According to the intel we first reported yesterday, there is increased chatter that former Austin mayor, independent gubernatorial candidate and self-styled “tough grandma” Carole Keeton Strayhorn is determined to strike in the Mayoral race this spring. As a public service, Newsdesk has created the Strayhorn Mayoral Declaration Alert System to keep readers appraised of this very real possibility, powered by the GRANDMA (Graded Ranking and Assessment of Narcissistic, Doomed Mayoral Announcements) operating system.

Strayhorn (aliases McClellan, Rylander) recently informed a fellow Newsdesk correspondent of big news to come this week, leading to an orange alert level (high risk of mayoral announcement). However, as the chatter has remained low all day, Newsdesk is now cautiously downgrading to yellow alert status (elevated risk).

We still urge all our readers to remain vigilant. Speak with your family and form an emergency plan, in the event of a sudden, unexpected mayoral run from Strayhorn.

This article appears in November 7 • 2008.

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