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Ideology vs Results on the 10-1 Council
Mayor and three Council Members exit. Should Austin perhaps pay more attention to results than ideology?
New Austin Versus Old Austin – A Deep Dive Into the Critical District 9 Runoff
Two major and connected threads run through the City Council District 9 runoff between Zo Qadri and Linda Guerrero. The first is the dramatically different connections each candidate has to Austin, and their personal histories here. The second is the issue that has...
Austin Energy Belongs to All Austin Citizens — Let’s Keep It Healthy
Keeping in mind the fundamental importance of public utilities as City Council considers Austin Energy’s rate proposal.
The Christmas Rush at City Hall — Developers Gather Around the Tree
The holiday season is here. While some may be coasting already, for people in many walks of life the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas means a mad rush to get things done before the end of the year. And, of course, that is the case at Austin City Hall. The...
City Schedules Major LDC Hearing for Election Night — Plus Part 3 of the Independent’s Series on the Adler Council’s Final Days LDC Quest
Breaking report on Land Development (LDC) hearing scheduled for Election Night, plus how the Adler Councils packed two huge issues into one ill-fated package.
Pace of Austin Building Permits for Apartments Once Again Tramples Core LDC Talking Points — And Could Developers Have Any Responsibility for High Housing Prices
(Part 2 of a series) In the first installment in this series we looked at how, contrary to the rhetoric of Mayor Steve Adler and numerous others, Austin is a runaway national leader in issuing building permits. To illustrate the point, we noted that on a per capita...
True Stories
JFK Jr. a No-Show; Doggett Announces for New Austin Seat; Casar vs Rodriguez in District 35; and More
Observing emergent Texas Fascism. JFK Jr. a no show in Dallas. Lloyd Doggett announces for new Austin seat. Rodriguez vs Casar.
COVID Deaths Reach Civil War Levels – Do General Grant’s Words Fit Today?
As COVID deaths near Civil War levels we ponder whether the words of General Grant can apply today. Plus an examination of the dominant media narrative on national Democrats.
Texas Garners Multiple National Headlines – Human Toll from Abbott’s Pandering Mounts – There Goes Robert E. Lee
The casualty count from Governor Greg Abbott’s pandering mounts while Robert E. Lee finally goes down in Virginia.
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