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About Austin Mayor
An independent, nonpartisan guide to how Austin, Texas is governed — the mayor, the City Council, City Hall, and the decisions that shape daily life here.
What this site covers
Austin Mayor explains how Austin's local government actually works and tracks the civic news that moves it. We cover the mayor and the eleven-member City Council, the 10-1 district system, the council–manager form of government, how agendas and votes move through City Hall, and the recurring questions — budget and taxes, land use and housing, transit and mobility — that come back every year.
How we stay neutral
This is a reference, not a campaign. We don't endorse candidates, we don't rank or score officials, and we don't reproduce another publisher's lists or awards. Where we cite a source, we name it and link to it. Our aim is to explain how things work and report what happened — clearly enough that a reader can make up their own mind.
Found something out of date or wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it. Accuracy matters more than being first.
Who publishes this
Austin Mayor is part of the WholeTech Network, an independent Austin publisher that has been building websites since 1996. The network runs a family of Austin sites — on retirement, renting, going out, and more — alongside sites on technology, community, and the arts. Every page is built to be useful and clutter-free: no pop-ups, no paywalls, no autoplaying video.
Built Agents First
Like every WholeTech site, this one is built Agents First — structured so AI agents can read and use it as easily as people can. See AGENTS.md and llms.txt.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or suggestions: wholetechtexas@gmail.com.