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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Ask too many election integrity questions, get fined $100,000 ...

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... but that may be changing soon, thanks to the hard work of Dr. Laura Pressley and a recent ruling by the Texas Supreme Court. As a...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Dismal results and dismal turnout for Runoff

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Roughly 1,300 votes separated Frank Ward from Paige Ellis in Austin City Council District 8. Ellis is now declared the winner of Ellen ...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

It's the 2018 Runoff: do you get to vote?

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The votes in Travis County have been finally canvassed. And though there were several close calls on election night 2018, there emerged only...
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Bright spots amid a dark evening for Austin conservatives

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While it was a rainy day in Mudville for the conservative remnant in the Austin area, there were more than a few silver linings that deser...
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Plot ACCelerates in Pflugerville annexation election

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While the ACC Tax Vote No! PAC team asked some interesting questions in a recent video , and pointed out that a lion's share of donation...
Friday, November 2, 2018

The late-voter's guide to Travis County elections

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If you missed early voting and are only just now looking at your sample ballot choices, don't worry: we're here to help! Below ...
Saturday, October 27, 2018

Possible dark money connections subject of new ACC annexation exposé video

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The most recent video from the campaign opposing the proposed annexation of Pflugerville ISD into the Austin Community College district ...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Dukes retaliates with lawsuits on anniversary of charges being dropped

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A lawyer using the legal system to punish her enemies is one of those dog-bites-man stories. In other words, it's par for the course...

Pflugerville ACC supporters latest to join the outside money club

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KXAN this week unveiled a new interactive tool to chart where the money comes from in local elections. To no one's surprise, a good s...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

Pflugerville ACC opponents up the ante with high-profile campaign

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Plenty was said in our last post about why a proposed Austin Community College District expansion may not be a good deal for the taxpaye...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

How to stop Beto from texting you

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Funny, but this may not help stop the texts! If you received an unsolicited text from Congressman Robert Francis "Beto" O...
Friday, October 12, 2018

This fall's sample ballot is here

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What you see is what you get with a sample ballot. If you're wondering what your ballot will look like on Nov. 6 (or during early...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Google may be cracking down on free speech, but that's free enterprise

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God bless the Internet. The creation of American free enterprise and unchained innovation, based on already decades-old military technolo...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

'Gosnell' advance screening censored by hotel; backup events on Saturday, Monday

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An advance showing of a movie depicting the trial of Kermit Gosnell -- the abortion doctor accused of murdering a young mother and hundr...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Planned Parenthood and 'Gosnell' pre-screening to clash at Austin hotel (UPDATE: screening canceled)

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UPDATE: the screening has been canceled by the hotel. Read more. As posh Planned Parenthood patrons prepare to gather in downtown Aust...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Pickups, Punk rock, and politics (or why Beto doesn't stand a chance)

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What do these two images have in common? Almost everything. Texas political pop quiz time: Who are we talking about, here? This yo...
Friday, August 10, 2018

Paper trail voting technology brought to you by Travis County Republicans

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As a major victory for advocates of ballot integrity, the Travis County Commissioners Court this week approved a new paper ballot backup h...

Austin audit headed to ballot; fight to remove tricky language just beginning

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Misleading language may potentially doom a now-approved petition to place an audit of the City of Austin on the November ballot. The ...
Friday, August 3, 2018

Cedar Park Council: intent of new rule isn't to prohibit speech, but ...

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Interesting, if not troublesome, tid-bit in the editorial page of  Thursday's Hill Country News : With no fanfare and limited discu...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Pflugerville residents: ACC expansion all tax and no campus

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Pflugerville residents are not only stuck between a Rock and a weird place, but the median Pflugerville homeowner will be on the hook for a...
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