Nick Barbaro

So, I guess it was always going to come to this. From the moment Kevin decided he had a life to live, that didn’t involve reporting on his drug habit every other week, and the word came that we were going to continue the column, authored for now by a rotating cast of staff members – I kinda knew I was going to wind up getting tabbed for this first one. It may seem like stereotyping – let’s get the guy who’s smoking pot out on the porch every day – but it wasn’t supposed to go this way.

Republicans’ proposed district map cuts Austin into weird pieces The proposed map in all of its odd-shaped glory When state officials first conceived of the current special session of the Texas Legislature, it was thought that flood control might be a hot topic, not to mention the apparent crisis around cannabis products.

Mayor Kirk Watson calls it off By Nick Barbaro, Fri., Aug. 11, 2023 Showcasing a plan for Zilker back in 2022 (Photo by John Anderson) After a rapid series of events over the weekend, the controversial and years-in-the-making Zilker Master Plan "will not be on the August 31st City Council agenda, and there is no plan to bring it before the Austin Mayor and Council in the future," according to Mayor Kirk's Watson Wire Monday afternoon.