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Mark your calendars: Early voting starts Dec. 1 in Austin's Dec. 13 runoff elections.
In addition to mayor, Austin will elect council members in districts 3, 5, and 9.
For what it's worth, those three districts are in voting areas that favored Celia Israel over Kirk Watson.
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Multiple factors at play. Poll after poll showed majority of Texans support some access to abortion. Yet losing that fundamental right didn't impact election outcomes. Redistricting, gerrymandering, voter suppression laws--perhaps belief that one's vote doesn't count. #txlege 1/2
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NBC News: Democrat Eric Sorensen has won Illinois' 17th Congressional District race.. Sorensen, who is gay, is the first LGBTQ person elected to Congress from Illinois. @MSNBC
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Fun evening being able to help host a prostate cancer journal club with providers across Austin. 2nd one oF these! Thank you @bostonsci for sponsoring
Friends are invited to share memories of Jack, an environmental advocate who served on the board of directors of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District for 22 years austinmonitor.com/stories/wh… @JoClifton78704
#RIP #JackGoodman❤️
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Austin ISD's $2.44 billion bond package passes with overwhelming support - Austin Monitor austinmonitor.com/stories/20… – at Austin, TX
Central Texas Food Bank received the largest contract allotment, at $791,038. The next largest grant, at $508,342, went to Foundation Communities, a local housing nonprofit with multiple affordable housing communities across Austin. austinmonitor.com/stories/20… @austinmonitor
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Some number crunching in the Austin mayor's race.
Celia Israel spent $3 per vote.
Kirk Watson spent $11 per vote.
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🧵We want to say Thank you to our State Slate of Candidates @BetoORourke @CollierForTexas @RochelleMGarza @Janet4Texas @hays4ag @jay4txland @LukeWarfordTX You all were the dream team we have been waiting years for. We know we will see you all again.
The commission also decided to prohibit short-term rentals in residential-in-commercial buildings.
Commissioners voted unanimously to recommended the proposed ordinance with the amendments, with only Commissioner Carmen Llanes Pulido abstaining on the
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Can someone explain why Abbott, Patrick and Paxton underperformed the generic 40% Biden disapproval rating by between 5 and 10 points?
@TexasStandard
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Austin election results: D1 and D8 incumbents Harper-Madison and Ellis win. Candidates for Mayor, D3, D5, and D9 head to runoffs. Our story provides detailed results, including a chart with votes for all candidates. theaustinbulldog.org/council… @austonianews @austinmonitor @statesman
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We have a message for you @tedcruz! Game on MOFO! We are gonna make 2024 a year you won't forget! 💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿 ~ The Bad Ass Moms! 👩🏿👩🏾🦱👩🏽👩🏼👩🏻🦰🧑🏻🦳
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Lando said "go vote!" He voted for someone at school and received an I Voted sticker! So cute!🥰
#YourVoteMatters #StallionStrong 🐎
Capital Metro is waiving fares on all services Tuesday to help people get to the polls. Travis County has 167 polling locations, and the Travis County clerk says 60 are within a five-minute walk from a Capital Metro bus stop. austinmonitor.com/stories/20… @KUTnathan
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The 19 students, 2 teachers, their families and Uvalde deserve our support and our votes at the polls tomorrow for accountability. VOTE Abbott OUT! VOTE for @BetoORourke – at Austin, TX
