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...

What kind of mayor was Watson?

He served more than four years 1997-2001 Kirk Watson, the highest-profile Democrat running to be Austin’s next mayor, has long ago been there, done that,...

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...