Austin Mayor Kirk Watson declared victory in his re-election bid late Thursday after the release of a final batch of vote totals. But runner-up Carmen Llanes Pulido refused to concede the race ...

Llanes Pulido's concession comes a day after she requested a partial ballot recount in the five-way race. The city clerk said ...

Kirk Watson has been reelected Austin’s mayor in a five-person race that nearly resulted in a December runoff. He will serve ...

AUSTIN, Texas - It appears Kirk Watson is set to keep his seat at Austin City Hall. However, it will not be made official ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson celebrates a narrow election victory, securing another term with just over 50% of the vote to avoid ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson narrowly wins re-election without a runoff, beating challenger Carmen Llanes Pulido by just 14 votes ...

Kirk Watson has officially won a new term as Austin's next mayor. Watson led his four challengers on Nov. 5, but did not have ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has taken flak for a take-charge style that can leave his council colleagues and the public in the dark. If that irks some people, Watson isn't apologizing. “Look ...

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is on track to win his reelection bid outright but the race is so close that even a few thousand yet-to-be-counted ballots could change the outcome. A more complete vote ...

AUSTIN, Texas — More than a week after Election Day, incumbent Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has declared victory. Updated election results on Thursday showed Watson had narrowly avoided another ...