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...

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 educationA decade ago, then State Senator Kirk Watson,...

What kind of legislator was Celia Israel?

Mayoral candidate Celia Israel served four and a half terms in the Texas House Celia Israel was a freshman in the Texas House and just...