Proposition J

Austin Urbanists See Support For Denser Housing In Defeat Of Prop J And Laura Morrison

By • Nov 9, 2018
Gabriel C. Pérez

Most mornings, Dave Sullivan bikes from his house in Clarksville to the University of Texas. He then hops on an express bus to his job as a researcher at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus.

During the election season, his daily commute served as a sort of poll of voters – albeit, with a miniscule sample size.

2018 Election Results: Austin Shoots Down Props J And K, Approves $925 Million In Bonds

By • Nov 7, 2018
Julia Reihs / KUT

Austin voters gave the OK to seven bond propositions that total more than $925 million this election, while two propositions fueled by citizen petitions – Propositions J and K – failed.

PAC Takes Heat After Using Racist Symbol Pepe The Frog In Anti-Adler Ad

By • Oct 29, 2018
IndyAustin screengrab

One of Austin’s more prolific political action committees has apologized after releasing a video ad featuring Pepe the Frog, a cartoon frog used by anti-Semitic and alt-right groups.

Who Funded The PACs That Got Two Propositions On Austin's Ballot This November?

By • Oct 26, 2018
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon / KUT

A Californian who attempted a 2016 presidential run. A staffing and finance company with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Seattle and Denver. Men in California and New Jersey. These are some of the funders of political action committees behind two local ballot initiatives – Propositions J and K.

Prop J Initiative On Development Exposes Rift Among Austin Environmentalists

By • Oct 9, 2018
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon / KUT

Environmentalists in Austin worry about methane emissions from Texas oilfields, plastic pollution clogging up creeks and rivers or nuclear waste being shipped through the state. But one thing they rarely worry about is each other – at least until recently, when an initiative called Proposition J landed on the ballot.