Feeling Kinda Kim

A glance at all things Jennifer

"...Firefighters Association, Regarding Jennifer Kim: "In response to our PAC's endorsement of Place 3 challenger Randi Shade, Council Member..."

Jan. 23, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

UT Performing Arts Center: Wadsworth announces retirement

Pebbles Wadsworth, who has run the UT Performing Arts Center for 15 years now, will step down from her position as director of the UT PAC as of New Year's Day 2008

"...to see it, at least not in an official capacity. Come New Year's Day 2008, Pebbles Wadsworth will leave..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Election Notes

Endorsements and dollars accumulate as campaigns hit stretch

"...(dual), the Central Austin Dems, the Austin Toll Party/PET PAC and the local Sierra Club, because of his anti-toll,..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Top Nonsense and No Nonsense Contributors

Dollars are the ammo in same-sex marriage war

"...Together the two contributions represented about 90% of both PACs' combined fundraising tally. Leininger and Perry are generous donors..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Brigid Shea resigns from the Save Our Springs pac over the board's refusal to endorse Kirk Watson for mayor; Millennium March on Washington is April 30.

"...faces no serious opposition. A "no endorsement" from the PAC board was designed to send the mayor a message..."

April 21, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Playing on the Past

"...to encapsulate the appeal of retrogames: simple design, simple packaging, and simple gameplay with straightforward objectives. Curt Vendel of..."

June 11, 1999 Screens Feature by Chris Baker

Wallet and Spirit

Sickbed Fortune

"...The Leininger family..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Endorsements

There's an election coming

"...This package provides $36 million for repair of substandard roads and..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

"...Austin, is listed as the treasurer for the VOPA PAC. He only has one local campaign contribution reported in..."

Dec. 1, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Deep-Pocket Donors Fund Right-Wing School Board Candidates in the Austin Suburbs

Drama outside of town

"...hold their board elections in November. Lake Travis Families PAC controls a war chest of $100,000, an unheard-of amount..."

April 29, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Election Ticker: Marching Toward 2020

Early voting in the primaries is only seven weeks away

"...a new political action committee – "Powered by People" PAC – to raise money and generate organizing to elect..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams?

Rival sports titans square off in soccer city

"...could pose to the 360 Amphitheater, which has a capacity of 14,000. "Absolutely I am worried about McKalla Place..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin FC's New Neighbors Take Over Push to Put Soccer on the Ballot

Group looks to take anti-stadium petition to the polls

"...Blackwell and an adviser to the Fair Play Austin PAC. Meade said Luca called and asked what Fair Play..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Election Ticker: Travis Turning Out

Voter registration deadlines come and gone

"...campaign (see "Buck Wood," below). But the campaign's successor PAC – "Vote Yes on Prop K" – filed a..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Comedy, This Month!

Who brings laughs to Austin stages in the next few weeks?

"...TREVOR NOAH: Fri.-Sat., Feb. 2-3 Yes, of course that..."

Jan. 29, 2018 Arts Post

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Austin ISD's bond package has something for every campus, as well as spending..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sheri Gallo Faces Scrutiny for City Email Use

District 10 council member and her darned emails

"...the oppositional website GalloforSale.com, run by the Crestview-affiliated Arbor PAC (see "Election Notes: Notes at the End of the..."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Annamarya Scaccia

Election Notes

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

"...proponents. The $662,000 contributed to the bond-supporting Austin Forward PAC, with the five largest donors (through Sept. 10) being..."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Groping Women, Ducking Questions, Fighting Lightweights, Bashing Bonds

Election notes from the city, state, country, and beyond

"...bond, claiming both would add to traffic congestion and impact the environment, leading some to not-so-subtly accuse him of..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prop. 1: False Advertising Claims Escalate

City officials deny claims on background checks

"...week, I reported, as Travis Consi­dine of pro-Prop. 1 PAC Ridesharing Works for Austin told me, that if Prop...."

April 22, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

How Much for a Trustee Seat?

Local and outside money moving into AISD races

"...In 2012, teachers' union Education Austin and newly formed PAC Austin Kids First were polar opposites, with AKF backing..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Who's Backing Whom

"...District 10: Dealey Network of Asian American Orgs. PAC..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature

The DINO Word Enters U.S. Senate Race

Scherr accuses Alameel of bankrolling Republicans

"...That includes $100,000 to the progressive Lone Star Pro­ject PAC, and almost $2 million to his North Texas Leader­ship..."

Jan. 24, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Prop. 6: Rainy Day Flows Downhill

State Water Implementation Fund wins in landslide

"...At Tuesday night's Water Texas PAC victory party at the Rattle Inn, House Speaker Joe Straus..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

HD 50: Circular Dem Firing Squad

Rifts deepen among candidates

"...funds she'd received from the Texas Association of Realtors PAC. Israel, herself a Realtor, received $25,000 from the group..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Christopher Hooks

RECA Supported Prop. 15

"...Austin did indeed support Proposition 15. While RECA’s Business M/PAC did not contribute to the specific HousingWorks Action PAC,..."

Nov. 26, 2012 Postmarks

The Daily Hustle: 10/19/10

Unbundling a bevy of anti-bondsters

"...New specific purpose PACs filed at the city include Engineers Affirming Sustainable Transportation,..."

Oct. 19, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Dems Building Serious War Chests

Who'd a thunk? Democrats are actually outraising Republicans in some hot House races.

"...spending left, and in prior election cycles, big Republican PACs (such as the Tom Craddick-affiliated Empower Texans PAC) and..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: It Will Be Mayor May Before you Know It

Plugging the holes in the city's campaign finance ordinance

"...lesson is "defining the relationship between an independent expenditure PAC and a candidate's campaign," says Martinez. "In the last..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

This is a winning, sweet, and occasionally disturbing documentary about otherwise sensible adults who vie for the title of World's Best Donkey Kong Player.

"...whom those bulky, arcade-bound console games of yore – Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Asteroids, et al. – remain the..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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