Candidates running for Austin City Council in 2020 election

Five Austin City Council seats are up for election this year with four incumbents hoping to be re-elected. Issues the candidates say are important to address in the city include the COVID-19 pandemic, health and economic disparities, and police reform. 

Texas Supreme Court denies GOP effort to reject Houston votes

The state’s all-Republican high court rejected the request from a state representative and two GOP candidates without explaining its decision. Their effort to have the Harris County ballots thrown out is still set to be taken up during an emergency hearing in federal court on Monday.