Kendall Thornton

This is a special city #sf

@JackChambersGB 👋 + @dantehranian

Any patriots in Austin??

@FedExHelp @NewsWire_US Good luck, Divin

@NewsWire_US Hi, this is Divin. Please send us a DM in order for us to help you further. twitter.com/messages/compo…

FEDEX SUES UNITED STATES TO GET FULL REFUND OF EMERGENCY TARIFFS

It’s chilly out there, but Austin Water crews are working all weekend to keep water flowing to Austinites. If you spot a water issue or experience a water emergency, please call our Customer Contact Center at 512-972-1000, option 1.

Due to inclement weather, signals across the City may be DARK or FLASHING ALL-RED. Please treat DARK or FLASHING ALL-RED signals as an ALL-WAY STOP, watch for crews, and drive with caution. #ATXtraffic

@tallsnail I feel seen. My coworker literally just made fun of me 30m ago for loving trash day

love trash day. love hearing that truck. humans getting stuff done. cooperation. logistics. municipal services. civilization.

@AndrewBeckUSA @GregAbbott_TX @TPPF @chiproytx @KenPaxtonTX

36% of New York residents are foreign born. 35% of Los Angeles residents are foreign born. 34% of San Francisco residents are foreign born. 30% of Houston residents are foreign born. 25% of Dallas residents are foreign born. 22% of Austin residents are foreign born.

@EvilMopacATX This is so accurate and it’s always the Subaru

Average Austin drivers

@CaitlinPacific Not from this year, but often give out Astoria and undaunted courage — PNW history is good winter/cozy reading

Buying a book for someone who loves history - did anything come out this year that interested you?

@YIMBYLAND We do not, but the trade is worth it

Yea, Austin doesn’t have this.

Please send your recs for skiing in Japan! 🙏 — resort, tips, etc (not my first time in country but haven’t made it to their slopes yet)

@ATXVideos Hopefully they’re taking notes on how not to run a city

City Officials once again go on a fun trip with our taxes.

@Jason Go to archery country off of research blvd and ask for Tank, Andy, or Tyler. They’ll get you set up. Once/if you know what you’re doing, sign up for Austin Archery Club by ski shores

How do I find an Archery instructor in Austin / Hill Country?

Thank you to our volunteers in North Austin! Go vote against Prop Q! Locations: SaveAustinNow.com

Why I'm against Prop Q: Austin’s priorities are drifting, and it’s harder than ever to cut through the noise and find the truth. What I’ve uncovered over the last few months is a city government that’s lost sight of its people. On the face of it, I see a manufactured crisis to justify policies that don’t serve us. To understand Austin’s financial reality, let’s start with some numbers. Over half of the city’s residents are renters, facing the highest average rents in Texas - over $1,400 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,800 for a three-bedroom house. Most landlords aren’t corporate giants; they’re everyday people like us, individual investors who get no relief from property tax exemptions. Yet, the City Council seems to ignore both renters and small landlords. According to LendingTree, Austin is the most debt-ridden metro area in the U.S., with residents carrying an average of $48,000 in non-mortgage debt. We’re stretched thin, and we can’t afford a government that piles on more debt or raises taxes year after year. Then there’s the sales tax crisis. Since early 2023, our sales tax revenue has been cooling, while other major cities - and our own surrounding cities - have avoided this decline. This signals economic trouble localized to Austin and it affects our businesses. Yet instead of addressing our shrinking economy, the Council has doubled down on misguided priorities. Raising taxes, which reduces disposable income, which compounds this already troubling situation. For months, the City Council has been playing a strategic game, setting the stage for a tax rate election. It started with a May resolution tying tax increases to reductions in federal or state funding. Then they cut funding to essentials like first responders, libraries and parks, and gutted the housing trust fund to redirect rental assistance to temporary shelters. Now they tell us that we need to take care of each other. It feels nothing short of manipulative and dishonest. The city’s newest budget ignores glaring warning signs: declining sales tax revenue, skyrocketing rents, crushing personal debt and a dearth of disposable income. Instead of prioritizing critical services, the Council allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to consulting services and nonprofits with little transparency. This isn’t just poor governance. It’s a crisis designed to advance the Council’s agenda while neglecting the needs of everyday Austinites. Who does the City Council hear from? Not people like us - those working 9-to-5 jobs, those raising families, or especially those just trying to make ends meet. Life in Austin is a grind, but it’s an honorable one. We’re the ones building this city, keeping it running, and raising the next generation. Yet, our voices are drowned out by well-organized special interest groups who show up weekly to City Hall, pushing for more funding without considering the cost to everyone else. The Council’s focus on these loud voices ignores the silent majority who simply want a city that works for them. Essential services - first responders, utilities, streets, libraries, parks - should be the bedrock of our budget, fully funded without relying on tax hikes. Instead, the Council uses these services as leverage to justify taking more from us. They create permanent programs from temporary grants, like using a one-time bonus to take out a car loan you can’t afford, hoping for a raise that may never come. Generous programs often benefit a select few, while the services we all depend on remain underfunded. At Budget Town Hall meetings, residents asked a simple question: “What have you done to avoid tax rate increases?” Most Council members sidestepped the question. Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes was blunt, saying, “There’s nothing we can do.” But this crisis isn’t a surprise. It’s the result of their choices. The City Manager, appointed by the Council, executes their vision. They recommended these policies and approved the outcomes, yet they act as if their hands are tied. This tax rate election is just one piece of a larger problem. Multiple taxing entities - county, central health, school districts, and the state’s recapture system - compound our affordability crisis. Raising property taxes is a lazy, shortsighted response to Austin’s challenges. We need to scrutinize every layer of taxation, not just the city’s budget, to break this unaffordable cycle. By voting against Prop Q, we force our City Council in Austin to revisit the budget and find a way to live within their means. After all, that's what residents and businesses must do. City Council was elected to make hard decisions, cut wasteful spending, and nurture local economic growth. They act as though only they can save Austin, when the reality is that Austin must save itself. City Council needs to get out of the way and stop draining our resources.

Dreamforce is live. Stream three days that will change everything for your business. Watch the keynote now: sfdc.co/DF2025

@petersavodnik Exactly this

There's something indescribably heartbreaking about an American being shot while exercising his First Amendment rights in front of a crowd of other Americans.

@GavinNewsom Stop trying to dunk on X and please just go to work

Like this?

@rxoinc @SamsungUS Give me a direct phone number of an actual human

@kendallsf @SamsungUS Hello, We would like to get this addressed at your local facility as soon as possible. Please send us a DM with your RXO tracking # so we can locate your order and further assist.

@SamsungUS @rxoinc hi, it has been over a month since you walked off with not only the new (yet broken) tv I ordered from Samsung, but the one that I already owned. No resolution yet.

@SamsungUS No, Leo, your customer service over DM has been totally unhelpful. Please review the messages.

@kendallsf Hi, Kendall! Welcome back. We understand the difficulty you’ve experienced with your TV. Please send us a direct message to assist you better.^Leo twitter.com/messages/compo…