Elections
Siegel running for City Council District 7
After losing in two hard runs for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, attorney Michael John Weills Siegel (D-Austin) has lowered his...
Ruling allows immediate fundraising for 2024 elections
The City Council is scheduled to get a closed-door executive session briefing from the Law Department September 14th to discuss legal fallout from Judge...
Charter proposal would discourage grassroots democracy
Council Member Ryan Alter has proposed appointing a 2024 Charter Review Commission to study the signature threshold to get something on the ballot by...
Why was voter turnout so low?
Texas just wrapped up its most expensive gubernatorial race in history, yet the money didn’t drive voter turnout higher.
Guerrero and Silva earn $33,000 runoff bonuses
It’s official: A City of Austin spokesman said in an email at 2:12pm November 17, 2022: “The City’s Law Department has reviewed the City...
Mayoral race and three council contests will go to runoff
Israel and Watson advance; incumbents avoid runoffs
Mayoral candidates Kirk Watson and Celia Israel advanced to a runoff last night after an election season focused...
Watson grabbed 70 percent of mayoral donations
Updated 9:58am November 7, 2022, to correct a misstatement about District 5 candidate Aaron Webman’s total contributions. That error did not affect the accuracy of...
Watson circumvented law to fund new medical school
Senator Kirk Watson said to have admitted Central Health didn’t have legal authority to fund medical education
A decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson,...
