POLITICAL
POLITICAL SEGMENT -- TEXAS FACE OFF. YOU CAN CATCH IT HERE ON MIDDAY
EVERY TUESDAY.
EVERY TUESDAY. TODAY MATT MACKOWIAK TRAVIS
COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR AND DYANA
LIMON-MERCADO TRAVIS COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR ARE
JOINING ME.
JOINING ME. TODAYIS ELECTION DAY FOR
SEVEREAL
SEVEREAL RUNOFF RACES - THAT COULD CHANGE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF AUSTIN CITY
COUNCIL.
COUNCIL. TURNOUT LOW -- JUST 2.7 PERCENT OF REGISTERED
VOTERS VOTED EARLY.
DISTRICT
DISTRICT 1: IF NATASHA HARPER-MADISON IS SQUARING OFF AGAINS MARIAN
SALAZAR.
SALAZAR RECEIVED 26 PERCENT OF
THE VOTE, HARPER
MADISON 25 PERCENT.
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
IF HARPER MADISON LOSES, AUSTIN
WON'T HAVE A BLACK
PERSON
PERSON ON
PERSON ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE A
BLACK
BLACK PERSON WAS ELECTED
DISTRICT
DISTRICT 3: SIBLING RIVALRY -- AGAIN; THESE TWO WERE IN A
IN A
RUNOFF
RUNOFF 4
RUNOFF 4 YEARS AGO; THEY
DISAGREE
DISAGREE ABOUT
DEVELOPMENT, PIO RENTERIA WANTS MORE DENSE
MORE DENSE
DEVELOPMENT AND SUSANA ALMANZA HIS SISTER -- WANTS MORE SINGLE-
FAMILY
FAMILY HOMES AND SHE'S ANTI-DEVELOPER;
ANTI-DEVELOPER;
BOTH
BOTH WANT
BOTH WANT THEM TO BE AFFORDABLE. RENTERIA RECEIVED 48 PERCENT OF THE VOTES IN THE
GENERAL ELECTION.
GENERAL ELECTION.
HIS
HIS SISTER 21 PERCENT. DISTRICT 8: FRANK WARD FACING PAIGE ELLIS. ELLIS HAD
31
31 PERCENT OF THE VOTE, WARD TOOK 25 PERCENT. IF FRANK WARD LOSES, THE AUSTIN
CITY COUNCIL WON'T
HAVE
HAVE ANY
HAVE ANY REPUBLICANS
ELLEN
ELLEN TROXCLAIR
DYANA
DYANA AND
DYANA AND MATT-- THANKS FOR