![Austin's interim police chief Brian Manley briefs the media on March 21, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas. The suspect in a spate of bombing attacks that terrorized Austin blew himself up with an explosive device as authorities closed in.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d764a92/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2198x2931+1506+0/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2018%2F03%2F29%2Fap_18080393484098_wide-22163834ffca51eec566848833871c67367d16d9.jpg)
Andrew Weber
Andrew Weber is a freelance reporter and associate editor for KUT News. A graduate of St. Edward's University with a degree in English, Andrew has previously interned with The Texas Tribune, The Austin American-Statesman and KOOP Radio.
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On Thursday, Interim Chief Brian Manley said he's now "very comfortable" calling Mark Conditt a terrorist. Conditt killed two people and injured four others before blowing himself up.
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Joe Straus, the influential Texas House Speaker, was viewed as a pragmatic moderate who blocked a so-called 'bathroom bill' from passing during this year's legislative session.