#DifferentWhiteGuysInCowboyHats

Various political action committees are pushing a variety of other causes. A few of the petitions currently trending are listed here, along with the primary PAC supporting the effort.


Recall:

Police Chief Art Acevedo (The “Stop Killing Folks” Coalition)

Mayor Steve Adler’s Whispery Voice (Citizens With Ears That Like to Actually Hear Things)

Statues of Confederate sympathizers on UT campus, replace with additional Stevie Ray Vaughan and Willie Nelson statues (#DifferentWhiteGuysInCowboyHats)

Governor’s Mansion, Home of Gov. Greg Abbott (Progressive Austinites Sick and Tired of the GOP Theocracy)

The Congress Avenue Bridge (Chiroptophobians of Austin)

Downtown Luxury Skyscraper Building Permits (Residents Against the Vanishing Hope of Housing Affordability)

The JW Marriott Hotel (Friends of Las Manitas)

Barton Creek Square Mall (SOS Alliance, et al.)

The last three leftover Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Fest salsas moldering in the fridge (Chronicle Staff for a Staph-Free Kitchen)

Bicycle Lanes (Citizens in Support of Vehicular Manspread)

Sister City Status of Adelaide, Australia (#WeWerePromisedVegemite)

The City Planning and Development Review Department (Zucker Report)

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...