Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

"...A mysterious group has launched a deceptive petition campaign that could result in a second police oversight..."

Dec. 1, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Pro-Cop Fake-Oversight Petition Drive Still Raises Questions

A strange mistake?

"...a week after being called out for their deceptive petition drive, a group known as Voters for Oversight and..."

Dec. 8, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Police Oversight Advocates Cry Foul Over Sketchy Rival Petition Drive

Are the cops behind an apparent election fraud scheme?

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Commission Considers Changing Ballot Petition Rules

Public hearing on proposed recommendations tonight, Feb. 8

"...Remember voting last year on two, seemingly identical Austin..."

Feb. 8, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Texas Secession Petition

Yup, that's a real thing. White House must respond to sore losers

"...fault. The Obama administration has an initiative whereby any petition lodged on their website that gets more than 25,000..."

Nov. 12, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Validates Anti-Major League Soccer Petition

"Fair Play Austin" PAC hopes to halt plans to build a soccer stadium at McKalla Place

"...A petition aimed at halting plans to build a Major League..."

Feb. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Will Voters Give Soccer the Boot?

IndyAustin kicks off anti-stadium petition drive

"...political action committee IndyAustin has officially kicked off its petition drive to give voters a say on the deal..."

Oct. 5, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Greens On The Ballot (For Now) UPDATED

TX supremes grant stay on earlier ruling

"...Green Party of Texas can certify their controversial ballot petition, thus getting their statewide candidates on to the November..."

July 2, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Group looks to take anti-stadium petition to the polls

"...to put a stop to everyone's fun with a petition submitted last week that could force the stadium deal..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Big Bend Pipeline?

Conservation Alliance opposes international gas project

"...The Big Bend Conservation Alliance has launched a presidential petition drive to oppose the Trans Pecos Pipeline, a project..."

April 27, 2015 News Post by Michael King

GOP Can't Greenwash TRM-PAC 2.0

Ballot manipulation plots exposed

"...on Thursday when Judge John Dietz ruled that a petition initiative by the Green Party of Texas was illegally..."

June 26, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Save the Trees!

Groups aim to spare seven Downtown trees

"...a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/austinheritagetrees) with a link to a petition to save the trees. (For the record, I signed..."

June 1, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Group Aims to Stop Handouts for Retail Developments

Petition effort seeks to prevent city from subsidizing retail projects

"...Local pressure group Stop Domain Subsidies officially launched its petition drive to amend the City Charter and block what..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Inside Agitator

Fulani Follower Stokes Fires of Resentment and Reform

"...energy for pushing a populist governmental ideal as a petitioner and grassroots organizer on a host of issues, including..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...than 300 signatures in the first hours of the petition drive at a midnight rally on the Capitol steps..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature

Here Comes the Guv

Kinky Friedman lights up his campaign

"...primary (and none of whom should have signed a petition in support of competing independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn), in..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Nobody Can't Beat Him

"...This latest misrepresentation by Alex is an unfortunate repetition of his seeming inability to accurately understand the dynamics..."

Feb. 14, 1997 Column

False Accusations

"...qualified two-cents. In fact, I don't even have a driver's license...."

March 21, 1997 Column

SMD: Seventh Time's the Charm?

Citizens' group collecting voter signatures for 10 City Council districts

"...politics again with a citizens' group kicking off a petition drive to force the question possibly as soon as..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Warren Responds

"..."Tim Warren ... [is] said to have instigated the petition movement ... [to have Leonard Lyons removed from the..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Column

To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...But the plan's opponents – now aligned behind a..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Road to Prop 1

"...covering taxi-service regulations. The city begins enforcement actions against drivers lacking proper permits...."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

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

Rival sports titans square off in soccer city

"...The competition isn't limited to the pitch. The forthcoming privately financed..."

June 28, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...annual "structural imbalance" by FY 26 fueled by cost drivers that include current APD staffing...."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Let's Take a Vote on That

Forced elections are now routine, but are they "grassroots"?

"...still not easy and cannot be forced by a petition drive. Those measures – there will be 10 on..."

July 26, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Death of the Neighborhood Library?

Closure of the Southeast Branch Library is Ominous

"...by Doug Potter Like any other library, Austin's Riverside Drive branch has dizzying stores of information, but there's one..."

Sept. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Voter Backlash Rehashed

A Whole Lotta Trouble for a Little Less Corruption

"...a councilmember to their knees. Like S.O.S., another citizens' petition is in question. This time it has the whimsical..."

Nov. 1, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

Greens Gain Ballot Access in Curious Fashion

Dems question Greens' help from GOP

"...secretary of state from certifying the Greens' ballot access petition. This last-minute stay got the Greens under the filing..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...choke point narrowing traffic to one lane on Olympus Drive to more progressive measures of speed cushions and traffic..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature

An Underground Effort to Recall APA's Sheffield

Anonymous cops accuse the union head of falling down on the job

"...recallers have obtained enough signatures. But even if the petition drive is successful, it is even less clear whether..."

May 28, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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