by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher In recognition of this week’s Republican National Convention let’s briefly mark for history the confluence of events taking place in our country right now. Despite use of the past tense at the convention, when referring to the coronavirus...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2020 | Land Development Code/Zoning, Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher One of the paradoxes of current day Austin governance will be on vivid display at this Thursday’s virtual City Council meeting. That is that even as the Council crusades for racial and social justice — for example slashing the police department...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 25, 2020 | Police and Public Safety, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher Governor Greg Abbott and members of the Austin City Council are squabbling again. This time it’s over the Austin Police Department (APD) budget passed by the Council on August 13. Both are accusing the other of playing politics with public safety....
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 20, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher Andy Brown prevailed in the contest to become the Democratic nominee for County Judge on the November ballot — meaning he will almost certainly be the next Travis County Judge in the Democratic stronghold of Travis County. Readers may recall...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 20, 2020 | Austin Elections, Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher With the County Judge contest out of the way, next up in local elections are City Council races — which are on the November 3 ballot with everything from the President on down. The filing deadline for the Council ballot passed on Monday August 17....
