Allyson Ortegon
Williamson County ReporterAllyson Ortegon is a former 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.
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El juez Bill Gravell dijo que el condado no sabrá la extensión de los daños hasta la luz del día. -
Judge Bill Gravell said the county would not know the extend of the damage until daylight.
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Republicans and Democrats in the county decided who their party's nominees will be in the November general election. -
Republicans and Democrats in the county decided who their party's nominees will be in the November general election.
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The changes require preventative measures in new and existing facilities including fire alarms, carbon monoxide detection systems and sprinklers. Seventy-five dogs died in the September fire. -
Officials say the fire, which began Jan. 18, was likely caused by a prescribed burn in Bastrop State Park. The fire burned 812 acres, drawing in emergency workers from around the state and requiring some Bastrop residents to evacuate. -
More than 1,700 students signed a petition to walk out of schools Thursday, demanding district leadership provide a virtual learning option and more precautions against COVID-19. -
All evacuees of the Rolling Pines Fire were able to return home by 6 p.m. Wednesday, County Judge Paul Pape said. -
La familia de Ambler presentó una demanda contra el condado el año pasado por su muerte en marzo de 2019 mientras estaba bajo la custodia de los agentes del Sheriff del Condado de Williamson. -
Ambler's family filed a lawsuit against the county last year for his death in March 2019 while in the custody of Williamson County Sheriff's deputies.
