Nathan Bernier
Nathan Bernier a KUT reporter and the local host during All Things Considered and Marketplace. He grew up in the small mountain town of Nelson, BC, Canada, and worked at commercial news radio stations in Ottawa, Montreal and Boston before starting at KUT in 2008.
Nathan has won numerous journalism awards including a National Edward R. Murrow Award, Texas Associated Press Awards, Lonestar Awards from the Houston Press Club, and various other awards and recognitions. Nathan's hobbies outside work include producing music and enjoying Austin's many food and drink establishments.
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Texas says new rules banning sales of smokable hemp also apply to out-of-state companies. But cannabis lawyers question the rules and Austin police won't confiscate hemp if you have the packaging. -
New state rules change how THC levels are calculated and raise fees on hemp businesses by as much as 4,000% -
The Department of State Health Services is considering new rules for the Texas hemp industry that would require child-resistant packaging, stronger warning labels, sharply higher fees and effectively ban smokeable flower and extracts. -
Small sellers say the new tax on fees cuts into already thin margins while the comptroller argues state law requires online marketplaces be taxed like any other data processor. -
Texas lawmakers ended their second special session without regulating or banning hemp. -
At least 98% of Texas driver's licenses are REAL ID compliant, but a low national rate could slow TSA screening. -
The deadline for public comments on TxDOT's environmental powers is Monday, Dec. 9 at 10:59 p.m. CST. -
Another round of the record hot summer vs. the Texas electric grid has ERCOT again urging energy conservation -
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says if the Texas Legislature is going to force another election, sooner is better than later. But the strategy is frustrating some supporters of the voter-approved transit expansion. -
An internal memo advises TxDOT's district engineers to pay more, substitute materials or delay projects when necessary.
