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Austin Council Race Residency Scrutiny | Texas News
Austin City Council candidates are getting a reality check: while they swear on their applications they meet residency requirements, a new investigation reveals the city clerk’s office barely checks the facts — and some candidates are skating by with shaky proof or no proof at all. In District One, one candidate listed a rental without confirming it; in District Three, an incumbent claimed residency in a house not owned by him; and in District Five, a candidate cited a PO box under privacy protections without sharing her real address. Most others had their homes or rentals verified, but the…
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