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...
Half the mayor and council candidates haven’t filed for a place on ballot
None of the eight running for the District 9 have applied yet
People declare themselves to be candidates for office when they file with the...
Cosmetics executive runs for mayor on message of unity, ‘cooperation’
Gary S. Spellman, a cosmetics executive and philanthropist, is running a long-shot campaign for Austin mayor promising a less divisive, more transparent approach to...
D3 candidate Delgado disqualified but seeks reinstatement
Updated 8:50am August 18, 2022, to correct Delgado's age.
Felony conviction in 2007 bars Bertha Delgado from running for a city council seat, but she...
Candidates have voting records too
The chart in this story was updated at 9:50am August 14, 2022, to correct the age of District 3 candidate Bertha Marie Rendon Delgado.
This...
Long-time civic activist launches independent bid for state rep
Linda Curtis, a long-time Austin and Bastrop civic activist, has launched a bid as an independent for Texas House District 17, setting up a...
