Travillion replaced Gary Bledsoe as head of the Austin NAACP, and there's been no drop off in activity. He's seems to have no sacred cows, and is not afraid to confront the local power structure, black or white. Among other things, he's taken on the Convention Center for not living up to minority contractor goals, pronounced environmental protection important for all races, and framed local S&L bilkings in the context of money it took away from social programs and the central city.
