Prop 2
If you must!
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What questions do you have that you want answered - I'm happy to try to answer them with both sides of the argument and then explain my own advocacy one way or the other.Jessica wrote:Any other endorsements - or should I just blindly follow the Chron again. Sigh...some day I'll be a better citizen again.
Karen Huber for Travis County Commissioner, Pricinct 3. She's trying to defeat incumbent Gerald Daugherty, who is strongly pro-toll roads and anti-transit. He's a real barrier to making progress on public transit in the region. Chronicle endorsement below. She's also endorsed by Sierra Club.
We'll give incumbent Republican Gerald Daugherty the same credit we gave him back in 2002: We appreciate the fact that he says what he believes, not just what he thinks people want to hear. Unfortunately, what he believes is sharply at odds with our vision for the western portion of Travis County that he serves. His longstanding prioritization of road-building ahead of mass transit and opposition to increased county powers over development have not served this county well. Within county lines, alas, there isn't much left of the Hill Country to save, but we believe Huber's business background mixed with her strong conservationist bent will help protect what remains of a formerly (and in some places, still) beautiful part of the county.
We'll give incumbent Republican Gerald Daugherty the same credit we gave him back in 2002: We appreciate the fact that he says what he believes, not just what he thinks people want to hear. Unfortunately, what he believes is sharply at odds with our vision for the western portion of Travis County that he serves. His longstanding prioritization of road-building ahead of mass transit and opposition to increased county powers over development have not served this county well. Within county lines, alas, there isn't much left of the Hill Country to save, but we believe Huber's business background mixed with her strong conservationist bent will help protect what remains of a formerly (and in some places, still) beautiful part of the county.
Another nicely summarized article in the chronicle explaining why it's important to vote "No"
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... d%3A693752
and an even more revealing anthology of their endorsement:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... d%3A694006
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... d%3A693752
and an even more revealing anthology of their endorsement:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... d%3A694006