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Watson, who served as mayor from 1997 to 2001 before again running and winning the city’s highest elected office in 2022, will face former City Council member Kathie Tovo; Carmen Llanes Pulido ...
On Tuesday, Jan. 16, city officials in Aurora, Colo., announced that Acevedo was leaving his role as interim police chief. He said he was returning to Texas to be closer to his family.
In their respective races, City Council candidate Gary Bledsoe and Austin school board candidate Lindsey Stringer focus on the need to rebuild trust.
The 2024 Austin, Texas municipal elections took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Five city council seats (District 2, District 4, District 6, District 7, and District 10) and the mayor have regular elections.
Five city council seats (District 1, District 3, District 5, District 8, and District 9) and the Mayor had regular elections, in addition to a special election in District 4. All positions are nominally non-partisan, though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.
On November 15, KXAN declared Watson the apparent winner of the race after the uncertified final tally showed him with 50.0041% of the vote and 14 raw votes over the threshold to avoid a runoff. Subsequently, Watson declared victory in the race, while Pulido refused to concede saying the race remained too close to call.
Former Austin City Council member Kathie Tovo came in third in the race with 16.6% of the vote. The other two candidates, Jeffery L. Bowen and Doug Greco, each received less than 10% support.
Six candidates are competing to succeed Council Member Ann Kitchen in the south Austin district.