Mayor /tags/mayor Mayor en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:01:00 GMT Austin Mayor Kirk Watson regularly uses private email for official business /austin/2023-10-10/austin-mayor-kirk-watson-regularly-uses-private-email-for-official-business In doing so, the mayor appears to be violating a policy requiring Austin employees to use their city email addresses to do their jobs. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2023-10-10/austin-mayor-kirk-watson-regularly-uses-private-email-for-official-business Audrey McGlinchy The race to be Austin’s next mayor is about housing. Here’s where the candidates stand. /politics/2022-12-12/the-race-to-be-austins-next-mayor-is-about-housing-heres-where-the-candidates-stand Over the past several years, home prices in Austin have risen at unprecedented rates. So, how do the candidates plan to make housing more affordable? And where do they stand on solving homelessness? Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:01:00 GMT /politics/2022-12-12/the-race-to-be-austins-next-mayor-is-about-housing-heres-where-the-candidates-stand Audrey McGlinchy, Andrew Weber Austin Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Prop F, Saying No To A 'Strong Mayor' City /austin/2021-05-01/austin-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-prop-f-saying-no-to-a-strong-mayor-city More than 85% of residents voted against the proposition, which would have gotten rid of the city manager role and given the mayor veto power over Council decisions. Sun, 02 May 2021 04:06:30 GMT /austin/2021-05-01/austin-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-prop-f-saying-no-to-a-strong-mayor-city Audrey McGlinchy A Group Of Austinites Is Petitioning To Change The Mayor's Role And How Local Elections Work /austin/2020-10-21/a-group-of-austinites-is-petitioning-to-change-the-mayors-role-and-how-local-elections-work A new political action committee wants to change the powers and structure of the Austin City Council � and the way local elections are held.“I think there� Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:36:52 GMT /austin/2020-10-21/a-group-of-austinites-is-petitioning-to-change-the-mayors-role-and-how-local-elections-work Audrey McGlinchy First Campaign Filings Show Adler Coming Out Strong In Re-Election Fundraising /austin/2018-01-17/first-campaign-filings-show-adler-coming-out-strong-in-re-election-fundraising Campaign finance reports reveal that Austin Mayor Steve Adler is the only member of the City Council who has begun seriously fundraising for� Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:27:51 GMT /austin/2018-01-17/first-campaign-filings-show-adler-coming-out-strong-in-re-election-fundraising Audrey McGlinchy Former Council Member Laura Morrison To Run Against Adler For Mayor /austin/2018-01-08/former-council-member-laura-morrison-to-run-against-adler-for-mayor Austin Mayor Steve Adler has his first official challenger in the race for mayor in November.Former Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison announced in� Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:27:37 GMT /austin/2018-01-08/former-council-member-laura-morrison-to-run-against-adler-for-mayor Audrey McGlinchy