Looking back, I’ve been forever changed by 29 years at a place I’ve loved dearly & where I’ve learned so much. I’ve bled burnt orange with you all & will continue to cheer for you from afar. I’ve learned many life lessons - one is that the Eyes of Texas are always upon you. For

🚨ALERT: BIG WIN🚨 SB15 Starter Homes in New Neighborhoods PASSES 78-57 out of the House, heading to @gregabbott_tx desk 🚗🚗 The Pew Trusts shows this policy has REDUCED housing prices by almost 40%! BIG thanks to @gatesfortexas, Dan Patrick , Team Bettencourt and hardworking

heard “petition,” saw Bill; here comes another listserv CPR attempt

big concerns over turning this site into housing…

"Mom, how did we get so rich?" "Your dad went to every city council meeting and said no any new housing in our city."

When will Seaholm finally become what it was envisioned to be — a public, retail haven like Chelsea Market, not a locked-away private office?

🎉THOUSANDS of square feet in empty office space = economic dead weight and SUFFERING for Texans struggling w/ housing #SB840 removes the zoning red tape so we can convert them into housing. Freedom 🇺🇸 to build 🏗️— once Office of the Governor Greg Abbott signs, Texas unlocks

Thinking of turning my place into a storm-watching speakeasy

“Tyrant’s veto” must die. NIMBYs have used it for yrs to kill needed housing. austinchronicle.com/news/2025-06-2…

The Capitol and UT Tower make Austin shine — Texas icons through and through

Waterline getting patriot 🇺🇸 🏗️

HB 24 is now law 😃 The NIMBY playbook in Austin just lost a major page. Will City staff move to rewrite our 1984 LDC to legalize housing/walkable communities — or stall behind a comfy “vision plan” update?

Take down a tree in the city? Total panic. Level a hill in the suburbs? No hearings, no protests. Easy. Sprawl is policy.

“Free” parking in a popular urban park means cars camp for days, others idle waiting for spots, and it’s full nearly 100% of the time. Time to charge — or better yet, turn it into a park. Austin Parks & Rec #MuellerLake

still obsessed with this place

Another fatality on I-35 this morning. Today marks 9,000 straight days of death on Texas roads.

Austin’s not so distant past 🏗️

Waterline out here reminding us it’s the new tallest—here’s a fun angle. Where’s yours?