/tags/2024-elections 2024 Elections en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-14/travis-county-runoff-election-results-austin-city-council-district-7-aisd-school-board-manor-mayor AG真人百家乐 County voters returned to the polls Saturday (and in early voting) to settle a few races that didn't get called last month. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-14/travis-county-runoff-election-results-austin-city-council-district-7-aisd-school-board-manor-mayor Maya Fawaz /education/2024-12-03/fernando-lucas-de-urioste-lindsey-stringer-austin-tx-at-large-school-board-runoff-election-2024 Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer are vying for an at-large spot on the school board. Whoever wins will join the district as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and remains under a state order to improve special education services. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:22:17 GMT /education/2024-12-03/fernando-lucas-de-urioste-lindsey-stringer-austin-tx-at-large-school-board-runoff-election-2024 Becky Fogel /politics/2024-12-03/austin-tx-mike-siegel-gary-bledsoe-runoff-election-district-7-city-council Mike Siegel finished with about 40% of the vote on Nov. 5, while Gary Bledsoe finished with about 19%. The winner on Dec. 14 will fill the seat. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:03:00 GMT /politics/2024-12-03/austin-tx-mike-siegel-gary-bledsoe-runoff-election-district-7-city-council Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-12-02/2024-runoff-elections-austin-tx-city-council-district-7-aisd-school-board-manor-mayor Voters in Austin City Council District 7 will choose their next representative at City Hall. Austinites will also decide an at-large AISD school board seat, and voters in Manor will pick their next mayor. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:31:00 GMT /austin/2024-12-02/2024-runoff-elections-austin-tx-city-council-district-7-aisd-school-board-manor-mayor KUT Staff /austin/2024-11-22/austin-mayoral-candidate-carmen-llanes-pulido-drops-recount-pursuit-concedes-race Llanes Pulido submitted a petition Thursday for a partial recount, but it was denied. She had the option to amend her petition, but announced Friday she would not move forward. That makes current Mayor Kirk Watson the official winner. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:11:00 GMT /austin/2024-11-22/austin-mayoral-candidate-carmen-llanes-pulido-drops-recount-pursuit-concedes-race Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-21/austin-tx-mayor-recount-election-votes-carmen-llanes-pulido-kirk-watson Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson had claimed victory in the race last week, but Llanes Pulido cited irregularities in the vote count. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:45:06 GMT /austin/2024-11-21/austin-tx-mayor-recount-election-votes-carmen-llanes-pulido-kirk-watson Luz Moreno-Lozano /politics/2024-11-21/even-with-newly-discovered-ballots-austin-mayoral-race-avoids-runoff-by-razor-thin-margins Election experts and officials said the ballots were found as part of the system of checks and balances that help ensure that every vote is counted. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:59:40 GMT /politics/2024-11-21/even-with-newly-discovered-ballots-austin-mayoral-race-avoids-runoff-by-razor-thin-margins Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-14/kirk-watson-avoids-runoff-secures-new-term-as-austin-mayor Final tallies released Thursday showed him to have earned 175,090 votes, about 13 votes more than needed to avoid a runoff. It's the fourth time Austin has elected him mayor. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 01:53:28 GMT /austin/2024-11-14/kirk-watson-avoids-runoff-secures-new-term-as-austin-mayor Luz Moreno-Lozano /austin/2024-11-11/the-race-for-austin-mayor-is-too-close-to-call-provisional-ballots-may-tip-the-scales Incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson needs a majority of votes to be declared a winner and avoid a runoff. There were 3,200 provisional ballots cast that must be verified before being counted. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-11-11/the-race-for-austin-mayor-is-too-close-to-call-provisional-ballots-may-tip-the-scales Luz Moreno-Lozano /politics/2024-11-08/texas-democrats-chairman-resigns-transgender-immigration-election Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party鈥檚 chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats鈥� 2024 election losses. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:06:38 GMT /politics/2024-11-08/texas-democrats-chairman-resigns-transgender-immigration-election Lauren McGaughy