The state of the Statesman
Good news & bad news at the embattled daily.
Will APD begin following the law?
Recent reporting by Statesman reporter Austin Sanders underscores an issue that I raised a couple months ago: APD chiefs have repeatedly ignored requests from the police oversight office to explain decisions not to discipline officers for seemingly indefensible behavior. According to the memo [by Austin Police Oversight] the oversight office
The I-35 billboards can go
Why isn't City Council stepping up?
Is the city getting the help it needs?
I think the city is overstating its isolation on social services.
New podcast: Neighborhood Matters
First episode: Austin's homeless kids.
An infrastructure win
The Wishbone Bridge. Plus affordable housing!
Audits, AI cameras & car burglaries
Privacy or an unburgled car?
Can the city make TxDOT pay for billboard removal?
It's their highway project.
Public transit enters the 2010's
Tap to pay is finally here!
A look at 2026 Council races
A first look at who's running and raising money.
No money for housing in this year's bond?
And will there be a bond at all?
The city's vacant land for housing
There's the land. What about the money?