Candidates for Austin mayor debate prior to runoff election


Voters are now deciding if either Celia Israel or Kirk Watson will become the next mayor of Austin, and the two candidates who advanced to the runoff election debated Thursday evening and laid out some of the ways they differ on policy.

They discused Project Connect — a sweeping plan to add bus and train lines througout the metro. They delved into ideas for homelessness and housing. They even took on the longtime “Austin bashing” issue, which pits Austin’s largely liberal politics against…

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