A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austins independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the communitys political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. We talk to our reps about their priorities going into the new session, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. Copyright 1981-2023 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. That seat may be up for election in November. Every other statewide executive position is also on the ballot. Hays Commissioner Pct. Working all day? We offer detailed reasons behind our Editorial Board endorsements in the general election in this annotated version; this version is for. She devoted herself to helping D3 residents during Winter Storm Uri and no doubt has bright prospects as a leader in Austin elected or otherwise. Austin American-Statesman is the number one source for Austin and Texas breaking news, politics and business. Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news, All questions answered (satisfaction not guaranteed). Instead, he's moving down the street (and across the Travis County line) to represent the somewhat less suburban (and less Anglo) North Austin neighborhoods in the seat held by retiring Rep. Celia Israel, now running for mayor. It does matter that a queer Gen X Latina who also holds elected office is a tougher opponent than Kirk Watson has really faced before, and can ask questions he doesn't know how to answer. The next day, the judge who had presided over the trial set Gray's bond at $70,000. We strongly recommend that RRISD voters vote for the Access Education slate: Place 1: Estevan Jesus Chuy Zrate. Day one of early voting in Travis County was quite impressive. Follow her on Twitter @marisacharp. He wants to move urgently to enact land use reforms to increase Austin's housing supply, but commits to seeking input from renters and homeowners in houses, four-plexes, dorms, and skyscrapers and takes a pragmatic stakeholder-centered approach. HD51: Lulu Flores Opinion: 19 Children Are Dead. SD24: Kathy Jones-Hospod The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election was a successful special recall election to remove San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office. Early voting begins Oct. 24 and runs until Nov. 4. At-Large Place 9: Arati Singh A general election runoff was scheduled for December 13, 2022. The city also held a special general election for the District 4 seat on the city council on January 25, 2022. The deadline to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 28. Many of her peers have no doubt helped Watson fill his campaign purse to bursting. Zwiener who upset Bell-Metereau four years ago to claim the Dem nomination and then win this Hays County seat has also benefited from the new map with a district now firmly anchored in the Buda/Kyle suburbs (i.e., far-far South Austin) and in the college community in San Marcos. Download the application for an emergency ballot here. Go check yourselves and let Malhotra use her actual expertise on this bench. City elections in Austin, Texas (2022) - Ballotpedia Three at-large seats on the Austin Community College Board of Trustees are up for election: Proposition A The $770 million bond would provide funding for new construction, campus upgrades and student support services, such as child care and student health services. From city proposals to city council members, voters have the opportunity to determine the fate of several local races in just under a month. When we met with the candidates back in October, we invited her and Kirk Watson (and Jennifer Virden, who did not respond) in and had time to get answers from each to most of the questions that were going to steer our endorsement. 2023 Legislative Session. The city of Austin, Texas, held regular general elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2022.The filing deadline for this election was August 22, 2022. You can bring voting-day essentials like: You can't have materials regarding a candidate or political party within 100 feet or inside a polling center, and you cant use these items within that perimeter: There will be markers signaling the 100-feet perimeter. Supreme Court, P9: Julia Maldonado Legitimate poll watcher or voting intimidation wheres the line? In the mayors race, that reconsideration was internal and brief; nothing about how the Nov. 8 election turned out, nor about the campaign thats unfolded since, made us rethink our support for Israel and for the reasons we laid out before. The mayor elected in this cycle will serve a two-year term, as opposed to four years. HD45: Erin Zwiener All rights reserved. Voters in Northeast Austin have two great choices in this race, as Roxanne Evans and Candace Hunter each have a robust understanding of the challenges the district faces. That wasnt true for the candidates in the three district run-offs, each for an open seat, who crowded into our conference room with all four, or five, or six of their fellow candidates. * Editors note, Thursday, Oct. 20, 10:31am: A previous version of these endorsements included a list of Round Rock ISD candidates, noting favorable incumbent[s] and horrible right-wing candidate[s].In a race where no party affiliation is listed on the ballot, we intended to simply identify the worst options and the incumbents who have proven sane ona disordered board.In error, we omitted candidates from the list and neglected to note non-incumbent candidates worthy of voters attention. November 2021 General and Special Elections - The Austin Chronicle Watch: Abbott and O'Rourke debate