2024 Travis County Voter Guide for the habitually late

Still making up your mind on candidates and propositions? Haven't been able to find a spare moment during a busy October? Or just a little lazy? We won't tell -- we just want to help you decide! 

Early voting ends 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and picks up again 7 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. Details.

Below are The Travis Tracker's selections on the best choices for conservatives on this year's general election ballot. Most are Republican nominees and endorsees, while others are conservative, conservative-leaning, or liberals who are less likely do do any damage.

We start with local candidates and with federal -- because if we don't prioritize our local candidates who else will? Races with no preferred candidates or positions are not included -- you'll see many unopposed Democrats in judicial positions, for example. And remember: When in doubt, leave it blank! Your ballot will not be thrown out because you left a race empty.

LOCAL CANDIDATES

Texas Senate District 25

✔ Donna Campbell (i)*

Texas House District 19

✔ Ellen Troxclair (i)*

Texas House District 46

✔ Nicole “Nikki” Kosich*

Texas House District 47

✔ Scott Firsing*

Texas House District 48
✔ Jerome McCarthy (L, only candidate against Democrat Donna Howard)

Travis County District Attorney

✔ Daniel W. Betts*

NON-PARTISAN LOCAL ENDORSEMENTS

Travis County

✕  Prop. A, Vote Against (Tax hike/market distortion)*

Travis County ESD No. 2 (Pflugerville area)

✔ Proposition A, Vote For (abolish unnecessary tax)*

Austin City Council 

✔ Mayor -- Jeffery L. Bowen

✔ District 2 -- Robert Reynolds

✔ District 4 -- Louis Herrin

✔ District 6 -- Mackenzie Kelly*

✔ District 7 -- Pierre Nguyen 

✔ District 10 -- Marc Duchen

✔ Proposition P (disannex 97 acres at Manchaca/Slaughter) -- For

Lago Vista City Council, Place 6

✔ Stephen Liebel*

CITY OF BEE CAVE

✕ Prop A -- AGAINST

✔ Prop B -- FOR (Council pay raise approval process)

✕ Prop C-- AGAINST

✕ Prop D -- AGAINST

✕ Prop E -- AGAINST

✕ Prop F -- AGAINST

✔ Prop G -- FOR

CITY OF LAGO VISTA

✔ Place 2 -- Adam C. Benefield

✔ Place 4 -- Norma Owen

✔ Place 6 -- Stephen Liebel*, Paul Prince

CITY OF MANOR

✔ Mayor -- NOT Robert Battaile

Place 1 -- Leave blank

✔ Place 3 -- Maria D. Amezcua

✔ Place 5 -- Aaron Moreno

CITY OF MUSTANG RIDGE

✔ Mayor -- David Bunn

Place 2 -- Leave blank

CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE

Place 3 -- Leave blank

✔ Place 5 -- Melody Ryan

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

✔ Place 7 -- Cole Wilson

Place 8 -- Leave blank

✔ Place 9 -- Joe Sefton

AUSTIN ISD

Place 2 -- Leave blank

Place 3 -- Leave blank

Place 5 -- Leave blank

✔ Place 8 (at-large) -- Lindsey Stringer

✕ Prop A -- Against

LAGO VISTA ISD

✔ Place 6 -- No preference

✔ Place 7 -- Kevin Walker

LEANDER ISD

✔ Place 3 -- Jim Sneeringer*

✔ Place 4 -- Brandi Burkman*

✔ Place 5 -- Gerald Prater*

ROUND ROCK ISD

✔ Place 1 -- Joshua Escalante*

✔ Place 2 -- No preference

✔ Place 7 -- Jim Steel*

✕ Props A-D -- Against (billion-dollar bond!)*

Leander ISD Board of Trustees

✔ Jim Sneeringer (Place 3)*

✔ Brandi Burkman (Place 4)*

✔ Gerald Prater (Place 5)*

✕ Vote Against all ISD bonds and VATREs to preserve your tax cut -- Austin, Coupland, Manor, Marble Falls, and Round Rock ISDs.*

TRAVIS COUNTY ESD No. 2

✔ Prop. A (abolish tax) -- For*

STATE AND REGIONAL CANDIDATES

Railroad Commissioner

✔ Christi Craddick (i)*

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2

✔ Jimmy Blacklock (i)*

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4

✔ John Devine (i)*

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

✔ Jane Bland (i)*

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

✔ David J. Schenck*

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

✔ Gina Parker*

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

✔ Lee Finley*

Third Court of Appeals, Place 2

✔ John Messinger*

FEDERAL CANDIDATES

President

✔ Donald J. Trump*

U.S. Senate

✔ Ted Cruz (i)*

Congressional District 10

✔ Michael McCaul (i)*

Congressional District 17

✔ Pete Sessions (i)*

Congressional District 21

✔ Chip Roy (i)*

Congressional District 35

✔ Steven Wright*

Congressional District 37

✔ Jenny Garcia Sharon*