Sarah Eckhardt

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Defeated Don Huffines; will take office after the election is certified.

Austin ISD stopped cooperating with a Texas comptroller review of school spending on Nov. 6. Comptroller Don Huffines says the review of Austin and three other districts will continue, and a report will publish by Dec. 31 with or without the district.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Takes office January 2027; her office runs the voucher program

Gina Hinojosa, an Austin state representative, defeated Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 3, becoming the first Democrat to win the Texas governor's office since 1995 and the state's first Latina governor. She has started a bipartisan transition and named former Republican state Rep. Ernest Bailes, who helped block Abbott's school voucher plan in 2023, to her team.

Updated 3 days ago