On April Fool’s Day, The Austin Bulldog — the first hyper-local, digital only, non-profit news organization in Texas — will celebrate 16 years of being a thorn in the sides of local politicians and government agencies. “At the time, the question was, what’s a good time to launch?” Bulldog founder Ken Martin recalled. This was in February 2010. “The Ides of March did not seem appropriate. So, I launched it on April Fool’s Day, 2010.