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1999 Austin City Council Election Coverage
East-West Dissent by Jenny Staff
- While Daryl Slusher is expected to win re-election as a Place 1 City Council representative, challengers Chad Crow and Marcos de Leon are giving him a run for his money.
Running Solo (Almost) by Mike Clark-Madison - City Councilmember Jackie Goodman draws only one opponent in her
re-election bid for Place 3. Eight Is Enough by Mike Clark-Madison - Incumbent Beverly Griffith has drawn a huge slate of opponents in
the Place 4 race, but there are no standouts.
Plotting a Park by Lee Simmons and Lisa Tozzi - Stakeholders gather for three days of planning the future of Town Lake Park.
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Power to the People by Amy Smith -
Kirk Watson's potential plans for Seaholm Power Plant irk community members who have their own visions for the renovation of the industrial-hip building.
City News Naked City edited by Lisa Tozzi - Lacresha Murray finally goes home; council candidates vs. incumbents vs. Austin Interfaith; Rust Belt development stalled; AISD gives wage hikes high priority going into budget deliberations; and more local politics news.
On the Lege edited by Lisa Tozzi
HB 1704's passing could be fatal for the lauded local environmentalist-developer truce; HB 440 seeks to cut back on school truancies; mandatory parental notification for minors seeking abortions looks imminent; and more state politics news. -
Council Watch by Jenny Staff
The Texas House of Representatives says no to local control and yes to continued animosity between the state government and the city that hosts it.
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