Morrison takes Place 4, plus area runoff election results Saturday's results are in for Austin City Council Place 4. Newcomer Laura Morrison won easily. Manor ISD Board of Trustees and Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees are decided as well. FULL STORY>>Updated: 6/15/2008 11:21 AM
Election officials point to voter burnout for low turnout Three seats in the Austin City Council, the distribution of millions of dollars, and the trustees to oversee public education were all decided by only a handful of voters Saturday. FULL STORY>>5/11/2008 9:23 PM
Two city council candidates prepare for runoff Front-runner Laura Morrison got the most votes, but not the majority, so now she'll face Cid Galindo in a runoff election June 14 for an Austin City Council seat. FULL STORY>>5/11/2008 11:54 AM
Last minute campaigning important for Shade Place 3 candidate Randi Shade says she'd like to see Councilmember Jennifer Kim serve only one term, but she knows running against an incumbent is a battle. FULL STORY>>5/10/2008 6:21 PM
Uhland political landscape picking up steam For the first time in more than 15 years voters in Uhland will have a choice for mayor when they head to the polls this week. About 800 people call Uhland home.
FULL STORY>>5/8/2008 7:04 AM
Kim demands apology for being labeled liar Austin City Council incumbent Jennifer Kim's campaign called a press conference Wednesday to ask opponent Randi Shade to apologize for calling Kim a liar. This follows Shade's request for Kim's apology earlier this week.
FULL STORY>>5/7/2008 7:27 PM
July 4th Fireworks Show If you're not going to make it out to Auditorium Shores Friday night for the H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks celebration, you can watch it on News 8. Our live coverage of the fireworks begins at 9:30 p.m. Just tune to Time Warner Cable channel 8 to watch and listen to the show. The broadcast will also be made available on News 8 On Demand, channel 1408 on Tuesday, July 8.
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