Andy Jechow
Audience Engagement EditorAndy Jechow is the audience engagement editor for KUT News. After graduating from American University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in international studies, he returned home to Texas — in need of greasy Tex-Mex — and became a TV news producer. Before joining KUT in November 2018, he worked as a digital content producer at Austin NBC affiliate KXAN News. When he's not at work, Andy enjoys attending book signings and watching classic movies. You can email him at andy@kut.org.
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Austin's interim police chief said the shooter is also dead. Investigators do not currently know what the relationship is between the shooter and the victims. -
Rain bands from the remnants of Tropical Storm Harold are putting a cap on 45 straight days of triple-digit heat.
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The fire is 60% contained and had burned about 50 acres as of Wednesday morning, the Texas A&M Forest Service said.
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Video posted to Twitter shows black smoke billowing next to Parabellum Research, a small arms manufacturer.
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We asked for your favorite memories of Willie through the years as we celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday. As one of you perhaps put it best, "Even in a time of overuse of this word, he is truly an icon."
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A severe thunderstorm watch will be in effect for much of Central Texas, including the Austin area, until 9 p.m.
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An earlier tornado watch has been replaced with a severe thunderstorm watch.
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El alcalde de Austin, Kirk Watson, dice que el Consejo de la Ciudad evaluará el empleo del administrador Spencer Cronk esta semana. Watson dijo que la respuesta de la ciudad a la tormenta de invierno fue "inaceptable".
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said the city's response to the winter storm and widespread power outages was "unacceptable."
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The earthquake is one of the largest in Texas history. A geophysicist with the USGS said the earthquake was likely caused by oil and gas industry activity in the area.
