Category Archives: Election 2009

She wants one of her old jobs back. A no-holds-barred campaigner, Strayhorn will spice up an already lively mayor’s race. Austin City Council Member Brewster McCracken, a high-energy and ambitious figure, began his mayoral campaign in December. Former Texas Monthly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former San Antonio City Council member and 2005 runnerup for Mayor Julian Castro is running again for that city’s top job, joining current Council member Diane Cibrian and local businesswoman Trish DeBerry. “Like mayors past, I look forward to forging … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Miya passes along a tidbit I had not heard before: It appears that often talked about possible Mayoral Candidate Bill King is steering away from that bid. We first heard rumblings about it before the elections, but things sure have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As entertaining as the Austin Mayor’s race may be, there should be a very interesting battle in San Antonio to replace the term-limited Mayor Phil Hardberger. First term City Council member Diane Cibrian is in. “I’m moving forward,” Cibrian said. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I swear, I am not going to spend much time writing about the Austin mayoral race. There will be much more interesting things for me to blog about in the next few months. But God help me, Carole Keeton Strayhorn … Continue reading → Continue reading →

While I would not claim that robocalling is a wise way to enhance one’s name ID, it helps if the script is the least bit clever, and if the name you’re trying to enhance is one that people would recognize, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Since I posted over the weekend about Karen Derr’s intended candidacy for the soon-to-be-vacant District H City Council seat, I have heard of a couple more people who are expressing interest as well. They are: – Ed Gonzalez, the current … Continue reading → Continue reading →

With the election of City Council Member Adrian Garcia to the office of Harris County Sheriff (woo hoo! yippie! hot diggity dog!), we will soon have an open seat in Council. That means that there will be a May election … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Miya talks to the latest hopeful in the 2009 Mayor’s race field, former City Attorney Gene Locke. Locke served as City Attorney under Mayor Bob Lanier. A partner with Andrews and Kurth for the past decade, Locke says pretty close … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Marc Campos comes to Council Member Peter Brown’s defense after the Annie’s List smackdown. Commentary wants to know if Annie’s List will really lay off of Peter if he does say I’m sorry. I doubt it. This is the second … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I realize we’re all focused on the 2008 elections, and rightly so, but if I may interrupt that for a moment to bring a bit of interesting news for 2009: According to a well-placed City Hall source, former Governor of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Carolyn Feibel consults her crystal ball to see what City Council might look like after the 2009 election. The mayor’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Terence Fontaine, has expressed interest in the At-Large 4 seat. That’s the seat occupied by Ron … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Looks like the San Antonio Mayor’s race for 2009 has gotten underway. District 8 Councilwoman Diane Cibrian announced her intent to run for Mayor of San Antonio on WOAI’s San Antonio Living Show with Host Leslie Bohl Jones, April 23rd, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I realize that we political junkies have no grounds to groan about an early start to a particular campaign, but I was kind of hoping to put off the 2009 Mayor’s race until at least, oh, March or so. No … Continue reading → Continue reading →

You know how I’ve said that I’m not wasting too much brainpower on any potential 2008 election matchup because I want to get through this season first? That goes double for any stories about 2009 elections. Meet Bill King. If … Continue reading → Continue reading →