The story behind how we arrived at Mayor Kirk Watson 3.0
has been elected as Mayor of Austin for the third time – and he’s got Williamson County voters to thank for it., by about 2,500 votes when Travis County’s early vote results were posted Tuesday night, but Israel steadily cut into Watson’s lead. By the end of the night, Israel had won Travis County by seventeen votes, according to unofficial results posted by the Clerk’s Office.and 10.28% of them cast a ballot in the Dec. 13 run-off .
Watson served 1.5 terms as mayor from 1997-2001, when he stepped down to run unsuccessfully for Texas A.G. against. In 2007, he was elected to the State Senate, representing Travis and Bastrop Counties, an office he held until 2020. He drew on this history of public service when speaking to supporters after claiming victory over Israel.
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