Point Austin: What's Not on the Ballot

The ballot has some choices, but not all choices

"...I've been reviewing the Travis County sample general election ballot – a gargantuan production that this year in..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Can Dems Flip the Suburbs?

Democratic challengers target two vulnerable Central Texas House districts

"...incumbent Paul Workman first took House District 47 in 2010, it ran cleanly along most of Travis County's southern..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

High School Stakes

Austin ISD election could shape a new direction for the district

"...the board's unwillingness to tackle Carstarphen. Since the last election in 2010, there has been a series of contentious..."

Oct. 5, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fayette's Fate Up in the Ozone

AE proposes to sell its Fayette interest, but it may not fly

"...Since 2010's approval of the ambitious Resource & Climate Protection Plan,..."

Sept. 28, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Raising Their Voices

An Austinite in Russia hears theatre's rising dissent

"...the New Russian Drama Festival that I founded in 2010. My goal was to learn more about the current..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Arts Feature by Graham Schmidt

Texas Book Festival Announces 2012 Lineup

Hot off the press: Justin Cronin, Junot Díaz, and Cheryl Strayed among 200 authors to attend

"...numbers. The Twelve, Houston author Justin Cronin's sequel to 2010's bestselling end-times epic The Passage, comes out on Oct...."

Sept. 14, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

AISD's Wish List

Superintendent Meria Carstarphen gave her facility recommendations, but what's next is up in the air

"...that was the now-infamous Facility Master Plan debacle of 2010. Intended as a grand exercise in strategy, the master..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dewhurst May Face Multiple Challengers

Crowded field for lite guv seat in 2014

"...power. So even though the office isn't up for re-election for another two years, state GOP officeholders used last..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: The System Ain't the System

The goal of oligarchy is to utterly disempower the workforce

"...Who benefits from the lawful bribery we call "elections"?..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Cherry Bombs: Standing by Pussy Riot

Hello world, they're your wild girls.

"...art group" Pussy Riot performed in protest against the re-election of Vladimir Putin in the Cathedral of Christ the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

The Battle for Barton Springs: A Brief Timeline

Twenty years of progress

"...ordinance; after a court fight, Council schedules an SOS election for Aug. 8. Austin voters overwhelmingly approve the SOS..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Docket Is Full, but Judges Are Few

Federal judges see a jump in cases as court vacancies go unfilled

"...either, the statement noted. Indeed, as the November presidential election approaches, it becomes even more likely that the seats..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Way To Pick a Senator

It's Sadler vs. Yarbrough and Dewhurst vs. Cruz in this month's primary run-offs

"...GOP will hold the seat, and that the real election is happening in the Republican primary run-off between Lt...."

July 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Weighs Tax Increase

District considers joining already crowded election ballot

"...since, the district has discussed holding a tax rollback election, or TRE, and then punted. This year the district..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Total Utility

The pain and politics of raising electric rates as a means of controlling our destiny

"...Tem Sheryl Cole. Spelman and Cole were fresh off re-election victories; Spelman managed to avoid a run-off in a..."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Point Austin: Running in Place

On November rail vote, Leffingwell says ... not just yet

"...supporting an urban rail bond proposal for the November election. "Taking ... two considerations together – the remaining level..."

June 8, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Not Done Yet: July Run-offs

A rundown of the July 31 run-offs

"...The election is over! Long live the election! Run-offs for the..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dem Results: Few Surprises

Several Democratic incumbents easily secured victory Tuesday night

"...Sheryl Cole at Lloyd Doggett's East Seventh Street headquarters election party Tuesday night, sharing with other newly skeptical Doggett..."

June 1, 2012 News Feature

May 29 is Primary Day

Early voting rises late in Travis County before election day

"...still only just cracking 6%, it could be anyone's elections in either the Democratic or GOP primaries...."

May 28, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Seeing Red in House District 47

Downton and Workman campaigns are black and blue in Travis' only red district

"...In 2010, after four years of a solidly Dem­o­cratic House delegation..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A GOP Sampler: Primary Highlights

The Republican primary in a nuthouse ... er, nutshell

"...the contested races in the May 29 Democratic primary election (early voting in progress). This week, we offer notes..."

May 18, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Lawyers Like Hampton

Bar members would oust Sharon Keller

"...is the only judge on the court up for re-election who has drawn an opponent...."

May 11, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Then There's This: Skid Marks

The mayor's race takes a sharp turn in the final lap

"...at his law firm's annual Christmas party in Decem­ber 2010. As Suttle recalls: "Brigid had expressed interest in being..."

May 11, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Courting Change

Travis County needs a new civil and family courthouse – and a new way of doing business

"...Downtown home. Travis County bought the block in late 2010, returning the land to county control; in 1855, it..."

May 4, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...memo that I sent to former elected officials in 2010 asking them to sign on to a letter urging..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...have been 90 percent roads; this last one in 2010 was about 56 or 57 percent roads, and the..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...last regular City Council meeting before the May 12 election, with two morning briefings, multiple zoning cases, and a..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature

Party Conventions Party Down: Saturday, April 21

Onward through the fog for Travis County Dems and GOP

"...conventions on April 21. Since there will be no election results, they'll have less candidate-related business to handle than..."

April 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Keeping the Faith

Women lawmakers endure – and defy – the anti-choice wrath of the Catholic Church

"...be able to speak because she was up for re-election and the church didn't want to appear to favor..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sheriff Over ICE

Dem candidates spar over the TCSO role in immigration

"...nationally and locally, particularly after a study released in 2010 charged that 26% of all deportations were of noncriminals...."

March 23, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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