Elections
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...
Austin’s got a $2 million mayor
This story was updated at 4:14pm January 26th to correct the statement made about Jennifer Virden’s total spending. The $220,000 she repaid to herself...
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...
Candidates offer competing visions on homelessness
The current Austin City Council has made it a priority to boost funding for homeless services, but some mayoral and council candidates think the...
Zimmerman’s lawyer threatens to sue the Bulldog…again
This story was updated at 9:46am October 19, 2022, to correct the name of the organization in which Tiffanie Harrison is a general partner.
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2022 candidates have raised $3 million-plus
Collectively the candidates have more than $2 million cash on hand to run blow-out campaigns through November 8th election day
Mayoral candidate Kirk Watson continues...
The man who would be mayor…again
Part 1 in a series: Kirk Watson wants the job that he resigned from 21 years ago to run for Texas attorney general
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Want to get elected but not be accountable?
This story was updated at 3:54pm October 13, 2022, to provide links to statements filed after the deadline by candidates Ken Craig, Melonie House-Dixon,...
