Bob McCracken

"My grandfather Bob McCracken began writing the Crow's Nest in 1935. He was 25 years old.

"After a judge threw my grandfather in jail in 1945 for writing a Crow's Nest column criticizing the judge's conduct in a trial, my grandfather and the paper appealed all the way to the Supreme Court - and won. Read more.

this week's view from the Crow's Nest

July 11, 2008

Twenty-five years ago, he was a leader in the group who changed Austin’s destiny.

Now, this giant of Austin’s economic history is retiring.

Twenty-five years ago this month, a group of visionary Austinites engineered one of the biggest long shot triumphs in American economic history. Their success changed Austin’s destiny... Read the full Crow's Nest.