by Daryl Slusher | Oct 18, 2026 | City Council 2026, Elections 2026
Down toward the bottom of their November ballots Austin voters will find eight proposed changes to the City Charter. Seven of those propositions were placed on the ballot by the City Council and City staff. Only one Charter change proposition made it to the ballot...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 18, 2026 | City Council 2026, Elections 2026
Continuing our discussion of the City of Austin ballot for the November 3 election, this article will take readers through the “propositions” from the City of Austin, as put on the ballot by the City Council. Rather than take the propositions in alphabetical order, as...
by Daryl Slusher | Oct 12, 2026 | City Council 2026, Elections 2026
When it comes to the two bond items on the City of Austin November ballot the City Council has presented voters (at least the ones paying attention) with two agonizing decisions. I’m referring to the $260 million in proposed bonds for the Parks and Recreation...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 31, 2026 | Elections 2026
A lot of Democrats are increasingly angry and frustrated with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett because she won’t campaign alongside James Talarico who defeated her in the Democratic primary for US Senator. Meanwhile, the national media narrative about whether Crockett...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 3, 2026 | Elections 2026
Here’s a mind-bender question for hard core Democrats, especially, let’s say, Democrats who watch a lot of MS NOW, formerly MSNBC. Would you believe a poll from Fox News if it showed your Senate candidate ahead with a chance to be the first Democrat elected to...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 22, 2026 | City Council 2026, Elections 2026
Let’s look in on the US Senate race here in Texas. That’s the one pitting Democrat State Representative James Talarico against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Paxton defeated incumbent John Cornyn in the May Republican primary runoff while Talarico defeated...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 23, 2026 | Elections 2026
It’s that time of year when the hopes of Texas Democrats flower, like the bluebonnets that come a few weeks later. But, like the bluebonnets, those Democratic hopes tend to get ground into the dirt by the fall. There’s something different this year though. Texas...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 16, 2026 | Elections 2026
I have been waiting in vain for some of James Talarico’s fellow Democrats, specifically prominent ones, to stand up and say publicly that Talarico does not deserve the level of drubbing and outrage he is receiving for this mess called “Mediocre” Gate that he’s gotten...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 4, 2026 | Elections 2026
Who is Josh Reyna and why is he calling Kathie Tovo “MAGA?” The core reason this is happening is that we have reached a time which comes every two years in the United States, including in Austin; that is the Democratic and Republican primaries. In Austin of...
