by Daryl Slusher | Feb 27, 2025 | Police and Public Safety
Travis County District Attorney José Garza is off to a really rough start in his second term, which began January 1. He’s embroiled in controversy because two alleged murderers were released on $1 and $100 bonds when Garza’s office failed to indict them within 90...
by Daryl Slusher | May 31, 2023 | Land Development Code/Zoning, Texas Legislature
It’s the end of May in an odd numbered year. In Texas politics that always means good news and bad news. The good news is that the Texas Legislature has adjourned. The bad news is that there is always the possibility that the Governor may call them back for a special...
by Daryl Slusher | Feb 8, 2022 | True Stories
In a story published last week on an Eddie Rodriguez for Congress mailer, and the response from Greg Casar supporters, I worked really hard to play it down the middle and just analyze the controversy. There was one line in the letter from “Democratic officials and...
by Daryl Slusher | May 25, 2021 | Texas Legislature
The Austin City Council has achieved something that few other entities or causes have been able to do in this session of the Texas Legislature — forge bipartisan voting coalitions. The problem for the Council is that the bipartisan agreement is about overturning their...
by Daryl Slusher | Jan 5, 2021 | True Stories
Come on Texas Republicans. What a bunch of snowflakes. OK, that could cover a lot of ground. I’m referring specifically to the “Public Admonition” of State Senator Sarah Eckhardt by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. It is for actions Eckhardt took while...
