Austin Mayor-elect Kirk Watson, 3 city council members to be sworn in Friday
AUSTIN, Texas — By the end of this week, Austin will have a new mayor and three new city council members. The Austin City Council will convene on F...
AUSTIN, Texas — By the end of this week, Austin will have a new mayor and three new city council members. The Austin City Council will convene on Friday at 6 p.m. to hold an inauguration for Mayor-elect Kirk Watson, District 3 Councilmember José Velásquez, District 5 Councilmember Ryan Alter and District 9 Councilmember Zohaib "Zo" Qadri. Re-elected councilmembers for Districts 1 and 8, Natasha Harper-Madison and Paige Ellis, will also take the Oath of Office. In a Dec. 13 runoff election, Watson defeated his opponent, Celia Israel, to become Austin's mayor-elect.