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Are They Even Trying to Obey the Law? The City of Austin’s Legal Losing Streak
Over the last several years, the Austin City Council and the City of Austin have suffered a series of major legal defeats. We review those cases. . .
Judge Delivers Blow to Statesman PUD – In Latest City of Austin Legal Disaster
Suit from Bunch, Aleshire, and Lewis knocks down Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone related to Statesman PUD, in latest City of Austin legal defeat
All We Are Saying Is Give T. C. a Chance – Plus HOME 2 Has Arrived — And ETODs Are Back
After a 14 month national search, the Austin Council hires T.C. Broadnax as he exits from Dallas, plus HOME 2 and ETODs return to Council agenda
District Attorney Election Wrap-Up – Council Inches Closer to Hiring a New City Manager
José Garza prevails in District Attorney race while the Austin City Council inches closer to hiring a City Manager.
Garza and Sylestine Head for the Finish Line — Dark Money Group Inserts Itself Into the Race
Differing strategies as District Attorney candidates head to the wire. Plus a look at identity politics (or lack thereof) in the contest.
Is Prosecution of Violent Crime Exclusively a Republican Issue? Latest on the 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...
True Stories
Trump Administration Finally Aids Texas Coronavirus Response — What Happened to States’ Rights? — Farewell to John Lewis
Trump Administration sends refrigeration trucks to Texas for dead bodies and abandons Republican States’ Rights principles with actions in Portland.
Update: City of Houston Invokes Force Majeure to cancel Texas Republican Convention – Republicans Say See You in Court
As COVID-19 grips Houston, Mayor Sylvester Turner cancels Texas Republican Convention. GOP threatens to sue.
True Stories – Governor Abbott Backtracks a Little Bit, Regrets Reopening Bars – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Faces Invasion of Maskless Republicans — Austin Council Maneuvers on $100 Million Police Cut/Reallocation
Republicans prepare to pour into Covid hotspot Houston for their Texas state convention. How will Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo respond? And, the Austin City Council ponders a $100 million cut to the police budget.
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