Civil RIghts and Wrongs for November 16, 2021

Our guests this Tuesday are Christina Puentes and Luis Gonzalez, the Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission for the City of Austin.  The commission recently concluded its work, so we’ll hear how it all turned out.  They also provide their perspectives on the process, and even offer some words of wisdom for their successors.  Michelle Manning-Scott, Associate Producer of this program, also joins us.

And we again hear from Austin Sanders, Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle, who notes changes in political leadership on the horizon, especially in Council District 4.  He also reports on the City Auditor’s assessment of how well the City of Austin responded to Winter Storm Uri last February. (Spoiler: not very well.)  And we learn about a Travis County Grand Jury decision to clear officers involved in a fatal shooting on Sixth Street in 2018.