Austin-area Conservative Voter Guide: May 2023 Local Elections

Early voting polls opened this morning at 7 a.m. in the May 2023 local elections. From police accountability, to school bonds, to local board and council candidates, to the creation of new taxing districts, this will be a critical election in some places within Travis County, but in other places there may be nothing on the ballot.

To find out what's on your ballot, see if you're registered to vote, check out a map of voting locations with wait times, and more visit www.VoteTravis.com.

Below are our recommendations (updated as of 4/24/23). Special thanks to the members of the Travis County Republicans Facebook Group for their insight. If you have any suggestions of your own please feel free to use the comments or weigh-in at the link above. Please note: multiple endorsements may be included in each race.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAY 6 LOCAL ELECTION
Early voting April 24-May 2.

* = Official Travis County Republican Party recommendation

Statement on bonds: Unless they are absolutely necessary, we recommend voting no on all due to uncertain economic conditions and families leaving the Austin metro in droves after being priced out.

***CITIES***

Austin:

Prop. A: Police accountability (liberal activists) -- VOTE AGAINST*

Prop. B: Police accountability (police union) -- VOTE FOR*

See our analysis here.

Elgin:

Ward 2

Jennifer Flores

YaLecia Love

Lakeway:

Mayor

Tom Kilgore --VOTE FOR

Ron Cooper --VOTE FOR

Roy Paar

Council members:

(Vote for up to three)

Gretchen Vance

Kent O'Brien

Dan Vardell

Kevin Bernzott

Christopher Forton

Round Rock:

Mayor

Craig Morgan --VOTE FOR

Place 1 Council

Michelle Ly -- VOTE FOR

Shannon Probe

Place 4 Council

Frank Ortega

Greg Rabaey — VOTE FOR 

Prop A:  $230M Parks & Rec

Prop B: $44M public safety

West Lake Hills:

Place 1 Council 

James Vaughan

Place 3 Council

Beth South

Gary Zygmont

Place 5 Council

Gordon Bowman

Briarcliff:

Mayor

Al Hostetler

Aldermen

Vote for up to two

Amir Toor

James Johnston

Cindy A. Taylor

Webberville:

Prop A: Temporary quarter-cent tax for streets

***SCHOOL DISTRICTS***

Coupland ISD:

Prop A: Middle school

Dripping Springs ISD:

Trustees 

Vote for up to two

Ron Jones

Rob McClelland

Jeffrey Aylstock

Kim Cousins

Prop A: $223M for facilities

Eanes ISD:

Trustee Place 1

Kim McMath

Trustee Place 2

Laura Clark

Trustee  Place 3

Robert Morrow

Diane Hern

Chandler Hatchett -- VOTE FOR

Prop A: $117.8M for various

Prop B: $2.4M for stadium improvements

Prop C: $11.2M for electronic teaching equip

Hays Consolidated ISD:

Prop A: $209M for buildings --VOTE AGAINST

Prop B: $103M for theater, CTE, athletics building --VOTE AGAINST

Prop C: $4M for tech infrastructure --VOTE AGAINST

Prop D: $52M for buildings including pavilions --VOTE AGAINST

Leander ISD:

Prop A: $698M for buildings, refurbishments -- VOTE AGAINST*

Prop B: $51M for technology --VOTE AGAINST*

Prop C: $14M for PAC renovations -- VOTE AGAINST*

Pflugerville ISD:

Place 7 Trustee

Agha Ahmed --VOTE FOR NEXT ELECTION

Brian Allen -- VOTE FOR (previous TCRP endorsee)

Chevonne Lorigo-Johst

***SPECIAL DISTRICTS***

Briarwood MUD:

Props A-G to create and fund

Directors

(Vote for up to five candidates)

Brent Cooke

Jonathan Paul Fleming

Ross Hambright

Stephen Rye

Melanie Wells

Mirasol Springs MUD:

Props A-G to create and fund

Directors

(Vote for up to five candidates)

Wendy M. Foster

Mike Gideon

John C. Pouland

Lynn Sherman

Gary Spoonts

Full sample ballot: https://countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov/wp-content/uploads/elections/pdfs/sample_ballots/2023.05.06/L23BedsheetBallotYellow.pdf