by Daryl Slusher | Oct 6, 2021 | Police and Public Safety, Prop A November 2021
As the election nears on Prop A — a petition driven measure on the November 2 ballot which would require Austin to have 2.0 police officers per 1,000 people — the Prop A campaign is reassuring citizens that their measure would only raise the City budget by a tiny...
by Daryl Slusher | Aug 10, 2021 | Homicides
Austin recorded 48 murders in 2020, more than at any other time in at least the last 20 years. That number has now been surpassed. In fact just last week when I wrote that this story was forthcoming, Austin was tied with last year’s total. Since then there have been...
by Daryl Slusher | May 5, 2021 | Austin Elections
The votes are in and it was a rough Saturday night for members of the Austin City Council, especially the architects of the camping ban repeal. That would be Council Member Greg Casar, former Mayor Pro Tem/current Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, current Mayor Pro...
by Daryl Slusher | Apr 18, 2021 | Austin Elections, City Council 2021
In any other election season a proposal to change Austin’s form of City government would likely gather the most attention. Not so this year as the tents of homeless people line Austin roadways, sidewalks and parks. This situation results from a City Council decision...
