by Daryl Slusher | Aug 20, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher Andy Brown prevailed in the contest to become the Democratic nominee for County Judge on the November ballot — meaning he will almost certainly be the next Travis County Judge in the Democratic stronghold of Travis County. Readers may recall...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 20, 2020 | Austin Elections, Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher With the County Judge contest out of the way, next up in local elections are City Council races — which are on the November 3 ballot with everything from the President on down. The filing deadline for the Council ballot passed on Monday August 17....
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 14, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher In the race for District Attorney Jose Garza is trouncing incumbent Margaret Moore, with 68% of the vote to her 32%. Mayor Pro Tem Garza leads Laurie Eiserloh in the County Attorney race with 55% to 45%. These totals are made up of the... by Daryl Slusher | Jul 14, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher Today is Election Day, specifically the runoffs from the March Democratic and Republican primaries, plus a special election for Senate District 14 — the seat vacated by now former Senator Kirk Watson. Below is a short summary of what is on the ballot...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 7, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher It is very difficult to focus on any other local news when one keeps seeing Austin Mayor Steve Adler on national news shows warning that Austin is within 10 days to two weeks of overrunning local intensive care units with Covid patients. It’s an... by Daryl Slusher | Mar 1, 2020 | Austin Elections
by Daryl Slusher One of the most hotly contested local races this time around is the County Attorney contest in the Democratic primary. Four candidates are competing for a seat left open by retiring County Attorney David Escamilla, who has held the office since 2003....
