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Supports advocating for child care providers and working families.

Supported allowing child care providers to work during COVID. 

Supports the establishment of Resilience Hubs and emergency cooling and warming shelters.

Wants to help City Resilience Hubs and emergency cooling and warming shelters by working with city staff and residents affected by extreme weather. 

Plans to invest in infrastructure and basic services to enhance quality of life.

Plans to work with citizens to reduce citizen costs and invest in city infrastructure and basic services to enhance quality of life for city residents. 

Believes city government should be more accessible and beneficial to all residents.

Said, "I am running for Mayor of Austin because I believe that our city government should work for all of us."

Believes in the need for "new, responsible, community-informed leadership" at Austin City Hall.

Believes there is a need for "new, responsible, community-informed leadership" in Austin City Hall.

Promises to protect communities from displacement, disaster, and state-overreach.

Plans to work with citizens as mayor to "protect our communities from displacement, disaster, and state-overreach."

- Supported allowing child care providers to work during COVID. 
- Wants to help City Resilience Hubs and emergency cooling and warming shelters by working with city staff and residents affected by extreme weather. 
- Plans to work with citizens to reduce citizen costs and invest in city infrastructure and basic services to enhance quality of life for city residents. 
- Supports lowering taxes.
- Said, "I am running for Mayor of Austin because I believe that our city government should work for all of us."
- Believes there is a need for "new, responsible, community-informed leadership" in Austin City Hall.
- Plans to work with citizens as mayor to "protect our communities from displacement, disaster, and state-overreach."

Public Services

Believes in lowering crime rates by enhancing parks, lighting, and police-community relationships.

Wants to reduce crime rates by improving parks, lighting, Police relationships with the public. 

Said "I will not relent in protecting our local control."

Wants to address public safety, including homelessness.

- Wants to reduce crime rates by improving parks, lighting, Police relationships with the public. 
- Said "I will not relent in protecting our local control."
- Wants to address public safety, including homelessness.

Public Safety

Supports climate resiliency and sustainability.

Plans to use his degrees in Environmental Studies and Macroeconomics to find new funding opportunities and develop sustainable solutions to help the city become more climate resilient.

Plans to identify strategies and leverage "new funding opportunities" to develop sustainable solutions to improve climate resiliency in Austin. 

Plans to seek funds to improve infrastructure and systems to better prepare for and respond to flooding, heat, freezes, and other environmental shocks and stressors.

Plans to seek federal funds to improve infrastructure and systems to better prepare for and respond to flooding, heat, freezes, and other environmental shocks and stressors.

Plans to consult community members to ensure resources are spent wisely and equitably, so that "Austinites who are disproportionately affected by climate change and severe weather benefit from these investments."

Plans to consult community members to ensure resources are spent wisely and equitably, so city residents "who are disproportionately affected by climate change and severe weather benefit from these investments."

Believes climate change and self-serving politicians have created "dangerous circumstances" for Austinites.

Believes "Climate disaster paired with politicians who put power before people" have created "dangerous circumstances" for Austinites.

- Supports climate resiliency and sustainability.
- Plans to identify strategies and leverage "new funding opportunities" to develop sustainable solutions to improve climate resiliency in Austin. 
- Plans to seek federal funds to improve infrastructure and systems to better prepare for and respond to flooding, heat, freezes, and other environmental shocks and stressors.
- Plans to consult community members to ensure resources are spent wisely and equitably, so city residents "who are disproportionately affected by climate change and severe weather benefit from these investments."
- Believes "Climate disaster paired with politicians who put power before people" have created "dangerous circumstances" for Austinites.

Energy & the Environment

Supports Project Connect, which is a new mass transit plan which would add new light rail lines, four new CapMetro Rapid lines among other city services.

Wants to reevaluate and see how city residents are equitably going use transit services across and effectively commute, saying Project Connnect will not "take cars off the road...help commuters...[or] make anything more affordable."

- Supports Project Connect, which is a new mass transit plan which would add new light rail lines, four new CapMetro Rapid lines among other city services.
- Wants to reevaluate and see how city residents are equitably going use transit services across and effectively commute, saying Project Connnect will not "take cars off the road...help commuters...[or] make anything more affordable."

