Edwin earned his bachelor's degree in urban studies and his master's degree in community and regional planning from the University of Texas at Austin. His volunteer work includes serving as the managing director for the West Campus Neighborhood Association and the former communications director for the Highland Neighborhood Association. He lives in Allandale. 

Edwin currently works as a planner at GrantWorks. He previously worked at Texas Housers, a nonprofit focused on low-income housing, and as a right-of-way technician at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Edwin Bautista's campaign for city council member is his first run for public office. 

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Supports the establishment of an Emerging Technology Commission.

Supports creating an Emerging Technology Commission to promote innovation and transparency. 

Supports restoring the aging schoolhouse instead of demolishing it.

Supports preserving historical sites instead of demolishing them. 

Supports a budget increase for the City Auditor’s Office and implementing audit recommendations to ensure public funds are used efficiently and ethically.

Supports increasing the budget for the City Auditor’s Office to ensure public funds are used efficiently and ethically.

Supports participatory budgeting initiatives that allow residents to have a greater say in how the city's budget is allocated and influence local priorities.

Supports participatory budgeting initiatives that allow residents to influence how the city's budget is allocated. 

Supports the establishment of an Office of Community Engagement.

Supports creating an Office of Community Engagement.

Supports consolidating the current 10 geographic districts into 5, with each new district electing 2 representatives, 1 by the district and 1 at-large.

- Supports creating an Emerging Technology Commission to promote innovation and transparency. 
- Supports preserving historical sites instead of demolishing them. 
- Supports increasing the budget for the City Auditor’s Office to ensure public funds are used efficiently and ethically.
- Supports participatory budgeting initiatives that allow residents to influence how the city's budget is allocated. 
- Supports creating an Office of Community Engagement.
- Supports consolidating the current 10 geographic districts into 5, with each new district electing 2 representatives, 1 by the district and 1 at-large.

Public Services

As of September 9, 2024, Edwin Bautista’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports the Essential Environmental Bond 2024.

Supports the Essential Environmental Bond to address climate change's impact on Austin. 

- Supports the Essential Environmental Bond to address climate change's impact on Austin. 

Energy & the Environment

Supports reimagining Interstate-35 by capping and connecting the east and west sides of Austin.

Supports connecting the east and west sides of Austin through  Interstate-35. 

- Supports connecting the east and west sides of Austin through  Interstate-35. 

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports strengthening tenant rights and fair housing policies.

Supports legislation to strengthen tenant's rights and promote fair housing policies.

Aims to connect essential funding with underserved communities requiring detailed planning.

Plans to connect underserved communities requiring detailed planning with funding. 

- Supports legislation to strengthen tenant's rights and promote fair housing policies.
- Plans to connect underserved communities requiring detailed planning with funding. 

Housing & Urban Development

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Edwin Bautista

Edwin earned his bachelor's degree in urban studies and his master's degree in community and regional planning from the University of Texas at Austin. His volunteer work includes serving as the Managing Director for the West Campus Neighborhood Association and the former Communications Director for the Highland Neighborhood Association. He lives in Allandale. 


Edwin currently works as a Planner at GrantWorks. He previously worked at Texas Housers, a nonprofit focused on low-income housing, and as a right-of-way technician at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Edwin Bautista's campaign for city council is his first run for public office. 

Believes in honoring local history, supporting the preservation of historical sites and events.

Believes public services, such as schools, are important symbols of social progress, highlighting the value of desegregated schools in the 1960s.

Believes the advisory board’s 9-1 vote last Wednesday is just a recommendation.

Supports the installation of a historical marker at the site of the 1921 Bath Riots in order to preserve the history of the event.

Opposes the University of Texas at Austin's (UT) plans to demolish the historic 1920s-era building known as the "Littlefield House" and replace it with a new facility for the university's School of Architecture.

Believes the location of the city is enticing to the University of Texas football program.

Supports public services, highlighting University Junior High School's role in desegregating Austin schools and the "Heart and Soul" mural by Raúl Valdez, celebrating social work.

