Plaintiffs Try to Put the Brakes on Formula One Subsidy

Organizers of a future Formula One Race in Austin, Texas are being challenged in court by Travis County residents who disapprove of Texas Comptroller Susan Combs giving the organizers a $25 million public subsidy.   Plaintiffs Ewa Siwak, an Austin teacher; Richard Franklin, a school board member; and Richard Viktorin, an accountant, filed their claim in state District Court in Travis County. They are being represented by attorney Bill Aleshire.   In a written statement, Aleshire said