Travis County

Manages the homeowners association's $7 million annual budget. We found nothing on his views about appraisals.

Sources: Circle C Ranch

We found nothing on her background or positions.

Sources: Ballotpedia

Wants to make ACC's free tuition program permanent and teach students AI and tech skills. A sound record; the faculty union backed her challenger.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A, ACC

Wants a bigger career center and term limits for trustees. Ran for the Pearland ISD board in 2017; little local record.

Sources: Elections Simplified, Ballotpedia

On her earlier tenure she pushed for single-sex academies at Pearce and Garcia middle schools and the short-lived IDEA charter partnership at Allan Elementary. Running on "Back to AISD, Back to Reality."

Sources: Austin Chronicle, Community Impact, Ballotpedia

Wants to "pay teachers more, balance the budget, increase enrollment" and tie the superintendent's contract to results. Pledges to keep a librarian on every campus and protect special education.

Sources: Community Impact, Austin Chronicle

Says she brings "the strongest finance and operations background of any of the D4 candidates" for a district facing budget shortfalls and possible state intervention.

Sources: Community Impact, Pondworks, Austin Chronicle

Wants to "use my Capitol legislative experience to proactively protect Austin ISD from state overreach" and audit administrative spending to protect classroom money.

Sources: Community Impact, Ballotpedia

Lists student outcomes, literacy, special education and fiscal transparency as priorities. Has served on the district's Special Education Family Advisory Committee.

Sources: Community Impact, Ballotpedia

Grew up in Austin ISD schools (Mills, Gorzycki, Bowie) and spent six years on district advisory councils. Wants to protect special education and restore programs like Communities in Schools at Covington Middle.

Sources: Community Impact, Campaign site, Team Howard

Says her first priority is "mitigating the impact of TEA action on AISD" and pressing the Capitol for school funding.

Sources: Community Impact, Soliz Coleman

Says that if students move to state-funded charter schools the district needs no local tax money, and he would aim for a $0 district tax rate and rent buildings to charters.

Sources: Community Impact

A longtime district volunteer and PTA fundraiser. Ran in the 2022 Democratic primary for Texas House District 51.

Sources: Del Valle ISD, Ballotpedia

Comes from a family of educators. Wants transparency in district spending, protection for teacher and staff pay, and student safety.

Sources: Branch

We found nothing else on his background or positions.

Sources: Del Valle High PTA

A community organizer who has pushed for transit and grocery access in Del Valle and Hornsby Bend. Says "good governance matters, especially in a growing district with important decisions ahead."

Sources: Campaign site, Decibel ATX

We found nothing on her background or positions.

Sources: Del Valle ISD

Wants to turn closed school buildings into enrichment centers with groups like the Boys & Girls Clubs. First run for office; no other record.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A, Campaign site

Running as a democratic socialist on tenant protections and wages, endorsed by Austin DSA and the Sierra Club. State troopers arrested him in September on a misdemeanor riot charge tied to an anti-ICE protest, and he missed the city's financial disclosure deadlines.

Sources: Campaign site, KUT, Community Impact

Says "one key focus of my campaign is the money in people's wallets" and faults City Hall for spending on projects like the convention center teardown. His campaign opted out of the city's voluntary spending limits.

Sources: Austin Current, Campaign site

Has served on the Commission for Women and the African American Resource Advisory Commission, and wants infrastructure and environmental impacts weighed before new development. Missed the city's summer financial disclosure deadlines.

Sources: Austin Current, Austin Free Press, Community Impact

Wants regular audits and "plain-language justification before new spending." Endorsed by the Austin Police Association and the centrist Texas Forward Party.

Sources: Community Impact, Texas Forward Party

First run for office. Says development "shouldn't create environmental and infrastructure costs that existing residents ultimately end up paying for."

Sources: Austin Current, Austin Free Press

Wants transit, climate infrastructure and limits on short-term rentals in neighborhoods like Holly. Endorsed by the Texas Forward Party; missed an initial disclosure deadline, then filed in September.

Sources: Austin Current, Austin Chronicle, Community Impact

Runs on "affordability, accessibility and action." In 2023 he was reprimanded under city ethics rules for not reporting his seat on the East Austin Conservancy board or his income from it.

Sources: Austin Chronicle, Austin Current

Says his priority is "affordability, affordability, affordability," including city-built public housing for young workers.

Sources: Community Impact, Austin Current

Says he has watched Austin "deteriorate and get exponentially more expensive while also getting very dangerous." Opposes tax and fee increases and puts public safety and homelessness first.

Sources: Austin Chronicle, Podcast interview

Has focused on housing supply and affordability on the council. Endorsed by the Austin Labor Council AFL-CIO and UNITE HERE Local 23.

Sources: City of Austin, Austin Monitor, Ballotpedia

Wants to move from "housing-first" to "treatment-first" on homelessness, enforce the camping ban and audit city spending before any tax increase. Missed the summer deadline for her financial statement, then filed one for the wrong year.

