Mayor
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson seeking another term in November vote
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Google-News-Wire
- April 10, 2024
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is seeking reelection. Watson served as Austin’s mayor from 1997-2001 and later as a Democratic state senator for over a decade before being elected mayor again in 2022. He narrowly defeated Celia Israel in a runoff election despite outraising her 3-1. Austin voters in 2021 opted to move the city’s mayoral […]
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