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Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Sheriff's candidates John Sisson and Todd Radford
Mike Kanin sits down with Travis County Sheriff’s candidate John Sisson; Caleb Pritchard sits down with Travis County Sheriff’s candidate Todd Redford. Show is embedded below. It is sponsored by Austin Water.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Mar 1, 2016
Candidates for sheriff cite experience, vision in Democratic primary
Late Tuesday, just hours after early voting had begun across Texas, close to a hundred criminal defense attorneys slowly tromped into a large banquet room in downtown Austin. Among rows of desks and musty chairs, they found conversation partners, sat…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 17, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Sheriff candidate Don Rios
Travis County Sheriff candidate Don Rios sits down with Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard. Austin Monitor Radio is sponsored by Austin Water. Post is embedded below:
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Feb 15, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Sheriff's candidate Sally Hernandez
Candidate for Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her candidacy. Show is embedded below. Austin Monitor Radio is sponsored by Austin Water.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Feb 8, 2016
January campaign finance filings are here
It’s January, and that means that local elections are starting to heat up. Jan. 15 campaign finance reports are in, offering insight into spring elections and crumbs for speculation about fall elections. For candidates seeking office in Travis County this…
Elections • By Austin Monitor • Jan 18, 2016
Filing deadline reveals twist in sheriff's race
Monday’s filing deadline for the Republican and Democratic primary elections in Texas has come and gone, and one name in particular is strikingly absent from the field seeking to replace Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton: Sheriff Hamilton himself. The incumbent…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 15, 2015
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County nixes revenue to save inmates money
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to forgo a six-figure revenue stream in the name of letting jail inmates and their families save money on telecommunications services. The commissioners voted 3-1 to modify a contract with Securus Technologies…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 9, 2015
Council urges restraint in reporting immigrants to ICE
City Council is putting pressure on the Travis County Sheriff’s Office to stop reporting undocumented immigrants who are processed at the county jail to immigration authorities. While the body voted Thursday to approve a one-year, $6.58 million interlocal agreement with…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Oct 9, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Staying confused
Staying confused… Followers of the City Council Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee likely recall its Aug. 27 meeting, in which members opted to vote on a contentious solar energy item without taking input from the many members of the public…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Sep 28, 2015
Radford formally launches campaign
Beneath the sweltering September sun outside of his East Austin campaign headquarters, Lakeway Police Chief Todd Radford officially launched his campaign for Travis County sheriff on Monday morning. “I want to be the next sheriff because I think that everyone…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 22, 2015
Democratic activists push for fifth candidate in sheriff's race
Several top local Democrats are seeking to fit one more candidate of their choice in the already crowded race for the party’s nomination for Travis County sheriff. A professional draft campaign is underway to build buzz for Constable Sally Hernandez’s…
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 29, 2015
Sheriff candidates turn cold on ICE
A candidate for the Democratic nomination for Travis County sheriff publicly declared his opposition last night to a controversial partnership with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. John Sisson told a packed house at Polvos restaurant on South First…