by Daryl Slusher | Mar 25, 2026 | City Council 2026
“Miracles appear in the strangest of places. . .” Willie Nelson, Yesterday’s Wine There was an apparent miracle at City Hall on March 12. A City Council majority voted down two zoning cases. This isn’t something that happens every Thursday, or really...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 9, 2026 | City Council 2026
Here at the Austin Independent we just don’t have the capacity to provide comprehensive zoning coverage, although I wish we did. I wish someone, anyone in town, did. I periodically, however, cover individual zoning cases which I think stand alone in their importance...
by Daryl Slusher | Jan 22, 2026 | Austin School District, City Council 2026
It’s getting to be a little late in January, but nonetheless let’s take a look at some of the stories coming up this year and even look back briefly at a few events that occurred during our holiday break. Let’s begin with the desperate financial situation in which...
