Austin Metric

The Austin-American Statesman published a story arguing that the push for more renewables in the source energy sold by Austin Energy (AE) is "partially" to blame for higher bills.  The story quotes advocates for the poor and elderly expressing concern about these individuals' ability to pay.  Because of the story's …

Over at the Austin Post there are two great pieces on the budget by contributor Marius.  In one of them, Marius provides interesting evidence that  our police expenditure is not optimal for response times relative to peer cities.  In another, Marius makes the case for privatizing Austin utilities. Marius concludes …