Supports the relocation of the School of Social Work to modern facilities, facilitating the construction of a football practice facility.

Supports the preservation of UT-Austin's architectural heritage.

Believes in studying "studentification" to understand its impact on social cohesion, urban governance, and local economic development.

Believes public services should be easily accessible, noting that current practice fields are a 10-minute walk or an even longer bus ride away.

Believes in addressing gaps in knowledge by studying the effects of studentification on residential neighborhoods and businesses within specific cultural contexts.

Supports the advancement of cases to the Texas Historical Commission to ensure public safety and historical preservation.

Opposes the installation of II and eTOD systems.

Supports the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in protecting Muslim civil rights and enhancing understanding of Islam.

Believes fostering social acceptance and inclusion is important for public safety.

Promises to address public safety issues.

Endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police.

Believes in advocating for public safety measures, even in the face of opposition.

Believes in addressing public safety issues through community engagement and collaboration with local law enforcement.

Supports public safety measures and community engagement in local governance.

Supports increased police presence in schools.

Believes public safety measures should not disrupt children's routines.

Promises to be a dedicated public servant who listens to concerns and acts with integrity.

Believes in protecting natural resources through environmental advocacy, and as a leader in his organization, helped keep Barton Springs Pool swimmable by opposing development and pollution in Southwest Austin in the early 1990s.

Believes the integration of energy and environmental policies was "natural."

Believes Austin’s future relies on "immediate and decisive climate action."

Believes that even if the former University Junior High School is awarded landmark status, demolition is still a possibility.

Supports relocating the School of Social Work.

Supports memorializing University Junior High.

Supports preserving the history of the University of Texas campus.

Opposes the University of Texas's (UT) project to build a new bridge over the highway, saying it "disregards the historical connection between the university and the local community and highlights UT's misplaced priorities."

Opposes demolishing UJH to build a second football training facility.

Believes the decision to prioritize sports over preservation sends a message that the university is more concerned with short-term goals than long-term sustainability.

Opposes the construction of additional facilities for Texas Athletics if it threatens historical artifacts.

Believes more research is needed on how "studentification" affects small community dynamics, especially in areas with less commercialized housing markets.

Supports preserving historical buildings, and is currently working with a group to save the Hicks building.

Supports preserving historical sites, as evidenced by supporting the Texas Antiquities Advisory Board's recommendation for landmark status for the Steve Hicks School of Social Work Building.

Supports implementing the 10 solutions recommended by a study to make Austin more affordable for students.

Believes there is potential to reimagine Austin’s “second downtown” district.

Supports investing in local infrastructure, citing a 2015 report that recommends renovating the "strength of character and history as well as its location."

Believes in addressing "studentification" in Austin, Texas, by (re)developing West Campus.

Supports preserving historic structures, such as the 1933 building on the UT campus.

Supports preserving historical buildings on campus.

Believes that historic designations, such as being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, acknowledge a building's history but do not prevent demolition.

Opposes the University of Texas's (UT) plans to demolish the 27-story residential building known as "The 27" on the basis that it provides housing for students.

Opposes the demolition of historic buildings.

As a licensed real estate agent, helped college students find housing in the city.

As a renter participating in the city’s S.M.A.R.T Housing program, Edwin was priced out of the student district by 2019.

Lived in a rental unit in the Crestview neighborhood and used Capital Metro bus service to commute to campus during his senior year.

Believes community interests have been sidelined and neighborhood growth mismanaged.

Believes West Campus rent rates are too high.

Believes affordable housing is a significant issue in Austin.

Believes the population could "naturally" increase, suggesting a hands-off approach to immigration policy.

Edwin Bautista lives in the Allandale neighborhood of Austin, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin. None.

Edwin Bautista currently works as a Planner at GrantWorks. He previously worked at Texas Housers, a nonprofit focused on low-income housing, and as a right-of-way technician at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

As of September 13, 2024, Edwin Bautista’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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