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City Audit on “Nonprofit Contract Performance Management” – Sounds Boring But. . .
(This article was originally posted at the end of the adjacent article about the Senate race. But, per reader request we are posting it as a seperate article.) Let’s take a quick look at the goings on at City Hall. I realize we are only capturing a small portion of...
A Look at Media Coverage of Talarico and Black Voters Plus City Auditors Point Out Poor Performance by City Funded Nonprofits
Let’s look in on the US Senate race here in Texas. That’s the one pitting Democrat State Representative James Talarico against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the May Republican primary runoff while Talarico defeated...
Trying to Keep Up With Crime At Iconic Austin Locations – Plus Emerging Local Information Sources
Sometimes I have difficulty wrestling stories to the ground. Often it is just because I take some time off from writing to enjoy retirement. Other times there are external factors. For instance back in early September 2025 I was working on a story built around crime...
Not Bad for a Bunch of “Dead White Guys” – The Mystic Chords of the Founders and Their Heirs – And The Satchmo Connection
Hey everybody. We’re back from a longer than expected break; and just in time to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. However, I’m having difficulty finding anyone who wants to celebrate. That seems particularly true here in Austin. I know a lot of people will show...
Miracle on West 2nd Street – Council Votes Down Two Zoning Cases
"Miracles appear in the strangest of places. . ." Willie Nelson, Yesterday’s Wine There was an apparent miracle at City Hall on March 12. A City Council majority voted down two zoning cases. This isn’t something that happens every Thursday, or really anytime nowadays,...
An East Austin Zoning Case – It’s Not About the Garden
Here at the Austin Independent we just don’t have the capacity to provide comprehensive zoning coverage, although I wish we did. I wish someone, anyone in town, did. I periodically, however, cover individual zoning cases which I think stand alone in their importance...
True Stories
Police Oversight Propositions, Lawsuit Related To Statesman PUD, Possible Replay Election on Rail
Short reports on the May 6 police oversight election, a lawsuit filed in relation to the Statesman PUD and a possible redo election on rail
Primary Election Round Up – From Congress to the Commissioners Court
Texas Primary Election Round Up – Federal, State and local races in the Austin area.
19 Cops Indicted – Republican Railroad Commission Primary Gets Racy – Casar Earns Half True Rating
APD indictments, Republican primary gets racy, Casar ad update.
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