Another mayoral candidate

I'm traveling today, so I'm going to restrict myself to a couple quick reactions to news reported by my colleagues in local media. Doug Greco declares for mayor: Greco, the former director of Austin Interfaith, the progressive coalition of religious orgs, throws his hat in the

A time to kill?

Austin's no-kill ordinance has become a third rail.

So much for Garza's charm offensive

Travis County rejects the city's $2M McKinsey contract.

A lawsuit is our only hope

A last-ditch effort to halt a useless highway expansion.

The push for a new density bonus

A resolution with potentially significant implications for the future of housing & mobility in Austin.

A new DA candidate –– backed by Andrew Yang!

You may have seen that Travis County District Attorney José Garza is facing a challenge in the Democratic primary, which is the only election that matters here. Yesterday the Statesman's Serena Lin gave an overview of the race between Garza and challenger Jeremy Sylestine, one of many prosecutors

Let's stop looking for public safety heroes & villains

Acevedo is a symptom of simplistic thinking on public safety.

Another anti-growth mayoral candidate

And Acevedo is out.

What is Garza thinking?

If you haven't already heard, on Friday afternoon Interim City Manager Jesús Garza announced a decision that was greeted with overwhelming shock and dismay at City Hall. From the Statesman: Art Acevedo, who has served as a police chief in Austin, Houston and Miami, is taking a newly

Kathie Tovo declares for mayor

And $2 million for another McKinsey study?

What does City Hall think about the Sanchez indictment?

Last week I discussed Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson's response to the indictment of Officer Daniel Sanchez for the killing of Rajan Moonesinghe in November of 2022. Again, here was the statement she released: APD officers are trained to respond to acts of violence and prevent injuries to

Is this good enough?

The city is still not doing enough to protect people from the cold.