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Very informative and eye opening Town Hall by @EdAustin_TX at the Ruiz Branch Library. We talked about issues affecting #AISD, including: -dropping enrollment; -high cost of living for teachers; -issues related to school closures/consolidations -increasingly long and…

In District 9, 78701 (downtown Austin) is a zip code that has seen a ton of construction, including on Rainey Street and elsewhere, but average rental prices are actually going up. We are +$100 YoY change and +$130 MoM change on average as of June. The distribution of rents…

The special session began today & Governor Abbott is once again putting Trump’s agenda ahead of TX. Instead of focusing on flood recovery, Abbott is using this session to rig congressional maps. Texans deserve leaders who put our communities first, not political games. #txlege

This morning, I attended the Austin Office of Police Oversight @atx_opo open house at the Central Library @AustinPublicLib and was impressed with the strides we've made in formalizing the system for police accountability in our city. Unfortunately, *we still have ways to go*...…

Had a great time meeting with the @netcodems this afternoon to talk platforms and City budget. At the meeting, I outlined my plan to address the "missing middle" in housing in Austin. I also renewed my commitment against displacing low-income families already living in dense,…

Austin is considering making Sixth Street a two-way street from I-35 to Brazos. Analysis due in late August.

When I lived at 1725 Toomey Rd. (affordable housing), out-of-town developers, through their high-powered lawyers, came knocking asking for the existing tenants to support up-zoning our homes. They basically told us: “you’re all getting kicked out either way, so just don’t…

After Republican mega-donors spent millions bribing legislators, voucher scams passed this session. This is what they bought: religious indoctrination, discounts for wealthy parents, and zero accountability. Public dollars belong in public schools—where every child has a seat.

But, you got to where you are by peddling these same conspiracy theories...

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding potential has increased for late tonight, especially over the Edwards Plateau and Hill Country. We are now looking at 2 to 4 inch rainfall totals with isolated amounts up to 9 inches. Most of the heaviest rains are expected after 3 AM CDT.

Friends: It is with great pleasure that I am announcing my candidacy for Austin City Council (District 9). This City Council has *sold out* to out-of-town developers and become a doormat for out-of-control development. I want to help us take back Austin. If elected, I pledge…

Here's a bedrock principle of my campaign: no displacement of people in affordable housing to replace them with luxury high-rises. Period. We are not going to tackle the affordability crisis in this city by razing the affordable housing and replacing it with luxury apartments…

Have you noticed that if you are looking to rent in Austin, there are a lot of vacant *luxury* options and a lot of really *crappy and subpar* options but nothing in the middle? That's no accident. It's been the policy of this City Council and the big money developers that back…

NEW: In his first presser after the deadly floods, the Kerr County Judge said they do not have an emergency alert system. But we've learned that not only does the county have such a system, but first responders asked that it be triggered very early Friday AM. Some residents…

When Austin was hit with successive biblical-scale floods in the early 20th century, a young LBJ went to Washington and secured the funding for the Mansfield dam. I wonder if he ever got accused of politicizing the flooding back then. #AustinTx #Texas #TexasFloods