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... by Daryl Slusher | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Welcome. The Austin Independent is an online publication focusing primarily, though not entirely, on local political and governance issues in and around Austin, Texas. We seek to make our content informative, accurate and, when possible, provocative and entertaining....
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 30, 2020 | Obituaries
Long time East Austin activist Paul Hernandez passed away September 24. He was 74. Hernandez had been ill for several years and not as active as he once was. So, many Austin residents may not realize who he is. In fact I have yet to see a local media report on his... by Daryl Slusher | Sep 16, 2020 | Land Development Code/Zoning
by Daryl Slusher A new flashpoint has arisen in the ongoing saga of the Austin City Council majority remaking East Austin in the name of racial and social justice while long time residents push back that the Council policies themselves are aggravating racial...
