by Daryl Slusher | Oct 20, 2020 | Austin Elections
In the District 4 Council race incumbent Greg Casar faces two opponents. One, environmental engineer Louis Herrin III, ran for the seat in 2014 and 2016, topping out at 16% in 2016. Casar’s second opponent, Ramesses II Setepenre is a political newcomer. On his...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 13, 2020 | Austin Elections
The District 2 Council race is one of those occasional election contests where the earnestness and clear commitment of the candidates can stir hope among those still capable of harboring it. District 2 covers southeast Austin, basically everything in the the City...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 7, 2020 | Austin Elections
It is really hard to turn away even momentarily from the national political spectacle, with the coronavirus-denying president getting it himself, positive test results being announced (at least) daily among prominent Republicans, and the election now less than a month...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 7, 2020 | True Stories
I’m guessing it was a pretty tense Executive Team meeting at the Texas Attorney General’s Office this Monday morning. Actually, I don’t even know if the Texas Attorney General’s Office has Executive Team meetings on Monday, or ever. The point is that things must...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 30, 2020 | True Stories
Let’s begin this week with a few updates on previous stories. First of all, we have talked a few times about a torrent of East Austin zoning cases that are pouring through the City approval system even as the pandemic rages. For instance, proposed upzonings all but...
