Jan 23, 2025 · 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, and enlightened voters about candidates' records.

Mar 30, 2010 · "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." —Abraham Lincoln Thanks for visiting The Austin Bulldog, a small but scrappy entry into the field of journalists covering the scene in Austin, Texas. While April Fool's Day may seem an inauspicious day to launch a new publication, we thinkit's

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

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.

Jan 24, 2025 · Mayor Kirk Watson spent more than $1 million to win reelection in 2024. That equates to 34 percent of the combined $3.1 million spent by all 22 mayoral and council candidates. To see the Bulldog’s Final Campaign Analysis for the Mayoral and Council Elections for the 2024 Election, click here and check out our massive […]

Dec 15, 2024 · After a month of runoff campaigning that sometimes got contentious, the election came down to a winning margin of 206 votes. On a drizzly night in Central Texas, Mike Siegel edged out his opponent, Gary Bledsoe, to take the Austin District 7 City Council seat. Inauguration Day is January 6th. The candidates invited their supporters […]

Jan 23, 2025 · Mayor Kirk Watson spent more than $1 million to win reelection in 2024. That equates to 34 percent of the combined $3.1 million spent by all 22 mayoral and council candidates.

Early voting by personal appearance continues through December 9 th for the December 13 th election of a mayor and new council members for Districts 3, 5 and 9. The campaigns for 34 candidates have been going on for a long time—in fact more than a year for the three runoff candidates who announced in 2021 (Jose Velasquez in District 3, Stephanie Bazan in District 5, and Zohaib Qadri in ...

Apr 15, 2024 · A Travis County court issued a ruling to halt the use of future property taxes to subsidize luxury development of 118 acres of land within the South Center Waterfront District. District Judge Jessica Mangrum last Friday issued a Summary Judgment Final Order in favor of plaintiffs. The lawsuit to stop those subsidies was filed almost […]

Dec 9, 2024 · The first Black elected to the city council was Berl Handcox (not counting Scipio Thompson, elected alderman in 1873, when the city population was 4,428).Handcox was elected in 1971, reelected in 1973, and did not seek reelection in 1975. To commemorate his historic milestone, the City of Austin in December 2014 commissioned the Berl L. Handcox Sr. Water Treatment Plant.