by Daryl Slusher | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Here in Austin it seemed like such a pleasant July 4 afternoon. Rain was coming down, not in a threatening way, but in a very welcome and comforting way — keeping the Texas heat at bay in the middle of summer. It was very relaxing. Then I checked the news. A...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s really difficult right now, and maybe not wise, to stay focused exclusively on local issues, even for a locally focused publication like this one. So let’s look in again on our semi-local guy who’s making it big in the second Donald Trump administration. I’m of...
by Daryl Slusher | Nov 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
The day before the election last week I made a rare foray into commenting on national politics. I mean, it was the presidential election. Everybody has a take on that. Given the widespread feeling that the race was a toss up, I listed five reasons Donald Trump might...
by Daryl Slusher | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Austin Independent is primarily a journal about local government and politics, but we reserve the right to occasionally comment on national affairs. It has been a long time since we did so, but now seems like the right time. What follows is just a list I made of...
by Daryl Slusher | Jan 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thank you for checking in. The Austin Independent took a holiday break. I’m now back at work researching and writing stories, but the first one won’t appear until next week, January 17. Thank you. Daryl
by Daryl Slusher | Dec 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Austin Energy is seeking its first base rate increase since 2016. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the matter at some point today and the Council may vote on the matter afterward. Before discussing that, I want to first acknowledge that I once... by Daryl Slusher | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Welcome. The Austin Independent is an online publication focusing primarily, though not entirely, on local political and governance issues in and around Austin, Texas. We seek to make our content informative, accurate and, when possible, provocative and entertaining....
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher In recognition of this week’s Republican National Convention let’s briefly mark for history the confluence of events taking place in our country right now. Despite use of the past tense at the convention, when referring to the coronavirus...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 26, 2020 | Land Development Code/Zoning, Uncategorized
by Daryl Slusher One of the paradoxes of current day Austin governance will be on vivid display at this Thursday’s virtual City Council meeting. That is that even as the Council crusades for racial and social justice — for example slashing the police department...
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....
