As regular Chronicle readers can surmise, there has been a wide spectrum of views on the Editorial Board regarding Casar's performance and agenda on the Austin City Council. In support of informed voting, the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board interviewed candidates in more than 60 races to make the following recommendations in contested Harris County races. Hays, former chair of the Dallas County Democratic Party and co-founder and legal director for Jane's Due Process (which provides legal support for minors seeking to bypass parental consent for abortion care), pivoted to cannabis law when she moved back to Austin a couple years ago, and boy, could Texas use a highly competent, dedicated, and ethical lawyer in this post, rather than rodeo clown Sid Miller, whose friends and allies wasted no time trying to sell access to his office and the hemp licenses it now issues. HD45: Erin Zwiener Hays can hopefully fix the mess Miller and the Lege have made of cannabis regulation while also picking up where the last Democrat to hold the office, Jim Hightower, left off to make the still-vital Texas ag industries more sustainable and equitable. After running four times in 10 years to finally land this seat on the board that tries to edit everybody's textbooks, Bell-Metereau has been rewarded in redistricting with an easily defendable Democratic district including all of Austin. The ID should be up to date or can be expired up to four years. Marisa Charpentier is KUT's assistant digital editor. How is our attorney general being a dick this time? Election day: Tuesday, December 13 Got something to say? Current board president. Not all of the bills are bad! A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin's independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community's political and environmental concerns and . Texas 2022 Primary Voter Guide: May 24 runoff election Texas Runoff Election Voter Guide A roundup of the candidates and key state and local primary races that your vote will decide in. Voters can ask an election officer to bring a ballot to their parked car in the designated curbside voting location. But we expect the more assertive Gonzales a former AISD teacher and the son of another to take a stronger stance against inequities and unfair conditions for both teachers and students in a way that aligns with his passion for social justice. Sabino "Pio Renteria," who currently represents the district, has reached his term limit. Last year, two-thirds of voters supported Proposition D, which moves the citys mayoral elections to the same year as presidential elections. Can't keep up with happenings around town? Six people are vying to be the next mayor of Austin. The debate from the Rio Grande Valley took place as ORourke continues to trail in the polls. B.C. eyes $150M spend for 911 upgrades, including texting The city also held a special general election for the District 4 seat on the city council on January 25, 2022. HD48: Donna Howard SD25: Robert Walsh, House District 20: Raul Camacho Matt Worthington, Cody Arn, and Cynthia Valadez-Mata are also strong choices in this race. For his trouble, he attracted a risible vanity challenge from Bush-era talking head Matthew Dowd, then a less risible but still issue-free challenge from Texas Democratic Party Vice Chair Carla Brailey and state Rep. Michelle Beckley either of whom would be credible alternatives if they'd begun running eight years ago rather than eight weeks. We knew Silva was good from the first round and shouted her out in our earlier endorsement, but we feel like we slept on Stephanie Bazan. * Editors note, Friday, Oct. 28, 6:25pm: An updated list of recommended candidates to elect in Round Rock ISD has now been added. Watch: Abbott and O'Rourke debate in only matchup ahead of November election, Hundreds of volunteers will fan out on San Marcos waterways Saturday to clean up trash, UTEP hosting Borderland Chopin Festival honoring a poet of the piano, Hoping to retain staff, Austin gives police officers a 4% raise, Detrs del proceso 'desordenado' para elegir al prximo responsable del metro ligero de Austin, Watch: Where candidates running for Austin City Council District 1 stand on three big issues, Submit your questions and join us for forums with the candidates running for Austin City Council, Immigration, guns and abortion dominate Abbott, ORourke debate in the Rio Grande Valley. But you can find out what exactly will be on your ballot and decide who or what youre voting for ahead of time. Implicit in all of our endorsements is our general presumption that unseating an incumbent is a higher bar to clear than staking a claim for an open seat. The next day, the judge who had presided over the trial set Gray's bond at $70,000. Follow her on Twitter @marisacharp. Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' actor, dies at 61. We offer detailed reasons behind our Editorial Board endorsements in the general election in this annotated version; this version is for. We think Velsquez has more of the kind of experience that will serve a council member in good stead, and more credibility with the local powers on the ground in the heart of Tejano East Austin who have genuine power in a district where so many people dont vote unless theyre specifically asked to. