Stories by Caleb Pritchard
Updated: Austin4All kicks off its ongoing petition drive
Two weeks after it announced it had gathered enough signatures to force the recall of City Council Member Ann Kitchen, 12 days after a prominent local lawyer filed an ethics complaint against it and nine days after it formally filed…
Local Politics • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 18, 2016
Candidates for sheriff cite experience, vision in Democratic primary
Late Tuesday, just hours after early voting had begun across Texas, close to a hundred criminal defense attorneys slowly tromped into a large banquet room in downtown Austin. Among rows of desks and musty chairs, they found conversation partners, sat…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 17, 2016
LSTAR troubles present another snag for Project Connect
Project Connect, the ambitious vision of a multimodal transportation future in Central Texas, hit a major pothole last week with Union Pacific’s decision to walk away from negotiations with the Lone Star Rail District. In a letter to the district,…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 15, 2016
Lone Star Rail hits major roadblock
A top official with the Lone Star Rail District, or LSTAR, said his agency will continue chugging along despite a serious setback that puts its fundamental mission in jeopardy. On Tuesday, Jerry Wilmoth, Union Pacific’s general manager of network infrastructure,…
Transit • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 12, 2016
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TravCo Precinct 1 race attracts diverse voices
For the first time in a generation, the Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 chair is up for grabs, and a crowded field has emerged with five candidates squaring off for their chance to grab it. With early voting set…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 11, 2016
Travis County ponders public information office
Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday came close to derailing a months-in-the-making proposal to establish an official county officer to deal with media relations. At the regular voting session of the commissioners court, members of the Public Information Subcommittee –…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 10, 2016
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CAMPO board approves sizable cost increase for 183
The cost of a large expansion of U.S. Highway 183 in Northwest Austin officially nearly tripled on Monday night. At its monthly meeting, the Transportation Policy Board of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to amend its long-range plan…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 9, 2016
Updated: Ethics complaints filed against petition PAC
While the city clerk still has not received a promised petition seeking the recall of Council Member Ann Kitchen, the Texas Ethics Commission has received four complaints filed against the group behind the alleged effort. Austin attorney Fred Lewis filed…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 5, 2016
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Travis County courts controversy with CTRMA appointment
Sparks flew at Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday over the reappointment of Charles Heimsath to serve on the board that supervises regional toll road projects. The 3-2 decision poured cold water on a late-hour effort that bubbled up last…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 3, 2016
Kitchen rallies support as recall effort remains in holding pattern
A group shrouded in mystery failed to deliver on its promise of a political blockbuster on Monday, in the process digging up new questions to pile upon a tall stack of older unanswered ones. After teasing a big announcement late…
City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 2, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: The Palm School
Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard joins Travis County Pct. 3 Commissioner Gerald Daugherty to talk about options for the Palm School and the property it sits on. Austin Monitor Radio is made possible by Austin Water.
Local Government • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 1, 2016
Group calls for shake-up at CTRMA
An unlikely coalition of activist groups is calling on the Travis County Commissioners Court to shake up the board of directors at the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority. On Wednesday afternoon, attorney Fred Lewis led the group’s debut press conference…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 28, 2016
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