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Introduction
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Best Advice
Best Argument Against Zero Tolerance
Best City Council Action
Best Community Leader
Best Council Regular
Best Eastside Community Service
Best Fiction Writer
Best Gandhi Imitation
Best Legislative Aid
Best Mixture Of Politics & Stimulants
Best New Map
Best Re-Election Campaign
Best Reason To Carry A Gun At The Capitol
Best Reason To Take A Hike
Best Reason To Write Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Best Seat In The House
Best State Accomplishment
Best Transit Decision In Quite Some Time
Most Effective Advocacy Group
Most Tenacious City Department
Most Worthwhile City Study
Snazziest Uniforms
Best Comeback
Best Seat In The House
Eric Mitchell's Relax-the-Back Chair
Located at the far left of the city council dais.
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More Politics & Personalities - Critics Picks
Best Advice
Ann Richards / Amos 5:15
Best Argument Against Zero Tolerance
Mitch Ingram
Best City Council Action
Sidewalk Cafe Ordinance
Best Community Leader
Ernie Cortes
Best Council Regular
Gus Pena
Best Eastside Community Service
La Cocina Allegre at the Sustainable Food Center
Best Fiction Writer
State Rep. Susan Combs
Best Gandhi Imitation
Rev. Charles Moore
Best Legislative Aid
Better Austin Tomorrow
Best Mixture Of Politics & Stimulants
Ruta Maya
Best New Map
Hill Country Foundation's Eco-Location Map
Best Re-Election Campaign
Bob Larson / SAFE
Best Reason To Carry A Gun At The Capitol
Lobbyist Lena Guerrero's body block on photographer Alan Pogue
Best Reason To Take A Hike
Austin Metropolitan Trails Council
Best Reason To Write Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Legal Services Corporation
Best State Accomplishment
Texas Tomorrow Fund
Best Transit Decision In Quite Some Time
Austin Transportation Study
Most Effective Advocacy Group
Austin Interfaith
Most Tenacious City Department
Austin Energy
Most Worthwhile City Study
Citizen's Planning Committee Report
Snazziest Uniforms
APD's Bike Patrol, Mounted Patrol, & Downtown Rangers
Best Comeback
Austin Police Department