Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?

Project Connect looks to help make connections

"...each chipped in $24,000; both are major GOP donors. Jim Skaggs, the retired businessman and GOP donor who has..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver

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

Follow the Money ... to the Polls

Election funds flow to and from candidates and PACs

Oct. 19, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Election Ticker: Travis Turning Out

Voter registration deadlines come and gone

"...numbers: $5,000 from longtime Road Warrior and Austin critic Jim Skaggs; another $5,000 from Planet K tycoon Michael Kleinman;..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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

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

Election Notes

More than 713,000 registered voters need to know what's going on

"...to the HTS PAC, as did former Tracor CEO Jim Skaggs; Merced­es-Benz dealer Bryan Hardeman contributed $10,000, completing the..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Election Notes

Mobility Bond woes, Margaret Moore hires staff, and other stories from the campaign trail

"...(others: Gonzalo Camacho, Bill Aleshire, Roger Falk, Mike Levy, Jim Skaggs). Houston cited the "rushed process" as her primary..."

Oct. 7, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Playback: Guy Clark 1941-2016

End Transmission: Adios Guy Clark, and Transmission Events as we knew it

"...covered him. So did John Denver, Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Jimmy Buffett, Brad Paisley, and even the Highwaymen (Cash,..."

May 20, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Prop. 1: The CART Before the Train

"...a tough row," he said. "The CART people – Jim Skaggs and those guys – they raised a lot..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

10-1 Ticker...

Election updates!

"...Koch brothers, Gerald Daugherty, the Chamber of Commerce, anti-rail Jim Skaggs, Austin Sierra Club, Mayor Lee Leffingwell, the Tea..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

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

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

Dissenting Voices

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

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

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

Then There's This: Housing Bond Election – Second Attempt

Trying to get to yes on a $65 million question

"...last reporting period, which included a $2,000 contribution from Jim Skaggs (who helped bankroll a successful anti-rail campaign several..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

The GOP Friends of Laura Pressley

Council candidate gets Republican backing

"...– Perenial rail opponent Jim Skaggs..."

May 11, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Precinct 3 Race Likely a Rematch

The Precinct 3 primary looks to be a preview of a fall rematch

"...past his Republican challengers (former Westlake school board member Jim Strickland and rancher/environmentalist Ira Yates) to get to Huber...."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

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

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

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

Point Austin: Why Vote?

The real choices at the top and bottom of the ballot

"...Action, we were treated to Don "Tea Party" Zimmerman, Jim "No Transit, No Way" Skaggs, Dominic "Wannabe" Chavez, Ed..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Column by Michael King

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

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

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

Setting the Record Straight

Oct. 13, 2010 Postmarks

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

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