Elise Hu has compiled a list of elected officials in Austin who use Twitter, for those of you who are into such things. It’s a shorter list than I would have expected, but I’ll bet it grows before the legislative session is over. A few locals I can add to the list:
http://twitter.com/BillWhite2010
http://twitter.com/billwhitefortx
Houston Mayor Bill White
http://twitter.com/anniseparker
City Controller and Mayoral candidate Annise Parker
http://twitter.com/roymorales
Roy Morales, HCDE Trustee and candidate for Mayor
http://twitter.com/maverickwelsh
Maverick Welsh, running for District H
http://twitter.com/edforh
Ed Gonzalez, running for District H
http://twitter.com/susancriss
Galveston District Judge Susan Criss
http://twitter.com/JulianCastro
Julian Castro, candidate for Mayor in San Antonio
I’m sure there are others – feel free to chime in with names in the comments – but those are ones I’m following. And if you obsess about celebrities instead of politicians, Twitter has you covered there as well.
Just a clarification – the only official campaign twitter account for Bill White for Texas is: http://twitter.com/BillWhiteForTX
The other account listed belongs to a private individual and while imitation may indeed be the sincerest form of flattery, the account is not affiliated with the campaign.