Emotions run high as Lee Leffingwell is made Austin's 51st mayor, new council members Bill Spelman and Chris Riley are inaugurated, and Mike Martinez and Sheryl Cole begin term two. Their priorities may surprise you!
State "resign to run" laws mean Lee Leffingwell can't do any campaigning for Mayor until January without triggering a special election but that doesn't mean a band of supporters, including some political heavyweights, can't float the idea like so many kegs. The Hustle documents.
Part 1: In installment uno of the the Hustle's election night two-fer, we count down to Barack o'clock with Mayor Will Wynn, judicial candidate Woodie Jones, and Texas Senator Kirk Watson, at the Travis County Dems' Downtown bash.
Part 2: This is it! The Hustle's partying down with 3,000 rabid Democrats for Barack's historic win, and our season finale - but not before interviews with ladies of the Central Texas House Donna Howard and Valinda Bolton. Plus: where are the Hustle's previous guests now?
The Hustle chats up Central Texas pols running for all manner of seats: U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, Texas House member Valinda Bolton, Texas House candidate Larry Joe Doherty, and judicial candidate Woody Jones. All this, and a socialist sandwich too.
Despite some goofy voter fraud allegations, early voting is underway and high turnout has the Hustle going bananas. Featuring U.S. Senate candidate Rick Noriega, Texas Rep. Dawnna Dukes, and other sundry politicos.
From partying with Will Wynn to chillin' with Allen Demling, the Chronicle's new video blog, "City Hall Hustle", bum-rushes the election night parties in a politico-packed election special you (and our elected officials) won't soon forget.
Peep "Poppin' E: Election Reception Roundup," featuring Wynn, Lee Leffingwell, Randi Shade, Laura Morrison, Cid Galindo, and many, many others, hosted by the City Hall Hustler himself, Wells Dunbar.
