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Results for Austin City Council elections in districts 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

Sitting council members Natasha Harper-Madison and

Austin mayor, half of city council up for election

Austin City Council is poised for its most significant turnover since the 10-1 system—the geographic district-based representative system—was instituted.

Austin City Council member opposes raising council member salaries

In a statement, council member Paige Ellis, who represents District 8, says she would be voting against the increase.

Austin approves $22 minimum wage for city employees

Council members say the raise is needed to retain workers as Austin's cost of living continues to rise.

Austin Mayor, Council Named as Defendants in Voting Rights Lawsuit

Austin Mayor, Council Named as Defendants in Voting Rights Lawsuit

Austin voters to decide on decriminalizing small amounts of weed and banning no-knock warrants in May

The Austin police department already has a policy of not ticketing or arresting people for low-level marijuana offenses, but the department still uses no-knock warrants.

Unhoused Moved to "Bridge Shelter" As City HEALs Its First Encampment

Westside Residents Turn to Lege to Escape From Austin

HB 2776); and the Lost Creek neighborhood wants the Texas Legislature to remove it from the city straight away, with no petition or Council vote ( SB 1499 and HB 3827). “I’m here today because I feel like the city of Austin is ultimately stealing from us. They have no problem taking our taxes. But they have a problem protecting us.” — Lost Creek resident Brittany McFarland With so much anti-Austin sentiment out there, it's hard to believe a major employer like Tesla or Apple would ever choose to move to town, a point made by Mayor Steve Adler during a Tuesday Council work session. People choose to move to Austin because Austin is unique, he said. "If they don't come to Austin, it's not like they go to Houston or to Dallas. They go somewhere out of state. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, Corpus Christi, El Paso – all wonderful cities, but all are very different, and in that difference there is real strength."

Austin at Large: On the Ground, in the Sky

Council Calls for More Aid as Food and Water Is Still Lacking