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to prioritize stabilizing city housing prices.

Aims to create more affordable and mixed-income housing by engaging the public in land use discussions and expanding Community Land Trusts.

Wants to create more affordable and mixed-income housing developments by engaging the public in discussions about land use discussions with community developers and scaling Community Land Trusts. 

Supports protecting residents from displacement by expanding renter protections, opposing policies that worsen the rent gap, and seeking more investments in anti-displacement efforts.

Plans to make efforts to prevent residents from being displaced by expanding renter protections, targeting policies that worsen rent gaps, and seeking more investments in anti-displacement efforts.

Believes working and middle-class households have been priced out of Austin due to rising rents and taxes, and opposes giving "billions of dollars in entitlements away to large investors for company headquarters and developments on our public lands."

Believes working and middle-class households have been priced out of Austin due to rising rents and taxes. 

Believes the current administration has prioritized deals with developers and corporations over investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, and basic services.

Believes the current administration has prioritized "making deals" with developers and corporations over investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, and basic services.

Plans to preserve over 5,000 affordable housing units by implementing policies to prevent loss and expanding tax incentives.

Plans to preserve "over 5,000 units of existing affordable housing" by implementing policies to prevent losing affordable housing and expanding tax incentives.

- Plans to prioritize stabilizing city housing prices.
- Wants to create more affordable and mixed-income housing developments by engaging the public in discussions about land use discussions with community developers and scaling Community Land Trusts. 
- Plans to make efforts to prevent residents from being displaced by expanding renter protections, targeting policies that worsen rent gaps, and seeking more investments in anti-displacement efforts.
- Believes working and middle-class households have been priced out of Austin due to rising rents and taxes. 
- Believes the current administration has prioritized "making deals" with developers and corporations over investing in affordable housing, infrastructure, and basic services.
- Plans to preserve "over 5,000 units of existing affordable housing" by implementing policies to prevent losing affordable housing and expanding tax incentives.

Housing & Urban Development

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Carmen D. Llanes-Pulido

Supports preserving local culture and community values.

Supports the Austin Hindu community, saying: "The welcomeness, compassion, and dedication to service taught [at the Austin Hindu Temple] is a model for what all of Austin should be.

- Supports preserving local culture and community values.
- Supports the Austin Hindu community, saying: "The welcomeness, compassion, and dedication to service taught [at the Austin Hindu Temple] is a model for what all of Austin should be.

Supports better pay and improvements to help Austin's police department.

Believes in improving public safety by addressing the staffing crisis at the 911 call center.

- Supports better pay and improvements to help Austin's police department.
- Believes in improving public safety by addressing the staffing crisis at the 911 call center.

Plans to implement strategies to address climate change, including shutting down the coal-powered Fayette Power Plant by 2029.

- Plans to implement strategies to address climate change, including shutting down the coal-powered Fayette Power Plant by 2029.

Supports building a construction workforce to improve infrastructure.

Supports infrastructure improvements such as revitalizing downtown Austin, opening Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and preserving open spaces.

Supports the long-term protection of Austin’s water supply and the launch of the Office of the Police Monitor.

Supports the long-term protection of Austin’s water supply.

- Supports building a construction workforce to improve infrastructure.
- Supports infrastructure improvements such as revitalizing downtown Austin, opening Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and preserving open spaces.
- Supports the long-term protection of Austin’s water supply.

Wants to make Austin more affordable to help address homelessness.

Believes Austin has improved its efforts to shelter homeless individuals during cold weather, saying "this year is different."

- Wants to make Austin more affordable to help address homelessness.
- Believes Austin has improved its efforts to shelter homeless individuals during cold weather, saying "this year is different."

Kirk P. Watson

- The role of a mayor in Texas is to preside over council meetings, represent the city, and facilitate communication between officials. 
- Cities may grant the mayor additional power or roles. 
- Mayors can also appoint members of citizen advisory boards and commissions.
- Mayors represent the city in intergovernmental relationships.
- Term limits, length of office, and salaries vary across cities or townships.