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Majority of Pflugerville ISD voters oppose ACC annexation, election results shows

A majority of Pflugerville ISD voters, 63.1%, voted against joining Austin Community College's taxing district, according to unofficial election results from Travis and Williamson counties.

Some context: The Austin Community College board of trustees accepted a community petition in June calling for the annexation of PfSD's territory into ACC's taxing district, which would allow students living within the school district's boundaries to access ACC's in-district tuition rates and other opportunities.

The ACC board voted during a special meeting in August to add the item to the November ballot.

Residents living within PfISD’s territory not already in the college’s taxing district were eligible to vote for the measure. PfISD households that live in the city of Austin have been paying ACC taxes since city voters approved joining the district in 2005.

 
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Ruiz wins Pflugerville City Council seat; Place 4 heads to runoff

According to unofficial results, Ceasar Ruiz has won the Place 2 seat on Pflugerville City Council, and Place 4 will head to a runoff.

The details: With all Travis and Williamson County precincts reporting, voting totals from the Nov. 3 election day show Ruiz with 58.8% of the vote and David Rogers with 41.2%.

Since no candidate secured over 50% of the vote for Place 4, the top two candidates—De Juana "De J." Lozada and Trent Barlow—will head to a runoff.

What's next: The Secretary of State has designated Dec. 12 as the election date for all runoff elections resulting from elections held by local political subdivisions on Nov. 3.

 
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Nicole Toran defeats incumbent Jean Mayer for Pflugerville ISD board of trustees

With both Travis and Williamson counties reporting unofficial election results, challenger Nicole Toran has been elected to the Pflugerville ISD board of trustees.

The gist: She defeated incumbent Jean Mayer for the Place 6 seat garnering 55.5% of the vote.

 
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Hutto's Justice Center bond proposition fails

Proposition A in Hutto, which would have funded a new Justice Center, did not pass, according to unofficial results.

With all Williamson County precincts reporting, vote totals from Nov. 3 election show 71.3% were against the proposition.

The background: The bond would have funded a new justice center with a 45,360-square-foot police headquarters, a secondary support building and infrastructure needed to access the site off of Limmer Loop.

If it passed, the proposition would have resulted in an estimated tax increase of about $45 annually per $100,000 of appraised property value, according to the city. For a home at Hutto’s median value of $335,073, that comes to $16.15 per month or $193.79 per year.

 
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Pflugerville voters support all but 4 city charter amendments

According to unofficial election results, Pflugerville voters were in favor of all but four city charter amendments.

With all precincts reporting, Props A, C, H and L failed while the rest passed.

Proposition A: Allows monthly compensation of $750 for the mayor and $500 for each City Council member. Pflugerville council members are currently unpaid.

Proposition C: Eliminates the requirement that a proposed ordinance be read at two council meetings and instead only requires an additional reading when council determines an amendment substantively changes the ordinance.

Proposition H: Authorizes the mayor to excuse the city manager from attending a meeting.

Proposition L: Removes the requirement that the municipal court judge reside within the city.

 
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Other election results for Pflugerville and Hutto

Unofficial election results are in. Here are more races and ballot measures Community Impact is following:

 
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Apartments, fire station: Check out 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week

New apartments in Austin, a fire station in Buda and a Whole Foods renovation in Cedar Park are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

  1. The Lenora ($8.3 million): This project involves the construction of 39 residential apartment units.

  2. Buda Fire Station 4 ($7.8 million): A new fire station will be constructed in Buda, with construction set to wrap up in the spring.

  3. Whole Foods Market Expansion ($7 million): The Whole Foods in Cedar Park will undergo a remodel, including a building addition, a revised layout and new equipment.

  4. Pepper Lunch ($850,000): This project includes an interior remodel of an existing space into a Pepper Lunch Restaurant.

  5. Ly’s Donuts ($200,000): A Ly’s Donuts location is coming to Bastrop, with construction set to wrap up in the spring.

 

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