Four challengers hoping to unseat Austin Mayor Kirk Watson are facing a tough fight against an incumbent with more than two ...

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

A new breed of activists wants Texas to tame costs by building more housing. But longstanding opposition to such policies ...

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 ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is on track to win his reelection bid outright but the race is so close that even a few thousand yet-to-be-counted ballots could change the outcome. A more complete vote ...

The disaster declarations that Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown are issuing will make it easier to ...

The alliance formed in a council race in Northwest Austin illustrates how fights over the rules governing what can be built ...

Four challengers hoping to unseat Austin Mayor Kirk Watson are facing a tough fight against an incumbent with more than two decades of name recognition, political fundraising prowess and broad appeal.