by Daryl Slusher | Mar 13, 2024 | City Council 2024, District Attorney Race
Yes, I know it’s Spring Break and SXSW and all that stuff, but I feel like I need to wrap up on the DA’s race. After that I’ll switch to a slightly lighter topic, Austin’s City Manager search. Then the Austin Independent is going to take a couple of weeks for spring...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 3, 2024 | District Attorney Race
This Tuesday March 5 is primary election day with the Travis County District Attorney (DA) race — between incumbent José Garza and challenger Jeremy Sylestine — being by far the most fiercely contested seat. This is the last of our pre-election coverage....
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 28, 2024 | District Attorney Race
I really have to hand it to the ten “elected Democratic Officials in Travis County” who last week (February 21) sent out a letter demanding that Democratic District Attorney candidate Jeremy Sylestine “renounce Republican money and Republican attacks in the Democratic...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 22, 2024 | District Attorney Race
Earlier this week I asked the question, “Where is José Garza?” I was specifically referring to Garza refusing to respond to written questions from the Austin Independent and not even responding to a request to his campaign for an interview. We are, however, far from...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 21, 2024 | District Attorney Race
Early voting in the Travis County Democratic and Republican primaries began Tuesday February 20 and continues through Friday March 1. The biggest race is the one for Travis County District Attorney. The Austin Independent reached out for interviews to both District...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 1, 2024 | District Attorney Race, Police and Public Safety
In our last story I wrote that Council Members and others who opposed the appointment of former Police Chief Art Acevedo as an Assistant City Manager may have had more reasons than they let on to condemn Acevedo. But, I added, “none of them ever let someone convicted...
