Austin Mayor Kirk Watson to seek re-election, touts progress in first term
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson announced Wednesday that he will run for re-election in November. Watson, who previously served as mayor from 1997 to 2001 and as a state senator for over 13 years, said he would run on his record of improving the city’s performance and uniting the City Council. “Working closely with this City […]
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T.C. Broadnax Selected as Austin’s Next City Manager: City Council to initiate hiring process next week – News | #citycouncil
T.C. Broadnax is the final candidate (photo by Naina Srivastava) The search for Austin’s next city manager has come to an end. After a three-month search conducted by headhunter firm Mosaic, a single public forum with the two finalists produced by that search, and half a day of interviews with City Council members, on March […]
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The YIMBYs Come to Town, and City Council Joins Them: Yes in Austin’s Backyard – News | #citycouncil
The city is in the midst of a push to make it easier to build tiny homes, duplexes, and triplexes (photo by John Anderson) Politics around housing in Austin have undeniably shifted over the past year – away from policies that restrict new housing units and toward more liberal approaches that allow the market to […]
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How Austin’s Mayoral Race Is Shaping Up So Far: Mayor Kirk Watson continues to bide his time – News
Austin’s announced and/or presumed mayoral candidates: (l-r) Kathie Tovo, Kirk Watson, and Carmen Llanes Pulido (photos courtesy of the candidates’ campaigns) The Nov. 5 election has two more candidates for Austin voters to consider: Kathie Tovo and Carmen Llanes Pulido, both of whom have announced their intent to run for mayor. The candidates will serve […]
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Longtime City Council Member Kathie Tovo Announces Run for Mayor: Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election – News
Mayor Kirk Watson has not yet announced his re-election By Austin Sanders, 5:11PM, Thu. Jan. 18, 2024 Kathie Tovo (Courtesy of Tovo Campaign) Kathie Tovo, the former City Council Member who served for more than a decade on Council first as an at-large then as a district representative, announced her campaign to be Austin’s next […]
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With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year: Ready to rumble? – News | #citycouncil
Art by Zeke Barbaro / Getty Images The filing period for City Council elections does not open until late July, but the races are already beginning to take shape, with 10 candidates already having declared their intent to run for five of the Council seats on the 2024 ballot. Yes, it is already time to […]
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2023 Top 10s – The Year Began With a New City Council and a New City Manager: After tussling with Council, Spencer Cronk got canned – News | #citycouncil
Spencer Cronk during a City Council meeting on February 15, 2023 (Photo by John Anderson) February 15: Was it Spencer Cronk’s police contract gambit or the city’s fumbled response to Winter Storm Mara that finally did in the increasingly resented former city manager? Probably a bit of both, but either way, February – just a […]
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Texas Rep Israel eyes Austin mayor’s office in bid to be city’s first LGBTQ leader
Over the course of her near-decadelong run in the Texas legislature, Democrat Celia Israel has established herself as a champion for equality. As a state representative, Israel helped defeat measures to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender youth, pushed back against legislation to further restrict voting among the state’s most vulnerable and advocated for greater […]
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Five Highlights From the League of Women Voters Mayor Forum: Candidates talk climate, cops, and city employees – News
Kirk Watson speaks at the Oct. 20 League of Women Voters candidate forum at city hall. (Screenshot via city of Austin) Five of Austin’s mayoral candidates had a chance to (briefly) introduce themselves at the Oct. 20 forum sponsored by the city and the League of Women Voters. Here are a few excerpts that stood […]
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