by Daryl Slusher | Jun 12, 2024 | City Council 2024, Transportation
Project Connect is about to have its big day(s) in court. Specifically I mean the core element of Project Connect, Austin’s proposed light rail system. This is also the latest lawsuit challenging the legality of policies passed by City Councils when Steve Adler was...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 24, 2024 | City Council 2024
First folks, I want to say I’m sorry it took an extra week to get this story to you. I sort of went off into a second spring break. But, also current events kept changing the story. I started out writing this installment about the current status of Project Connect and...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 27, 2023 | Austin Elections, ETODs, Land Development Code/Zoning, True Stories
It’s election time again in Austin with Prop A and B, both about police oversight, on a May 6 ballot. Early voting is already underway. Prop A was put on the ballot by police accountability activists while Prop B looks like a sneak attack from the Austin Police... by Daryl Slusher | Jan 5, 2023 | City Council 2023
The excitement never ends during the Steve Adler era, even as that era draws to a close on Friday. Yesterday, attorney and former Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire filed criminal complaints against Mayor Adler for using City resources to endorse Council...
by Daryl Slusher | Nov 18, 2020 | Environment
If anyone is feeling nostalgic for a 1980s or early 1990s style Austin growth battle they might want to check in on Bee Cave and the surrounding area. There, residents are locked in a fierce, high stakes battle with the City Council and the West Travis County Public...
