Saturday, September 5th was the type of idyllic day that screams for a trip to the lake. For a group of Donald Trump supporters who had emblazoned their boats with MAGA flags as far as they eye can see, their jubilation this Labor Day weekend would quickly be dampened...
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back to archive5 Reasons the GOP’s Fight against Public Safety Reforms will Backfire
1) It’s based on a lie. Republicans would have you believe that major cities across Texas, led by progressive city councils, are “defunding” police departments. That is an outright, verifiable, lie. Major cities in Texas, including Austin, spend nearly half a...
Andy Brown has big ideas for Travis County. To do them, he plans to divest from jails
On Sunday, Travis County Democrats nominated attorney and former Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown as their candidate for county judge, the county’s top executive office. Brown will face off against a Republican opponent who will almost assuredly lose in November. In...
Travis County Dems tap Andy Brown for county judge
On Sunday evening, the executive committee of the Travis County Democratic Party selected Austin-based attorney and Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown to replace newly sworn in state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt as Democratic nominee for Travis County judge, the top executive...
Austin cuts and reinvests police department budget
Criminal justice reform advocates saw victory on Thursday after the City of Austin voted to cut its police department budget by $20 million and reinvest the money into public health and safety programs. The proposal voted on by Austin City Council ultimately targets...
Katie Naranjo elected as Travis County Democratic Party Chair
Katie Naranjo has won her bid for Travis County Democratic Party Chair. Naranjo’s opponent, Progress Texas executive director Ed Espinoza, has accepted the role of vice chair. https://twitter.com/TCDP/status/1290471099428372482?s=20 A native of East Texas, Naranjo...
New web tool shows how Austin can reinvest from police
With the city's budget adoption process now only two weeks away, three Austin councilmembers are proposing amendments that would reallocate $40 million from the city’s police budget. That’s on top of the about $11 million in cuts made by the city manager earlier this...
Democratic candidates for Travis County judge pitch reform ideas for Austin area
Three Democrats vying for Travis County judge — the most powerful executive office in the county — gathered via Zoom on Wednesday evening to discuss their ideas in a virtual forum hosted by Blue Action Democrats Southwest Austin. The trio of candidates are familiar...
Progressive Profile: Dyana Limon-Mercado is protecting deep-blue Travis County
It’s no secret that Travis County is the beating heart of the state’s Democratic Party. Long before Harris or Dallas County began turning solid blue, the state’s capital was home to a well-funded and organized party that had relegated Republicans to the suburbs. As...