City Council
Court halts $354 million development subsidy
A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land...
Austin City Manager: Dallas discard vs Austin retread
Council members make policy. The city manager’s job is to implement those policies.
A great city manager can get that done and keep the ship...
They’re off and running for council
As in horse racing, the bugler has sounded, “Call to the Post” for the Austin City Council campaigns that are now officially underway.
A well...
Watson circumvented law to fund new medical school
Senator Kirk Watson said to have admitted Central Health didn’t have legal authority to fund medical educationA decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson,...
What kind of legislator was Celia Israel?
Mayoral candidate Celia Israel served four and a half terms in the Texas House
Celia Israel was a freshman in the Texas House and just...
What kind of mayor was Watson?
He served more than four years 1997-2001
Kirk Watson, the highest-profile Democrat running to be Austin’s next mayor, has long ago been there, done that,...
Candidates offer competing visions on homelessness
The current Austin City Council has made it a priority to boost funding for homeless services, but some mayoral and council candidates think the...
2022 candidates have raised $3 million-plus
Collectively the candidates have more than $2 million cash on hand to run blow-out campaigns through November 8th election dayMayoral candidate Kirk Watson continues...
