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The office was established in 1840 after Austin incorporated as a city in 1839. The mayor of Austin is elected to a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. [2] Kirk Watson took office as mayor on January 6, 2023, for a second term, having served as mayor from 1997 to 2001. [3]
The Austin mayor's race is the only at-large seat on the City Council. The 10 other seats on the council are split into geographic districts. Of those 10 seats, five are up for grabs on the Nov. 5 ...
The 2024 Austin mayoral election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next mayor of Austin, Texas. [1] The election was nonpartisan; the candidates' party affiliations affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Kirk Watson was running for re-election, after returning to the position of mayor following the 2022 election. [2]
Kirk Preston Watson (born March 18, 1958) [1] is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. [2]
KXAN hosted a live, hourlong debate with all five Austin mayoral candidates Thursday ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is on track to win his re-election bid outright but the race is so close that even a few thousand yet-to-be-counted ballots could change the outcome.
García was elected mayor of Austin on November 6, 2001. Mayor Kirk Watson had stepped down to run for state office and García ran in a special election. He won 59% of the vote in a field of eight candidates. [6] [7] García faced many challenges, including tough budget conditions and a development agreement with Stratus Properties. He ...
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