemp
Frase del día: "La candidata Vikki Goodwin prefiere regularlo como el alcohol." – The candidate Vikki Goodwin prefers to regulate it like alcohol.
Transcript, translation and quiz: https://www.mandalivia.com/podcasts/un-minuto-austin/2026-10-31/
Sources:
- Senders of mysterious trans advocacy texts and mailers in Texas must reveal themselves, judge rules: https://www.kut.org/politics/2026-10-28/transgender-texts-mail-court-hearing-austin
- Austin is on its way to becoming a 'super-aged society,' demographer says: https://www.kut.org/news/2026-10-29/demographics-austin-tx-seniors-population-aging
- Democrats ride THC ban backlash in race for lieutenant governor: https://www.kut.org/politics/2026-10-30/texas-lieutenant-governor-race-hemp-cannabis-thc-election-2026
Written and narrated by AI. Produced by Mandalivia.
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