In January, the Austin City Council will have a new face representing Northwest Austin following the victory of Mackenzie Kelly over incumbent Jimmy Flannigan on Tuesday. Kelly and Flannigan were sent to a runoff following the November general election in which neither candidate secured enough votes to claim victory outright, thrusting the pair into a sometimes highly contentious battle for the District 6 seat.
Kelly’s campaign focused largely on the issues of homelessness and public safety, seizing on the public anger that was born out of revisions to the homeless camping ordinance, as well as the city council’s reallocation of millions of dollars in the police budget and elimination of multiple cadet classes. Flannigan is a staunch supporter of the current ordinance that allows the homeless to camp in most public spaces, and has been among the loudest voices in favor of police de-funding and the demolition of Austin Police Headquarters at 8th and I-35.
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People wait in line to vote in South Austin on Oct. 13. A few candidates in local races in the general election moved on to a runoff.
It’s Election Day in Travis and Williamson counties, which means it’s the last day residents have to vote in the December runoffs. Not sure if there’s something on your ballot or where to go to vote during the pandemic? Here’s everything you need to know.
Make Sure You re Registered
You can go here to verify your registration anywhere in the state. The deadline to register to vote in the December runoffs has passed.
Official statement:
The Austin Police Department Robbery Unit is requesting the community’s assistance with identifying a suspect involved in robbing an Exxon gas station located at 5401 Menchaca Rd. on Monday, December 7, 2020 at around 11:45 p.m. The suspect described below entered the business armed with a black semi-automatic handgun. Inside the store, he displayed the weapon to the employee, demanded money and fled the scene as a passenger in the vehicle pictured below.
The suspect is described as:
White or Hispanic Male
Thin build
Approximately 5’9” – 6’0” tall
Last seen wearing black Adidas shoes with white stripes, black pants, black sweatshirt, black cap, tattoos on left hand, multiple gold rings on left hand.