Andrew Weber
ReporterAndrew Weber is a general assignment reporter for KUT, focusing on criminal justice, policing, courts and homelessness in Austin and Travis County. You can email him at aweber@kut.org.
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The project aims to track the lineage of the centuries-old people whose graves were forgotten. Researchers say it's one of the first studies to ever do so. -
Police already provide information on crime statistics, but the dashboard would drill down on response times, overtime payments and block-by-block information on incidents.
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A state law passed in 2017 paved the way for the driverless cars. “Simply put," the city said in a memo, "Texas cities cannot regulate autonomous vehicles."
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¿Tienes problemas para que el casero te arregle el aire acondicionado? Esto es lo que hay que hacer.Comienza con una llamada al 311.
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It starts with a call to 311.
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The law, slated to take effect Friday, would have undone local laws. Houston, San Antonio and El Paso argued it eliminated cities' abilities to govern themselves. The state has appealed.
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A group of faith-based nonprofits wrote a letter to officials Friday, asking the city to open temporary shelters to get people out of the extreme heat.
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Austin Police say they've arrested a 38-year-old suspect in connection with the Wednesday night incident that locked down the hospital's emergency room.
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En medio de un verano agobiante de calor, el congresista de Austin-San Antonio Greg Casar pide al gobierno federal que promulgue protecciones más estrictas para los trabajadores a fin de garantizar que no sufran condiciones de salud relacionadas con el calor en el trabajo.
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Greg Casar calls for national standard to prevent heat-related illness, deaths on construction sitesCasar led the charge for Austin's local protections, which require at least a 10-minute break every four hours. Now, he's asking members of Congress to back similar federal protections.
