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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...

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...