Elections

Profile: Doug Greco for mayor

Douglas Jeffrey Greco, 53, is one of four candidates (so far) who’s campaigning to be Austin’s mayor in 2025.Greco trying to unseat incumbent Mayor...

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...

Defeated RRISD candidate sues Texas Ethics Commission

Orlando Salinas claims Texas Ethics Commission would violate his constitutional rights by forcing him to respond to a sworn complaint The highly contentious election for...

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,...