by Daryl Slusher | Feb 28, 2022 | About
March 1, 2022 will mark two years of publication here at The Austin Independent. Given the upcoming birthday, or anniversary, I want to thank the readers out there who have helped keep us alive that long. Especially thank you to everyone who has offered tips,...
by Daryl Slusher | Jun 5, 2020 | Environment
by Daryl Slusher About a week ago Bill Bunch, the Director of the Save Our Springs Alliance (SOSA), contacted me and reminded that we are approaching the 30th Anniversary of the Barton Creek PUD uprising. That happened Thursday June 7, 1990 when Austinites rose up and... by Daryl Slusher | Apr 6, 2020 | Coronavirus, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher Plus: A Pearl Harbor – Coronavirus analogy falls short. Ways to support medical workers and Austin businesses Folks, I’m still keeping an eye on local government, just like it says on the masthead. It’s difficult though to write about anything...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, True Stories
by Daryl Slusher Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick leaped into national headlines this week by volunteering to die for the economy. Patrick told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson: “Tucker, no one reached out to me and said, as a senior citizen, are you willing to take a...
by Daryl Slusher | Mar 17, 2020 | Land Development Code/Zoning
by Daryl Slusher In our continuing coverage of Austin’s Land Development Code (LDC) saga, this episode recounts the adventures of City Demographer Ryan Robinson. For our opening episode see Austin LDC – Our Own Tragidrama Reality Show.) City Demographer...
