by Daryl Slusher | Feb 22, 2024 | District Attorney Race
Earlier this week I asked the question, “Where is José Garza?” I was specifically referring to Garza refusing to respond to written questions from the Austin Independent and not even responding to a request to his campaign for an interview. We are, however, far from...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 21, 2024 | District Attorney Race
Early voting in the Travis County Democratic and Republican primaries began Tuesday February 20 and continues through Friday March 1. The biggest race is the one for Travis County District Attorney. The Austin Independent reached out for interviews to both District...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 15, 2024 | City Council 2024
Austin’s City Manager search has already claimed a casualty. However, it’s not the Austin City Council’s fault. As reported in several Austin media outlets last week, headhunters employed by the Austin Council contacted Bozeman, Montana City Manager Jeff...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 5, 2024 | Austin History, City Council 2024
I have written before that I believe Republicans and right wing media outlets on the national level often just make stuff up about Democrats, and then smear them with it. But, when it comes to Austin, national Republicans and right wing pundits just have to report...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 1, 2024 | District Attorney Race, Police and Public Safety
In our last story I wrote that Council Members and others who opposed the appointment of former Police Chief Art Acevedo as an Assistant City Manager may have had more reasons than they let on to condemn Acevedo. But, I added, “none of them ever let someone convicted...