/tags/elections Elections en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:14:15 GMT /austin/2021-01-26/voters-to-decide-on-changes-to-how-austins-government-works The Austin city clerk has validated thousands of petition signatures collected by a political action committee seeking changes to how local government works. That means these changes could go before voters this year or next. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:14:15 GMT /austin/2021-01-26/voters-to-decide-on-changes-to-how-austins-government-works Audrey McGlinchy /politics/2021-01-11/from-covid-19-to-policing-and-elections-how-state-vs-local-tension-will-play-out-at-the-legislature These issues will be hashed out on top of the once-a-decade political redistricting that must be completed during the 2021 session. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 20:30:47 GMT /politics/2021-01-11/from-covid-19-to-policing-and-elections-how-state-vs-local-tension-will-play-out-at-the-legislature Jill Ament, Caroline Covington /austin/2021-01-11/group-says-it-has-enough-signatures-to-ask-voters-to-make-changes-to-austins-local-government The changes include giving the mayor more power. If validated, the petition from Austinites for Progressive Reform would go to voters in May. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:14:28 GMT /austin/2021-01-11/group-says-it-has-enough-signatures-to-ask-voters-to-make-changes-to-austins-local-government Audrey McGlinchy