Southwest Austin Dripping Springs Edition | May 2023

ELECTION RESULTS

RESULTS BREAKDOWN

Austin voters strongly supported increased police oversight

BY ELLE BENT & BEN THOMPSON

leaders said they hope to get a new contract in place soon, but the police association is also reviewing the election results and “illegal provi- sions” in Proposition A, APA President Thomas Villarreal said in a statement. “The APA continues to prioritize negotiating a long-term contract; however, we will not be forced back to the table under a structure in which a new city ordinance attempts to unlawfully interfere with the statutory rights associated with the meet and confer process,” Villarreal said. Dripping Springs ISD Following the failure of a larger school bond package last fall, Dripping Springs ISD voters passed a $223.7 million bond with 64.13% support May 6. The bond will fund the construction of a new ele- mentary school, the expansion of Sycamore Springs Middle School and the design of three additional schools to address district growth. The package also includes funding for capital improvements, new buses and a new special education facility. Kim Cousins and Rob McClelland also won seats in the four-person race for two DSISD trustee positions, beating out incumbent Ron Jones and candidate Jerey Aylstock.

On May 6, local city and school district elections were held, including two dueling propositions in Austin and a bond in Dripping Springs ISD. Austin Proposition A had a landslide victory in Austin’s May election as voters rejected the competing police oversight measure, Proposition B. Prop A was backed by the criminal justice nonprot Equity Action to strengthen police trans- parency and accountability, its leaders said. Prop B was backed by Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability as well as the Austin Police Associa- tion and was based on Prop A’s text with extensive changes to language and oversight outcomes. Prop A passed with 79.27% support in the elec- tion, while Prop B failed with 19.51% of the votes. “We’re going to have a police oversight system now where we can be much more assured that full and thorough investigations will occur when an allegation of wrongdoing is made, and that facts about misconduct are going to see the light of day,” Equity Action board President Chris Harris said. Looking ahead, enacting all of Prop A’s policies could still depend on the outcome of negotiations between the city and the police association. City

AUSTIN

Pass

Fail

PROPOSITION A

79.27% For 20.73% Against

PROPOSITION B

19.51% For 80.49% Against

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD

Winner

Incumbent

PROPOSITION A

64.13% For 35.87% Against

TRUSTEES

30.07% Kim Cousins 25.08% Rob McClelland

23.24% Ron Jones

21.60% Jeery Aylstock

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