
Andrew Weber
ReporterAndrew Weber is KUT's government accountability reporter, focusing on criminal justice, policing, courts and homelessness in Austin and AGÕæÈ˰ټÒÀÖ County. You can email him at [email protected].
-
The Tesla CEO says he expects as many as 10 by the end of June. After that? "Thousands," he said.
-
Austin's oppressive summer heat is back. The earlier-than-usual wave of triple-digit temperatures prompted the city to open up cooling centers this week.
-
In one case, the university had pushed to delete records related to an arrest. In another, the university was accused of hiding communications on encrypted apps.
-
Community members said they were decided to join the protests because of the Trump administration's stance on LGBTQ+ issues and cuts to federal grants that have had local effects.
-
The lawyer for a protester arrested at a pro-Israel event argues UT officials actively hid communications about the case by using apps that can delete messages.
-
APD continues to have trouble filling empty jobs and bringing in new officers. That's due in part to a lack of recruitment plans, city auditors found.
-
The agency put the brakes on a plan to build a larger parking structure at the campus, which opened in 2022. It cited an abundance of remote workers.
-
State workers came back to cramped offices and packed parking lots this week. They said the new policy is unworkable.
-
Students plan to protest the national conference. UT had no comment on the views of some of the conference speakers.
-
Austin City Council can rest easy: Texas isn't going to take over the capital city.