Sean Brown

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@CannyJimKenny @Gill_Gross There's a difference between a bruise and a bone bruise.

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

“Aggressive enforcement”

God forbid we enforce some basic laws like paying your fare!

[Steve Everley @saeverley]

Data center water use, contextualized

(chart via @axios)

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@KendallGPace Only a one-third excuse, but median hourly wage in Lockhart is ~0.83x vs. Austin. Stronger economies are punished by the Recapture formulae.

That said, AISD's budget hole is inexcusable on the whole.

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

> Use environmental quality commission to kill infrastructure projects

Look, I get that data centers are politically terrible right now, but please, for the love of god, don’t California my Texas.

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@jon_wertheim Tara Moore was banned for 4 years in 2025 for anabolic steroids; this was upheld at 4 years by CAS.

You are strongly implying that Moore should have simply decided to refuse the test, no?

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@erikaxtc He retracted this take though:

https://t.co/D1zvhtCaNT

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@Archaicmind3000 @Axonrey https://t.co/D1zvhtCaNT

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@FreddyCalipari @TennisPublisher @usopen Agree overall, but in this case @SvajdaTrevor12 just turned 20 and just finished his junior year at @SMUMTennis ... so seems like a reason to celebrate for us?

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@KendallGPace @aasviewpoints Helps that wage levels in general are ~0.8x in Manor vs. City of Austin (https://t.co/miWbMtoWtM). That holds down a whole lot of expenses.

Not to excuse AISD completely, but recapture formulae badly needs to take wage gaps into account.

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@YIMBYLAND Austin + Atlanta (unfort)

[Dilan Esper @dilanesper]

I think when things like this happen prosecutors should make a point of seeking significant jail time and making the defendants famous. A LOT of sports fans need to internalize the message that you NEVER assault someone for rooting for another team.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

Flock Safety makes cities safer

Stop protecting criminals

[ATX data @data_atx]

Caleb Hammer on Rogan talking about how he wants a good subway system in Austin, but the homeless and criminal justice problems make it a non-starter

Many public transit advocates are coming to the same conclusion, We have to enforce the camping ban and replace our DA!

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@johnarnold '18 Enovis: San Diego -> Dallas
'19 Zoho U.S.: SF -> Austin
'20 Resonant: Santa Barbara -> Austin
'23 Landsea Homes: Orange County -> Dallas
'23 Kelly-Moore Paints: SF -> Dallas
'23 Inbenta: SF -> Dallas

I would caveat that taxes are only one of several rationales, though.

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@johnarnold '19 Resideo: San Diego -> Austin
'20 Pabst: LA -> San Antonio
'21 Therabody: LA -> Dallas
'21 Incora: LA -> Ft Worth
'24 Simplilearn: SF -> Plano
'25 https://t.co/GxWzP2QB6P: SF -> Austin

*ORCL will move HQ to Nashville in several years; will maintain many employees in Austin.

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@TwainsMustache @johnarnold Yes, but: https://t.co/ZXmGVmzUTW

[Sean Brown @seanbrown_]

@ljp0101 Maybe they purposefully chose to attach a prior version (4th Ed, 2017) so the publisher/author would have lower chance of getting upset?

[Caitlin Cloud @CaitlinCloud9]

saw a homeless man in downtown austin today with plastic bags tied around his hands and feet.

the biggest lie we’ve told ourselves is that leaving severely mentally ill people on the streets is somehow more humane than treating them.

we need to have an honest conversation about bringing back mental health institutions.