But Fuentes will also continue on as chair of Council’s Public Health Committee, where she is set to lead on what every CM we ...

Austin mayoral hopeful Carmen Llanes Pulido conceded to incumbent Mayor Kirk Watson late on Friday. The announcement came a day after Llanes Pulido filed a petition for a partial ballot recount ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, who served in the state Senate as a Democrat for more than 13 years after his first stint as Austin mayor, said he is well-positioned to protect the city’s interests ...

Austin political candidates raised $2.61 million dollars and spent nearly $3.1 million last year, according to campaign ...

More than a week after Election Day, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson officially declared victory in his race for re-election. Watson said, "The margin of victory in this case between me and the person ...

Two items on today’s City Council agenda related to wildfire prevention have raised alarms among at least two community groups – the Save Our Springs Alliance and Community Not Commodity. The agenda ...

Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, fought for basics like equitable education and health care in the face of an increasingly hostile, conservative Lege that from the outset nixed their two-thirds rule ...

MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/austins-kirk-watson-puts-focus-on-transportation-at-annual-mayor-meeting/ Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is in Kansas City this week for the ...

The City of Austin said Austin-Travis County EMS has responded to 12 cold exposure calls, including two “fatal incidents,” ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for federal transportation funding last week. Watson spoke to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ ...