by Daryl Slusher | Sep 22, 2025 | City Council 2025
Just after we put our last issue to bed and announced a week off, the the City of Austin came out with its new logo. At first I thought it was a joke when I saw former Council Member Mackenzie Kelly say online that it was about to happen. But, no. Within moments Kelly...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 3, 2025 | Austin Elections, Texas Legislature
Stories in a couple of national media outlets recently tried to paint rising young Texas Democratic star James Talarico as a hypocrite, saying he has slammed the role of billionaires in funding Texas politicians, but himself accepted $59,000 from a PAC associated with...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2025 | Austin Elections, City Council 2025
There was some really big news not long after out last story about Texas mid-decade redistricting. First, Congressman Greg Casar made clear, through surrogates, that he plans to run for the seat currently held by Lloyd Doggett. Republican mapmakers merged the Austin...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 14, 2025 | Austin Elections
Texas House Democrats are still on the lam, but the glory is beginning to fade. It hasn’t helped that some in the national media have pointed out to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker that his state — where most fleeing Democrats are hiding out — is very gerrymandered...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 7, 2025 | Texas Legislature
Things were really looking up for Texas Democrats. Sure, Donald Trump is President and Democrats haven’t won a statewide election since 1994. But, hope springs eternal. Texas Democrats have been pumped up recently because Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton...
