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Andra Lim, a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, covers city government and politics for the Austin American-Statesman.

Featured Statements

Sharlene Leurig
stated on February 9, 2015 in an Austin City Council workshop:

"Austin is the only city in an arid landscape in the western United States dependent on a single source of water."

By Andra Lim • May 18, 2015
Ted Cruz
stated on July 30, 2013 in a Senate floor colloquy:

Obamacare-caused paperwork will annually absorb 190 million hours or more--and Mount Rushmore could be built 1,547 times over "with the paperwork."

By Andra Lim • September 3, 2013
Wendy Davis
stated on July 29, 2013 in an email blast.:

"Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job."

By Andra Lim • August 7, 2013