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Catching Up: True Meaning of the Council Holiday, Soccer, Potential Trojan Horse, Republicans and Jim Crow
Well, we took a few weeks break from publishing here at the Austin Independent, but we’re back. Let’s take a look at some of the things that happened while we were gone. First of all, our vacation corresponded with the first few weeks of the City Council’s six...
Harper-Madison Confuses Homeowners With Real Estate Speculators
In comments on the Land Development Code, Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper Madison empathizes with “homeowners,” or did she mean real estate speculators?
Some Council Members Considering Alternative Sites to Candlewood Suites for Far Northwest Housing of Homeless
Some Austin Council Members are considering alternatives to purchasing the Candlewood Suites in far NW Austin.
Former Tank Farm Zoning Case Back On Council Agenda – East Austin Based Coalition Issues a Call To Action
Proposed zoning changes at the former East Austin gasoline tank farm return to the City Council agenda; draws concerns of citizen coalition.
City Hall Encampment Provides Perfect Metaphor For City Policy On Homelessness
The protest encampment surrounding City Hall is a virtually perfect metaphor for the homeless issue in Austin — if not for the whole state of City governance.
Legislature Adjourns – Greg Abbott Gets Meaner – States’ Rights Trumps Local Control
This week’s good news is that the Texas Legislature adjourned. The bad news is that they will be coming back later this year.
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Catching Up: True Meaning of the Council Holiday, Soccer, Potential Trojan Horse, Republicans and Jim Crow
Well, we took a few weeks break from publishing here at the Austin Independent, but we’re back. Let’s take a look at some of the things that happened while we were gone. First of all, our vacation corresponded with the first few weeks of the City Council’s six...
Legislature Adjourns – Greg Abbott Gets Meaner – States’ Rights Trumps Local Control
This week’s good news is that the Texas Legislature adjourned. The bad news is that they will be coming back later this year.
Abbott Defends Rights of the Unborn – The Born, Not so Much
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is looking out for the unborn, but he’s not quite as enthusiastic about protecting the already born, at least not all of them.
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