Austin Mayor /tags/austin-mayor Austin Mayor en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:11:00 GMT Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido drops recount pursuit, concedes race /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 mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido's request for recount is denied /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 Even with newly discovered ballots, Austin mayoral race avoids runoff by razor-thin margins /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 Kirk Watson avoids runoff, secures new term as Austin mayor /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 The race for Austin mayor is too close to call. Provisional ballots may tip the scales. /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 Watson is ahead in election for Austin mayor, but it's unclear if he'll avoid a runoff /politics/2024-11-05/austin-mayor-race-election-2024-results According to unofficial voting results, Mayor Kirk Watson earned 50.1% of the vote Tuesday 鈥� just over the amount he needs to avoid a runoff. But AG真人百家乐 County still has some provisional and overseas ballots to count. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-11-05/austin-mayor-race-election-2024-results Audrey McGlinchy, Luz Moreno-Lozano Election Day updates: Trump takes Texas, Cruz defeats Allred /live-updates/austin-tx-election-day-2024 Election Day is here. There's plenty on the ballot 鈥� from the highly watched presidential race, U.S. Senate race, Austin mayor and many local measures. We'll be providing updates on key races in AG真人百家乐, Hays and Williamson counties and more. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:21:00 GMT /live-updates/austin-tx-election-day-2024 Where do Austin鈥檚 mayoral candidates stand on housing issues? /housing/2024-10-23/austin-tx-mayor-election-2024-housing-policies From what can be built in a given neighborhood to solutions to growing homelessness, housing policies are largely governed by local elected officials. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /housing/2024-10-23/austin-tx-mayor-election-2024-housing-policies Audrey McGlinchy Where do Austin's mayoral candidates stand on public safety issues? /crime-justice/2024-10-21/austin-tx-mayor-2024-election-public-safety-police-department-crime 911 call response times, police staffing shortages and the city's possible deal on a police labor contract are top of mind for many voters. Where do the candidates stand? Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:14:24 GMT /crime-justice/2024-10-21/austin-tx-mayor-2024-election-public-safety-police-department-crime Andrew Weber We fact-checked Austin mayoral candidates鈥� answers to questions about housing /housing/2024-10-16/we-fact-checked-austin-mayoral-candidates-answers-to-questions-about-housing Last month, the candidates met for a debate hosted by the UT Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs and KLRU, Austin鈥檚 PBS station. Moderators asked two questions about housing, arguably one of the most important issues in the campaign. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /housing/2024-10-16/we-fact-checked-austin-mayoral-candidates-answers-to-questions-about-housing Audrey McGlinchy