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

When the Travis County Clerk released the final tally of votes for Austin mayor early Wednesday, none of the candidates had ...

With five candidates on the ballot, it takes at least a 50% vote total for a single candidate to not require a runoff.

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

Even with unofficial results fully tabulated in the Austin mayoral race, KXAN is still unable to make a projection nearly one ...

The audit found Jesus Garza used his influence to pay two former city staffers roughly $200 an hour over a 10-month stint.

Early election results show incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson winning; he championed an overhaul of the city’s land use code ...

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's City Council meeting was interrupted by a potential AI-generated voice, raising security and integrity concerns for ...

Some city of Austin leaders are raising concerns about the potential influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on future city ...

Watson currently has a majority in two of the three counties that Austin is situated in. Based on unofficial results, he won ...

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 ...