by Daryl Slusher | Aug 20, 2020 | Obituaries
Lifelong East Austinite and frequent City Hall presence Johnny Limon passed away over the weekend at the age of 69. A Tracor retiree, Limon was a frequent presence at City Hall, always advocating in his quiet, kindly, but effective manner for the interests of...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 10, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher The next Travis County Judge, the county’s top executive position, will be chosen on Sunday August 16. The new County Judge will in January join a new County Attorney and a new District Attorney. As discussed in a previous article, the electorate will...
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...