Sources: Community Impact, Community Impact

Announced a run for mayor in January, then switched to this race on learning the next mayor's election is in 2028. Wants more money for police units like SWAT, and missed the city's financial disclosure deadlines.

Sources: Fox 7, Campaign site, Community Impact

Ran for mayor in 2024 and finished fourth with about 8%. Calls city spending "out of control," wants less bond debt and more police, fire and EMS hiring, and is promoted by the conservative group Save Austin Now.

Sources: Community Impact, Austin Monitor, Austin Current, Save Austin Now

Wants more fiscal accountability, neighborhood-level planning and fixing up existing housing over mass upzoning. Endorsed by the Texas Forward Party.

Sources: Campaign site, Daily Texan, EIN News

Argues city leaders have catered to real estate interests and that upzoning hasn't produced housing working people can afford. Was arrested at a pro-Palestine campus protest in April 2024 and then let go by UT.

Sources: Daily Texan, Community Impact, Austin Chronicle

Entered the race as a 19-year-old freshman. Wants an online portal where renters can look up code violations and complaints for a building.

Sources: Daily Texan

Has no campaign website and missed the city's financial disclosure deadline and early campaign finance reports.

Sources: Austin Current, Community Impact

Says he was the only council member to vote against issuing city debt without voter approval. Running on affordability and accountability; we found little else on his record.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A

A former planning and zoning commissioner who says "public safety is paramount for me, alongside affordability and economic development." Not much else on record.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A, Community Impact

Wants an affordable 24/7 city shuttle and to bring Pflugerville into the ACC district (Prop A on the ACC ballot). No council or board votes to judge.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A, Campaign site

Spoke up at council about the city leasing the new City Hall cafe space without competitive bids. She also helps run the city's economic development board.

Sources: Community Impact, Community Impact Q&A

Wants lower water bills for low-volume users, infrastructure ahead of growth and less city debt. No public record beyond his platform.

Sources: Community Impact Q&A, Campaign site

Sued to throw out four states' 2020 votes and spoke at the January 6 rally. The Republican-led Texas House impeached him for corruption 121 to 23.

Sources: Wikipedia

Signed SB 4, which lets state police arrest and deport people on suspicion of illegal entry, and bused more than 100,000 migrants to other cities as a stunt. Also signed the school voucher law.

Sources: Texas Tribune, Wikipedia

Offered up to $1 million for proof of 2020 voter fraud (the first payout went to a Democrat who caught a Republican voting twice), and pushed the Ten Commandments into classrooms.

Sources: CBS News, Wikipedia

Calls himself "MAGA Mayes" and has called 2020 "a stolen election." Beat Chip Roy by attacking him for certifying the 2020 results.

Sources: Texas Tribune, KSAT

Endorsed by Trump, the Club for Growth and Turning Point Action. Ran the legal side of America PAC's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes and says "radical progressives will stop at nothing to weaponize the federal government against conservatives."

Sources: Texas Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Campaign site

Days after taking office, voted against certifying the 2020 election results. Endorsed by Trump.

Sources: Austin Chronicle, Campaign site

Endorsed by Trump, Turning Point Action and Texas Right to Life. Sits on Appropriations and pushes deep spending cuts and more border money.

Sources: Campaign site, Wikipedia

Won the Republican runoff in May. Campaigns on more support for police and immigration enforcement and has criticized Casar's response to a September ICE shooting in Austin.

Sources: Daily Texan, Community Impact

Wants to eliminate property taxes, pause data centers and "restore trust in elections." Endorsed by Gun Owners of America and the Texas State Rifle Association.

Sources: San Antonio Report, Community Impact, iVoterGuide

Voted for property tax cuts and "educational choice" legislation. Says her priorities are tax relief, water and "thoughtful" growth.

Sources: Texas Tribune, THSC, Community Impact

Wants less school recapture, lower property taxes and state road money for Bee Cave, Lakeway and Lago Vista. Endorsed by the business lobby NFIB and the Travis County GOP; in 2020 she opposed cuts to the police budget.

Sources: Campaign site, Travis County GOP, Austin Independent

Skipped the Community Impact candidate questionnaire. In June the Texas Ethics Commission listed him as a delinquent filer for an unpaid campaign finance penalty.

Sources: Community Impact, Texas Register

A 2024 Democratic convention delegate who joined a sit-in for an arms embargo on Israel, then left the party. Wants a rent freeze, social housing and state-run grocery stores.

Sources: Burnt X Orange, Campaign site

Says "I stand for the fireman and the firewoman" and the 911 operator. Volunteered after Hurricane Harvey and delivered supplies to flood victims in Georgetown.

Sources: Campaign site

On the Travis County Republican Party's slate. We found nothing else.

Sources: Travis County GOP