In an old television ad, a man in a grocery store tells two women shoppers, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin.” But the goal of a new documentary is precisely to squeeze Charmin. The tactic is to ...

The theatre was full at the Austin Film Society cinema last Monday evening as director Steve Mims presented his new documentary project The Magic Hole: An Austin Convention Center Expansion ...

Allan McMurtry first got involved in 1977, when the since-relocated Allendale Baptist Church wanted to expand. They began buying up houses around their property and tearing them down, while also ...

Austin’s next city council elections are 21 months away but two incumbents elected in 2022 have wasted no time in building campaign war chests to boost their reelection campaigns in 2026. This early ...

Adam Haynes on December 10 th filed a 19-page sworn complaint against District 7 runoff candidate Mike Siegel with the Austin City Clerk for consideration by the Ethics Review Commission. He also ...

District 7 runoff candidate Gary Bledsoe has something extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The City of Austin answered the Bulldog’s request for how much money was in the Austin Fair Campaign ...

Mayor Watson was present and testified. He was first elected mayor in May 1997. He did not win in the general election that year but runner-up Council Member Ronney Reynolds chose not to compete.

The Bulldog reported October 23rd that the Vibrant Austin political action committee paid for false advertising published on the Austin American-Statesman’s website. The ad wrongly stated District 10 ...

Travis Central Appraisal District’s Board of Directors on September 5 th committed a blatant violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The board voted 7-1 to countersue 23 Travis County ...

District 10 candidate Marc Duchen poses for a photo with supporter Anne Charlotte Patterson at his September 4th birthday fundraiser.

A lawsuit has been underway for seven years in efforts to stop Central Health from transferring $35 million a year to the University of Texas for Dell Medical School (DMS). (Birch et al v. Travis ...

Betsy Greenberg, a former member of the City’s Ethics Review Commission, is nevertheless still concerned with whether mayor and council candidates comply with rules for campaign finance reporting.