by Daryl Slusher | Oct 13, 2025 | Austin Elections, City Council 2025
As the election on a City property tax increase (Prop Q) nears, opponents are beginning to hammer the point that the increase will affect the “affordability of Austin” — particularly for residents already on the verge of not being able to afford to live within the...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 8, 2025 | Austin Elections, City Council 2025
I can’t put it off any longer. It’s time to begin our coverage of the Prop Q election. That’s the election item on whether to raise the City of Austin property tax to the tune of $201 more per year on the “typical homeowner.” That $201 comes on top of a $268.23...
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...
