by Daryl Slusher | Oct 8, 2024 | Austin Elections, City Council 2024
Say what you want about Mayor Kirk Watson, but the guy is a skilled political pro. By that I don’t mean the derisive “professional politician” label which is generally used to charge that someone has never done anything else but be a politician and earns their living...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 24, 2024 | City Council 2024
Well, let’s pick up right where we left off on the proposed City Charter amendments that would increase the powers of the Mayor and Council Members — at the expense of the City Manager and the citizenry. As noted in previous installments, the Austin Independent is...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 12, 2024 | City Council 2024
In our last installment I reported that the 13 City Charter amendments proposed by the Austin City Council won’t be on the November because the Council was found to have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, again, when they set the ballot. The Mayor and Council...
by Daryl Slusher | Sep 9, 2024 | City Council 2024
The news is out,All over town. . . What can I do? You win again. Hank Williams, You Win Again; or maybe Mayor Kirk Watson to Bill Bunch and Bill Aleshire after the City’s latest loss in court Yes, the Bills — Bunch and Aleshire — have once again teamed up to defeat...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 16, 2024 | City Council 2024
There are two really big items posted on the July 18 City Council agenda which appear to be fundamentally contradictory to each other. Among other things, they raise the age-old question of does one hand know what the other hand is doing. In one item posted by...
