by Daryl Slusher | Aug 4, 2020 | Austin Elections, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher So former County Judge Sarah Eckhardt is heading to the Texas Senate after State Representative Eddie Rodriguez gracefully dropped out of the runoff in the race to replace Kirk Watson. Eckhardt pulled 49.7% of the vote in the first election and...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 30, 2020 | Land Development Code/Zoning
by Daryl Slusher Over the last few years anyone paying attention to discussions at the City Council and Planning Commission has heard a lot about taking racial equity into account in land use cases. That standard, however, seems to apply only when it benefits the...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 27, 2020 | Strong Mayor Initiative
by Daryl Slusher Mayor Steve Adler today responded to the Austin Independent’s question on whether he could guarantee he would not run if a recently announced effort to switch to a strong mayor form of government succeeds. In particular the Independent asked the...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 27, 2020 | Immigration
by Bismarck D. Andino Members of the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) took to social media Thursday denouncing lack of due process under new immigration rules after actions by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to hold immigrant children at a Hampton Inn &...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 23, 2020 | Strong Mayor Initiative
by Daryl Slusher A new local political group featuring a fairly formidable sounding array of local activists, high tech multi-millionaires, and other business people emerged earlier this week with a proposal to change Austin’s form of municipal government from...
