Lago Vista,Texas is a lakeside community located on the northern shores of Lake Travis. The city is located within Travis County,Texas,United States,and is less than 20 miles from downtown Austin. Much of Lago Vista is located on a peninsula that extends across 15.52 square miles of Texas Hill Country. The Colorado River runs adjacent to the city.
Austin Independent School District (AISD) is a school district based in the city of Austin,Texas,United States. Established in 1881,the district serves most of the City of Austin,the neighboring municipalities of Sunset Valley and San Leanna,and unincorporated areas in Travis County. The district operates 116 schools including 78 elementary schools,19 middle schools,and 17 high schools. As of 2013,AISD covers 54.1% of the City of Austin by area and serves 73.5% of its residents.
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is a graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin that was founded in 1970 to offer training in public policy analysis and administration for students that are very interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. Degree programs include a Master of Public Affairs (MPAff),a mid-career MPAff sequence,16 MPAff dual degree programs,a Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS),eight MGPS dual degree programs,an Executive Master of Public Leadership,and a Ph.D. in public policy. The LBJ School is currently ranked 7th among public affairs programs in 2022 by U.S. News &World Report,up from 8th in 2021.
Joaquin Castro is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has represented Texas's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2013. The district includes just over half of his native San Antonio. He currently serves on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Patrick M. Rose is a former Texas Democratic politician,who from 2002 to 2010 served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from House District 45,which then consisted of Blanco,Caldwell,and Hays counties in Central Texas.
Nicholas Van Campen Taylor,known as Van Taylor,is an American businessman and Republican politician from Plano,Texas. He was the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district from 2019 to 2023,and was first elected in 2018.
John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin,as well as Fort Cavazos.
James Austin Scott is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district since 2011. The district stretches down the middle of the state,from just outside Macon to the Florida border. Scott served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S. House.
Donna Smelser Howard is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 48th District since her election in 2006. She currently serves as vice chair of the House Administration Committee and also serves on the Appropriations Committee,the Higher Education Committee,and the Appropriations Sub-Committees on Article III and on Budget Transparency and Reform.
Travis Paul Clardy is an attorney from Nacogdoches,Texas,who is the Republican state representative for House District 11,which includes Cherokee,Nacogdoches,and Rusk counties in East Texas.
Dawnna Mathilda Dukes is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. First elected in 1994,Dukes represented Districts 50 and 46 within Travis County from 1995 to 2019.
Michelle Jane Beckley is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65. She was first elected in November 2018,defeating incumbent Republican Ron Simmons. Texas' 65th district represents parts of southern Denton County. She did not run for reelection in 2022. After a brief run for the Democratic nomination in Texas's 24th congressional district. she dropped out and instead ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2022. She was defeated by Mike Collier in the Democratic primary runoff.
James Dell Talarico is an American politician and former teacher. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018 to represent District 52,which includes the cities of Round Rock,Taylor,Hutto,and Georgetown in Williamson County. Following the 2020 redistricting cycle,Talarico announced his run for a seat in District 50 in 2022,which he won. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
David Mayes Middleton II is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate for the 11th district. Previously,he served as a Texas House of Representatives for District 23. A member of the Republican Party,Middleton has been in the Texas legislature since January 8,2019.
Reginald Beets Smith Jr. is a Texas politician who serves in the Texas House of Representatives from the 62nd district. He was defeated by Shelley Luther in the March 5,2024 Republican primary by 53% to 47% margin.
Sheryl Nelson Cole is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 46,which is located within Travis County,Texas.
The Texas House of Representatives 47th district that represents west and south Travis County. The current representative of this district is Vikki Goodwin,a Democrat from Shady Hollow.
Penny Morales Shaw is an American attorney and politician.
The 2022 Austin mayoral election was held on November 8,2022 to elect the next mayor of Austin,Texas. The election was nonpartisan;candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot. Incumbent mayor Steve Adler was term-limited and could not run for re-election. In the general election,state representative Celia Israel and former mayor Kirk Watson took the first two spots,leading realtor Jennifer Virden and several other candidates. Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote,the race proceeded to a runoff election between Israel and Watson on December 13,which Watson won by 30 votes.
The 2024 Austin,Texas municipal elections will take place on Tuesday,November 5,2024. Five city council seats and the mayor have regular elections. All positions are nominally non-partisan,though most candidates choose to affiliate with a party given Austin's strong Democratic lean.
