by Daryl Slusher | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Here in Austin it seemed like such a pleasant July 4 afternoon. Rain was coming down, not in a threatening way, but in a very welcome and comforting way — keeping the Texas heat at bay in the middle of summer. It was very relaxing. Then I checked the news. A...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 4, 2022 | Austin Elections, True Stories
Many folks probably already know most of the primary election results from Tuesday, but let’s dive in and add a little analysis. We’ll go roughly in ballot order. At the top of the ballot, Lloyd Doggett vanquished his upstart challengers in the Congressman’s return to...
by Daryl Slusher | Jul 13, 2021 | True Stories
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...
by Daryl Slusher | Jun 2, 2021 | True Stories
This week’s good news is that the Texas Legislature adjourned. The bad news is that they will be coming back later this year. Oh yeah and some more bad news is what the Legislature did while they were here. United Democrats did manage to kill the voter...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 23, 2021 | Police and Public Safety, True Stories
Let’s start by checking in on Governor Greg Abbott, who we haven’t discussed in a while. Abbott is actually an Austin voter and he took time after voting early on Tuesday April 20 to tell waiting media that he voted for Proposition B. That is the proposed reversal of...
