Allyson Ortegon
Williamson County ReporterAllyson Ortegon is the Williamson County reporter for KUT. Previously, Allyson covered Texas politics and policy, and broadly, the Austin community, during internships and fellowships with KUT, The Alcalde Magazine and The Texas Tribune. She also covered the Texas Legislature for the Texas Newsroom, with stories running on NPR member stations around the state. She is an alumna of the NPR Next-Generation Radio Project, hosted by NPR and KUT.
Allyson graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a secondary concentration in business. She reported across radio, television and print media for student publications including The Daily Texan and Texas Student Television. She is originally from Cibolo, Texas, where she wrote for the Schertz Magazine, a local magazine near her hometown. She speaks Spanish and is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
You can email her at aortegon@kut.org.
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Los votantes del condado de Williamson verán varias elecciones de alcaldes en la papeleta y preguntas sobre bonos municipales y escolares. -
Williamson County voters will see multiple mayoral elections on the ballot and some large municipal and school bonds.
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Judge David Blackburn said Tuesday's tornado left nearly two dozen people injured, but no deaths have been reported.
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Round Rock Cares y el Williamson County Farm Bureau han creado fondos de ayuda para asistir a los residentes que se recuperan de los tornados del 21 de marzo.
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Round Rock Cares and the Williamson County Farm Bureau have created relief funds to assist residents recovering from the March 21 tornadoes.
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El juez del condado, Bill Gravell, dijo que al menos 1,100 estructuras fueron dañadas por los tornados, y el recuento sigue en curso.
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County Judge Bill Gravell said at least 1,100 total structures were damaged by the tornadoes, and the count is ongoing.
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Round Rock had between 350 and 400 homes damaged by a tornado this week. On Saturday, the city is focusing cleanup efforts in the Kensington and Windy Park neighborhoods.
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Los residentes y el personal de emergencia del condado comenzaron los esfuerzos de limpieza masiva el martes, un día después de que dos tornados confirmados tocaran tierra en el condado de Williamson.
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Residents and county responders embarked on a massive cleanup effort Tuesday, a day after two confirmed tornadoes touched down in Williamson County.
