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Nov 6, 2024 — October 27, 2024 10:10 PM. 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 candidate Ashika... City Council.
Welcome to The Austin Bulldog
Mar 30, 2010 — The Austin Bulldog is one of eight such startups that won a New Voices grant in 2009 for hyperlocal journalism focusing on our respective communities. Thanks to that grant, we have been able to use the past year to read about and research how vastly media has changed since we launched In Fact Daily in July 1999,Austin’s first online newsletter.
About the Bulldog - The Austin Bulldog
Ken was an investigative reporter for the Austin Business Journal 1989-1990 and served as editor 1990-1994, a period in which the newspaper won numerous awards for journalistic excellence. In 1995, he started the In Fact weekly newsletter covering Austin City Hall and local politics. Beginning in 1998, while still publishing In Fact, he also ...
They're off and running for council - The Austin Bulldog
Jan 19, 2024 — As in horse racing, the bugler has sounded, “Call to the Post” for the Austin City Council campaigns that are now officially underway. A well known variation on the Golden Rule is that, “Whoever has the gold makes the rules.” That was definitely the case in the 2022 election of Mayor Kirk Watson and five council members.. Our detailed analysis of campaign finances for the 2022 election ...
Watson wins fourth term as mayor* - The Austin Bulldog
Nov 6, 2024 — Watson wins fourth term as mayor*. Incumbent Council Members Fuentes in District 2 and Vela in District 4 breeze to easy reelection wins. Laine unseats Kelly in District 6, Duchen beats Ganguly in District 10, and Bledsoe heads into long shot runoff against Siegel in District 7. Mayor Kirk Watson and Council Member Jose Velasquez were at El ...
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For more than a decade the Bulldog has published hard-hitting, in-depth investigative reports that have shaped civic discourse and public policy, resulted in criminal prosecutions
Central Health Archives - The Austin Bulldog
Sep 24, 2024 — Video: Lawsuit could halt Central Health’s $35 million a year in transfers to UT Dell Medical School. Last Friday we published a lengthy story about the hearing conducted by District Judge Amy Clark Meacham. Her decision, based on the evidence presented...
The Austin Bulldog’s 11th anniversary
Apr 1, 2021 — The long-awaited broadband map of Texas was released to the public on June 16—well over a year since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Package) was signed into law, with $7.2 billion in funds earmarked for broadband expansion.
Elections Archives - The Austin Bulldog
Oct 19, 2024 — Nine political action committees (PACs) collectively have spent more than $421,000 to back 13 of the 22 candidates running for mayor and council.
Property value protests set new record - The Austin Bulldog
Jun 9, 2022 — Nearly 28,000 more protests than were filed in 2021. Property owners left dazed and confused after getting their Notices of Appraised Values in the mail this year reacted predictably. They filed a record 167,869 protests this year, Chief Appraiser Marya Crigler told the board of Travis Central Appraisal District in a meeting Tuesday.