What a difference three years makes. When Burnt Orange Report considered our endorsements in the 2009 mayoral race, we were divided between Leffingwell and his then-opponent, Council Member Brewster McCracken, and the vision of leadership each offered ... »
More than 450 Austin residents joined together this Sunday to celebrate Earth Day and urge the City of Austin to transition away from coal fired energy as quickly as possible. They took part in the city’s largest ever aerial photo, forming the words “... »
If it wasn't clear before that the Texas Democratic Party has lost it's mojo, it's clear now. Party leaders who urged former State Representative Paul Sadler to enter the US Senate race when Lt. Gen. Ric Sanchez dropped out in December accomplished get... »
This past Friday, April 6th was Paul Qui Day here in Austin, Texas, in recognition of the Uchiko executive chef's recent win on Bravo's Top Chef Texas, the season-long culinary contest. The celebration was much deserved, as Qui was the only Texan to ma... »
Tonight, eight Austin-area Democratic clubs are holding an endorsement forum to hear from the candidates for Austin City Council. The forum is from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Texas AFL-CIO, 1106 Lavaca Street. Many of these organizations will endorse their... »
It is no surprise with a divided Republican Party here in Texas and across the nation, that the nominations for a GOP contender vary from differing Texas leaders, but also display a clear lack of a consensus among Republican leaders as well. Here is a... »
Every now and then some good environmental news about our backyard comes along. It turns out that Austin, Texas is the number one city in America for clean technology industries according to SustainLane (“the premier online sustainability best practic... »
Some of our friends and readers have a few things to celebrate this week. Since I'm tired of writing posts about the Republican War on Women and sonograms and unwanted probing and cervical health, I am going to write something happy. And heck, it's the... »
Environmental activists scored major victories this week both locally, with Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell’s announcement that the City of Austin will sell its share in the Fayette Coal Power Plant in La Grange and move towards a coal free energy future,... »
A crowd of notable Austinites gathered in the library of Becker Elementary in South Austin yesterday afternoon to watch one of the school's more notable alumni, Lee Leffingwell, announce his plans to run for re-election as Mayor of Austin. In front of ... »
We're making great progress moving Austin Beyond Coal. In just two months, we've signed up 24 house party hosts and gathered more than 1,000 petition signatures demanding Austin Energy phase out of our city-owned Fayette coal paltn.. We're well on trac... »
