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...
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.
Demand...
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 dayMayoral 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 generalThis is...
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,...