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Incumber Alter Has Narrow Lead in Council D10 – Flannigan Trails Kelly in D6
In the Austin City Council races, District 10 incumbent Alison Alter has a narrow lead in the early vote: 51% to 49% for challenger Jennifer Virden. Jennifer Virden Meanwhile in District 6 in northwest Austin, incumbent Jimmy Flannigan trails challenger...
Young Republican Groups Call for “Statewide Deployment” To Austin For Council Runoffs
As Council incumbents hammer runoff opponents for backing Donald Trump, Young Republicans call for a “Statewide Deployment” to back Council challengers.
Council Runoff Gets Really Rough In Northwestern Suburbs
The District 6 City Council race has taken a particularly ugly turn in recent weeks. That peaked in a Saturday November 21 altercation in northwest Austin after a Jimmy Flannigan campaign volunteer event at an Anderson Mill park. For the record, it was a volunteer...
How Much Embarrassment Can Texas Take? (OK, Probably A Lot More)
Ken Paxton sues to overturn the presidential vote in four other states. Mayor Steve Adler makes the Daily Show.
Adler Met His Match You Know, On the Beaches Down in Mexico
Mayor Steve Adler’s vacation trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — from where he urged his fellow Austinites to stay home — makes national and international headlines.
More Upzonings in Historic African American Neighborhoods Head To Council
We’re going to begin December by tying up some loose ends here at the Independent, specifically with some updates on zoning and land use cases we’ve reported on before, but until now we have not followed up with the results. Call it one of the challenges of a small...
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