Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is seeking reelection. Watson served as Austin's mayor from 1997-2001 and later as a Democratic state senator for over a decade before being elected mayor again in 2022.

After more than five decades as a fixture in Texas broadcasting, journalist Fred Cantu celebrated his final day of work on ...

City officials just hiked the price of parking tickets, and Mayor Kirk Watson is warning about tough budget decisions ahead.

Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 to 1983, before serving as a railroad commissioner in the 1990s and as Texas comptroller from 1999 until 2007.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has more than 50% of the unofficial vote and is projected to win outright. We spoke with him Friday. More than a week after Election Day, all Travis, Hays and Williamson ...

Austin's current mayor, Kirk Watson, said Keeton's imprint on the city and on Texas is lasting and genuine. "Carole Keeton ...

Mayor Watson, ACC and Workforce Solutions' Infrastructure Academy will launch with a career fair Wednesday to help meet Austin's high demand for jobs.

There, Mayor Kirk Watson said Austin is on the vanguard of addressing the nation’s housing shortage thanks to some of the reforms he helped usher through City Hall over the past two years ...

Former Austin mayor and state comptroller Carole Keeton has died, her family announced Wednesday. She was 85.

A new designation for the life sciences sector is meant to support biotech, medical and other research activity in Austin.

Two competing bills in the Texas Legislature aim to tackle the issue of reforming the funding structure of the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund. In a message on the City Council Message Board ...

officially launched Wednesday morning with a career fair to connect industry employers with anyone in Austin looking for a new career. This project is close to Mayor Kirk Watson's heart.