City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...gun." Larsen's memo, wrote road advocate and light-rail opponent Jim Skaggs, "is just another example of planners attempting to..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Why Rail?

The city is pushing for a 2012 vote to build urban rail. The critics are asking, 'Who needs it?'

"...Austin-area opponents of rail are undoubtedly former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs, former Travis County Commissioner Ger­ald Daugherty, and former..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Is BATPAC Also a Highway Brat PAC?

Better Austin Today accepts money from a bad guy

"...most recent campaign finance report, is none other than Jim Skaggs – a board member of the Travis Repub­lican..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

We Think It Can, We Think It Can ...

Capital Metro may have finally found a rail plan everybody can … tolerate

"...much better funded, as its vanquishers Gerald Daugherty and Jim Skaggs love to point out. But at this juncture,..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: From Frontage Road, Texas

Traffic jamming at the Urban Rail Town Hall

"...suddenly included a wider range of viewpoints: rail opponents Jim Skaggs and Bill Oakey; Project Connect opponents Scott Morris..."

Aug. 29, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Getting Mobilized

Arguments (and opponents) against the mobility bond run a little thin

"...days earlier issued an anti-bond screed by Exec­u­tive Director Jim Skaggs. Skaggs blasts not only the boardwalk project but..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Hate Males, Not Rails

Please don't make me write this column again in four years.

"...have a lot more respect for the likes of Jim Skaggs – or for his late-in-the-game assist from Mike..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Hustle: Bond Bout

New groups spring forth to fight transportation measure

"...campaign treasurer, as appointed by professional public transpo opponent Jim Skaggs. And this past Sunday's Statesman saw the unveiling..."

Oct. 22, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

You've Got Rail!

Commuter rail springs to life

"...Of course, rail opponents – including former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs, who helped kill the original light rail plan..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Pro-light rail forces appear to have the advantage, both in numbers and funding, over light rail opponents.

"...much money as the anti-rail people have raised. But Jim Skaggs, the chairman of ROAD (http://www.roadaustin.com), isn't worried. "We..."

Sept. 15, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Mayor Kirk Watson announces a transportation plan with something for everyone.

"...After the speech, Jim Skaggs, the president of ROAD, said he liked most..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Bedfellows Getting Strange

Urban rail project slammed from opposite wings

"...i.e., folks who can’t afford or otherwise use automobiles. Jim Skaggs, former Tracor CEO and a longtime Road Warrior,..."

June 9, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Election 2000

Chronicle Election Coverage

"...... Fuck 'em." The official faces of No-Rail -- Jim Skaggs and Daugherty -- were a little more sanguine,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Down to the Wire

What you need to know before voting on Nov. 5

"...Texas Monthly publisher Mike Levy ($1,000), anti-rail "road warrior" Jim Skaggs ($9,000, in two increments), and retired investor and..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes: Notes at the End of the Road

Just a few more days of this deluge

"...did produce an effusion from Move Austin campaign chair, Jim Wick. "We have a lot of donors interested in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature

The Odds on Mayor Adler’s $720 Million Mobility Bond

Is the plan just daring enough to work?

"...of a re-election campaign, is both feuding with opponent Jimmy Flan­ni­gan over who gets credit for including Anderson Mill..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

In Other Election News ...

Levy goes off the rails, the GOP flunks geography, Bexar County races get physical, Nader gets help from a Friend of Rick, and Kerry wins the stoner vote

"...preference for roads over rail of anti-rail yell leader Jim Skaggs. Levy's record of influencing Austin elections is mixed..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...They were less impressed with longtime Cap Metro critic Jim Skaggs, who apparently felt that the recent legislatively mandated..."

May 28, 2010 News Feature

Election Notes

District 6, mobility fits, and complaints of campaign thrift

"...by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina. D6 challenger Jimmy Flan­ni­gan holds 45% of the vote, with Zimmerman at..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Great Big Bundle of Rail and Roads

Council moves transportation bonds toward a November vote

"...Coa­li­tion on Sustainable Transportation organized by former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs, also reject this latest proposal. They routinely cite..."

Aug. 8, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Project Connect Accelerates

As decisions near, controversy dogs urban rail plan

"...in an email to CCAG by COST board member Jim Skaggs, as a "pre-determined rail solution which is contrary..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Mac McCann

Expect Long Wait at MetroRail Gate

Extreme waiting times leave drivers idling

"...I've been talking lately with Jim Skaggs, the former Tracor CEO and anti-rail activist who..."

March 19, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

At their best, our 2004 endorsements take a stand, but invite readers to agree or disagree with their reasoning

"...get around in central Austin. If, as anti-rail activist Jim Skaggs believes will be the case, effective alternative means..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Dissenting Voices

"...COST board member Jim Skaggs distributed a longer version of a June 2..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Tall and Short Stacks of Money

The biggest chunk of change is fueling Place 3 race

"...as well as the maximum $700 from anti-rail activist Jim Skaggs and his wife, Betty...."

April 29, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Trying To Catch the Chan Train

What does the Place 1 candidate really think of rail?

"...his campaign platform was written by staunch rail opponent Jim Skaggs. "We must avoid the temptation to siphon $1,000,000,000..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Dollars to Donors in Bond Election

Who's giving what to which group?

"...hand, bolstered by a loan of $3,000, apparently from Jim Skaggs, who also contributed $2,000. All the spending has..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 10/27/10

Local campaign finance report rundown

"...hand, bolstered by a self-loan off $3,000, apparently from Jim Skaggs, who also contributed $2,000. All their money has..."

Oct. 27, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 10/19/10

Unbundling a bevy of anti-bondsters

"...with Don Zimmerman as campaign treasurer, as appointed by Jim Skaggs. Zimmerman was also treasurer of the Coalition on..."

Oct. 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Welcome to Capital Metro

Whoever the new CEO turns out to be – she'll have her hands full

"...enough to give rail critics like former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs, former Texas Monthly Publisher Mike Levy, and former..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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