Kirk Watson appears to have squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. Celia Israel, in the Austin mayor's race. 1/
Kirk Watson, a former state senator and Austin mayor, has declared himself the winner in the mayoral runoff election.
He appears to have squeaked out a win with just 886 more votes than his opponent, state Rep. Celia Israel. "Thank you to the voters for the confidence they've place in me," Watson said at an election night party at Santa Rita Cantina in Central Austin."This is the third time I've been elected mayor of Austin."Watson served as mayor of the city from 1997-2001. He left his second term early to run for attorney general, a race he lost to now-Gov. Greg Abbott.
If the votes are certified and Watson is indeed the winner, he will take office on Jan. 6. He confronts a city trying to manage significant growth, where housing and
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