Elections
First-ever opportunity to elect appraisal board members
Right now local voters are of course focused on the Super Tuesday primary elections of March 5th, but another election two months later should...
They’re off and running for council
As in horse racing, the bugler has sounded, “Call to the Post” for the Austin City Council campaigns that are now officially underway.
A well...
District 10 Council candidates jump in early
With 2024 being a presidential election year—maybe a rerun of the 2020 election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump—we should be expecting record-breaking turnout...
Watson ekes out win over Israel in mayoral runoff
Alter, Qadri and Velásquez win council seatsThe margaritas were flowing in Celia Israel’s camp after the polls closed last night, the food was plentiful,...
Watson moved to Austin to run for mayor
This story was updated 9:40am December 10, 2022, to insert the date of the election in which Kirk Watson was first elected mayor.
Watson criticized...
Men dominant in runoff election finances
But women have held their own at the ballot box
The men in the runoffs maintained their perfect streak of being better fundraisers than their...
The scoreboard for eight runoff candidates
Early voting by personal appearance continues through December 9th for the December 13th election of a mayor and new council members for Districts 3,...
Celia Israel in the hot seat in final stretch of mayoral campaign
Closing attacks focus on Israel’s record, policy proposalsState Representative Celia Israel went from underdog to frontrunner overnight November 8th when she pulled off a...