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. In-person early voting: Thursday, December 1, through Friday, December 9 Day one of early voting in Travis County was quite impressive. Do you know who your Austin City Council member is? District 9 (dual): Ben Leffler, Linda Guerrero Elections - December 2022 Run-Off Election - The Austin Chronicle Velsquez and Daniela Silva clearly not only agree with each other but like each other, so does it matter which one wins? 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Click here. Attorney General: Rochelle Garza May 2022 Austin Special Election Ballot Proposition: Voter Resource We wish we were exaggerating. Combined with the 2,471 mail-in ballots received, that makes . Election Ticker: As First Ballots Cast, Is Turnout Surging, Lagging, or Both? Lockhart ISD schools are bursting at the seams. PublishedOctober 19, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT, If you found this reporting valuable, pleaseconsider. It does matter that a queer Gen X Latina who also holds elected office is a tougher opponent than Kirk Watson has really faced before, and can ask questions he doesn't know how to answer. When filling out a mail-in ballot, use black or blue ink and follow the instructions to deliver it on time. Read The Austin Chronicle's coverage of the campaign trail at our Elections hub. Austin American-Statesman: Austin, TX News, Politics & Sports The Austin Chronicle only endorses in contested races. Trustee District 1: Candace Hunter. Early voting begins Oct. 24 and. Following months of discussion from Republican Gov. AUSTIN, Texas. SD24: Kathy Jones-Hospod You may notice that none of these endorsements have changed from our general election endorsements. Republican Guide to the Austin May Election Propositions (A-H) Austin Music Experience | All Austin musicians and artists | KUTX HD2, Texas Music Experience | Listen anytime at tmx.fm | KUTX HD3, A service of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin, Meet the six candidates vying to be Austin's next mayor, Here's where candidates for Austin mayor stand on three big issues. Your Complete Guide for Voting in the Primaries - Reform Austin Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista? The incumbent has provoked some folks with her ideas and exasperated some others with her approach to governing, but she has also risen to the occasion and shouldered the several burdens that City Hall and Austin at large felt a need to place upon the one Black Council member, and the most prominent Black woman in local politics, over a term made chaotic by pandemics and police racism and violence. Candidates addressed priority issues such as transportation, housing and policing during a forum hosted by KUT and the Austin Monitor. In her first two terms, Zwiener has bloomed as a leader of the Dem caucus, co-founded the LGBTQ Caucus, staked a big claim in environmental legislation, and generally impressed the heck out of us. Early voting:Here's what you need to cast your ballot in Central Texas. To find out what exactly will be on your ballot and to read about each candidate, check out the League of Women Voters Vote 411 guide. Just input your address below and youll see a list of candidates and propositions that will appear on your ballot, along with information about each of them. Alters made much of his detailed and prescriptive housing plan, which Bazan has subtly turned negative on him, positioning herself as a peer wholl lead through relationships rather than as an expert. Statesman: Vote AGAINST Prop H. This initiative would provide publicly-funded $25 vouchers for Austin voters to support the mayoral or City Council campaigns of their choice. We can help. Best of Austin 2023 Ballot Got something to say? The Chronicle welcomes opinion pieces on any topic from the community. Hunter taught in AISD until 2015, is a current AISD parent, and has a fiery frankness that we think needs to be heard on a board that's gone along meekly with misguided plans of recent superintendents. December 2022 City of Austin Runoff Election: Voter Resource Love, Poverty And War: Journeys And Essays [PDF] [5qkamljh8p80] Curbside voting is available for people with disabilities including hearing, vision and mobility impairments. are expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day. Support the Chronicle, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. Many counties have voting centers that allow early in-person voting, and ballot drop-off, in the month before election day. The deadline to apply to vote by mail is Oct. 28. We offer detailed reasons behind our Editorial Board endorsements in the general election in this annotated version; this version is for voters looking to take a printed, streamlined copy to the ballot box. A total of 5,009 people went to the polls Monday, a . Vela's item passed 10-1, with Mayor Kirk Watson quietly voting no; as a state senator, he was the I-35 project's key champion. 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