in only matchup ahead of November election, Hundreds of volunteers will fan out on San Marcos waterways Saturday to clean up trash, UTEP hosting Borderland Chopin Festival honoring a poet of the piano, Hoping to retain staff, Austin gives police officers a 4% raise, Detrs del proceso 'desordenado' para elegir al prximo responsable del metro ligero de Austin, Watch: Where candidates running for Austin City Council District 1 stand on three big issues, Submit your questions and join us for forums with the candidates running for Austin City Council, Immigration, guns and abortion dominate Abbott, ORourke debate in the Rio Grande Valley. District 4: Kathryn Whitley Chu. Since she and Ryan Alter also largely agree on goals, we asked them about change and influence how do you intend to get more housing and child care and climate action or whichever priorities you want to champion? Many counties have voting centers that allow early in-person voting, and ballot drop-off, in the month before election day. We get it, justice reform means decarceration and restorative justice for everybody. Not all of the bills are bad! Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9? But people who came to Austin in this century year after year, decade after decade, from everywhere, doubling the metro area look at Israel now and hear her speak, and see and hear their own feelings about Austin today, and about our nation and our identities today, reflected back at them feelings of righteousness and belonging and fear, of urgency and need and gritty commitment, articulated by voices not heard before. Laurie hosts the afternoon music show on KUTX from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is the producer and voice of the Austin Music Minute, which shines the spotlight on live music shows around town six days a week. To find voting locations and sample ballots, visitvotetravis.com(Travis County),wilco.org/elections(Williamson County),hayscountytx.com/departments/elections(Hays County) orbastropvotes.org(Bastrop County). Austins next mayor will serve two years, not the usual four, As midterm elections near, Republicans try to make gains with Latinos in Texas Rio Grande Valley, Former Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson running for Austin mayor, government document showing your name and an address, such as your voter registration certificate. We trust their judgment regarding Eldridge, who deserves to serve despite attempts in two cycles now to use one of the minor contretemps that gets blown into scandal in this town to take her out. Can't keep up with happenings around town? District 4: Kathryn Whitley Chu The $350 million bond would go to acquiring land and building new homes, as well as repairing existing homes that would likely be demolished but for the bond's assistance. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Find that here. It's Election Day. Austin Music Experience | All Austin musicians and artists | KUTX HD2, Texas Music Experience | Listen anytime at tmx.fm | KUTX HD3, A service of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, Meet the six candidates vying to be Austin's next mayor, Here's where candidates for Austin mayor stand on three big issues. First, make sure youre registered. Railroad Commissioner: Luke Warford The Austin Chronicle's Austin Music Awards honor the local music community by recognizing Austin artists and industry leaders. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. This is an interesting one. Implicit in all of our endorsements is our general presumption that unseating an incumbent is a higher bar to clear than staking a claim for an open seat. People who were here then still remember what it felt like to be a winner. 2022 election: Houston Chronicle Editorial Board's endorsements District 3: Jos Velasquez Texas Voter Guide 2020 - The Houston Chronicle Your Complete Guide for Voting in the Primaries - Reform Austin She is justly proud of being a local pioneer in climate action while many of her enviro colleagues were still focused on naturalist conservation efforts. Information will continually be updated as we approach the 2021 Election. May 2022 Austin Special Election Ballot Proposition: Voter Resource Wilco Commissioner Pct. 2021 May Election Calendar / Calendario Electoral de Mayo 2021 Still and despite our admiration for all that state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez has done for Austin and Texas we agreed easily that Casar is the best choice to be Austin and San Antonio's new voice in Congress. For more information, including polling locations, visit the Travis County Clerk's website. The story is bizarre read more and will surely be amusing on TV, but Judge Catherine Mauzy is living it right now, y'all, and needs your support. 1-minute voter guide to the top statewide races Five questions with Austin mayoral candidate Jennifer Virden Five questions with Austin mayoral candidate Kirk Watson Five questions with Austin mayoral candidate Celia Israel Austin bonds on November ballots total more than $3B Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Austin. As we told readers then, it was not to shame him but to goad him to do better as the leader and defender of a big and diverse community, not a superhero who all by himself would build a political house big enough to hold the new Austin. Please contact Elections@austintexas.gov for any election related questions. Proposition C $6.5 million to allow the district to replace technology devices for students, staff members and classrooms, including Chromebooks, Dell desktops and interactive panels.