Pump the brakes on the I-35 caps
What else could a billion dollars buy?
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A push for senior co-ops
Studio apartments aren't just for the young.
A pay raise is not a crime strategy
How will Kirk Watson reduce crime?
Watson wins
He never had a real opponent.
So, what happens to Project Connect?
Will the Trump Train kill our train?
Not cool, Jesus
An audit exposes the former city manager's corner-cutting.
Could Watson lose a runoff?
And what about District 7?
How to lobby City Council
& a tribute to a City Hall legend.
Will Watson avoid a runoff?
Mackenzie Kelly loses.
Some thoughts on the presidential election
And a mayoral prediction!
What have Californians done to Austin politics?
Spoiler: I don't know.
City races in presidential election years: Pros & Cons
Do we want the mayor on the presidential ballot?
Final campaign finance report
Watson's a fundraising freak.
Perception v. reality on cop politics
Anti-cop radicalism had only a brief moment at City Hall.
APD gets the win –– now what?
Will this actually improve public safety?
Court battle over cops contract
Also: where is density bonus housing going?
Austin Energy v APD
The police contract will put more pressure on Austin Energy to raise rates.
Two very different Prop A's
AISD asks for a very bad deal.
The District 7 race
A crowded field trying to succeed Leslie Pool.
District 6: the only R v D race in town
Mackenzie Kelly tries to hold on in a Dem district.
District 10: the battle for West Austin
It's urbanists vs preservationists in Austin's richest Council district.
Polling in the city races
Watson is way ahead, but will he avoid a runoff?
A weird historic zoning case
A controversial developer gets beat by YIMBYs.
A fishy financial forecast
And a former APD employee drops a bombshell.