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Close races could bring more scrutiny over elections as early voting approaches
Oct 16 · CBS Austin
Meet the candidates running for the Austin Community College board
Oct 16 · Austin Current
Meet the District 9 candidates running to represent the neighborhoods in and around Austin’s downtown on City Council
Oct 16 · Austin Current
Austin City Council District 8: Where candidates stand on homelessness, housing and parks
Oct 16 · Austin Current
Austin, UT reach deal to transfer Lions Municipal Golf Course land to city
Oct 15 · CBS Austin
Austin’s City Council District 5: Where candidates stand on affordability and public safety
Oct 15 · Austin Current
Austin, UT near deal to give city ownership of historic Muny golf course
Oct 14 · CBS Austin
Pflugerville names new assistant city manager
Oct 14 · CBS Austin
Austin approved $566M without voter say, including projects cut from this November’s bond package.
Oct 14 · Austin Current
Here’s how to cast a ballot in Austin’s Nov. 3 election
Oct 14 · Austin Current
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Oct 17 · FloMarching
Rice professor predicts most Texans will vote early, discusses impact on major races
Oct 13 · CBS Austin
Bastrop County commissioners OK request for TCEQ meeting on gas plant concerns
Oct 13 · CBS Austin
Early voting could decide close Texas governor and US Senate races
Oct 13 · CBS Austin
Massive Texas backlog of voter registrations that scrambled workers has been cleared, state says
Oct 15 · Spectrum News
Austin voters to weigh in on $295 million bond package for parks, libraries
Oct 15 · KUT
These are the candidates running to fill an Austin-area State Board of Education seat
Oct 15 · KUT
POLL: How do you plan to vote in the Nov. 3 election?
Oct 13 · CBS Austin
Austin’s own DOGE? Debate over how to audit City Hall heats up as election nears
Oct 8 · Austin Current
POLL: Would you support a data center in your community?
Oct 12 · CBS Austin
'It still haunts me to death,' death row exoneree shares emotional story at Texas Capitol
Oct 11 · CBS Austin
Austin approved $566M in non voter-approved bonds
Oct 14 · Austin Current
Vance visits Tyler as Texas election races tighten
Oct 13 · KXAN Austin
Former Public Utility Commission Attorney Joins Spencer Fane in Austin
Oct 13 · Spencer Fane
Texas election 2026: Who we're endorsing on the ballot
Oct 13 · Austin American-Statesman
Taylor City Council greenlights 664-Acre Data Center Project
Oct 9 · CBS Austin
What to know: Early voting begins Oct. 19 in Texas midterm election
Oct 13 · Community Impact
Here's where you can vote during early voting in Central Texas
Oct 12 · KVUE
Texas candidates ramp up election outreach as early voting looms
Oct 11 · KXAN Austin
Here’s your 2026 ballot for Austin’s November election
Oct 6 · Austin Current
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