More than a week after Election Day, all Travis County ballots have been unofficially tallied and they're still not enough ...

It was a call that began with what seemed like a usual introduction from a speaker, during the public comment portion of ...

Unofficial final results show incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson barely cleared the threshold needed to avoid a runoff.

To avoid a runoff, a candidate needs more than 50% of the vote. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson had 50.01% of the overall vote as of ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson as mayor, while in Round Rock, voters approved three out of four propositions for a school district's nearly $1 billion bond.

Mayor Kirk Watson is defending his seat against four opponents. He needs to earn 50% of the vote, plus one vote, to avoid a ...

As challengers seek to claim the top seat on Austin's governing body, the incumbent's name recognition, money and wide appeal ...

Watson was forced into a runoff the last time he ran for mayor in 2022 even though he outraised his opponent Celia Israel by ...

At the top of the local ballot, incumbent mayor Kirk Watson’s December plans remain unclear. If he nets more than 50% of the total votes cast by Austin voters (across three counties: Travis, ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has taken flak for a take-charge style that can leave his council colleagues and the public in the dark. If that irks some people, Watson isn't apologizing. “Look, we don't ...