AUSTIN – Residents in Travis and Hays counties will take to the polls and cast their ballots in the runoff election.

In Travis County, are three races for voters to make their selections: Austin City Council District 7, an Austin ISD school board seat and the race for mayor of Manor.

Voters in San Marcos and Kyle will vote on contested city council races.

FOX 7 will have live election results as they come in.

What are people voting for in runoffs?

Voters in District 7 will decide who will represent them on the Austin City Council in a runoff election and choose between Mike Siegel and Gary Bledsoe,

Austin ISD voters will decide who will get an at-large seat on the school board between Lindsey Stringer and Fernando Lucas de Urioste.

In Manor, either Christopher Harvey or Tricia Campbell will become the next mayor.

San Marcos City Council Place 5 is a race between Roland Saucedo and Lorenzo Gonzalez.

In Kyle, Marc McKinney and Melisa Median are the choices for Kyle City Council District 5.

When Will Polls Be Open?

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 14.

Voting Locations

Travis County

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Hays County

Travis County Runoff Election Sample Ballot

Hays County Sample Ballots

City of Kyle

City of San Marcos

What you need to know to vote

Check to see if you’re registered to vote. The easiest way to check voter registration status is to head to the Secretary of State’s website.

The Am I Registered portal on the website lets you submit your identifying information, like a Texas Driver’s License number or details about your birth.

You will find out instantly if you’re registered to vote. The portal will also give you your poll location and early voting locations.

For polling locations you can visit the following sites:

What do I need to bring with me when I vote?

Voters will be asked to present one of seven acceptable forms of photo identification, unless they are a voter with a permanent exemption on their voter registration certificate. 

Here is a list of the acceptable forms of photo ID:

• Texas Driver’s License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States Passport (book or card)

Here is a list of the supporting forms of ID that can be presented if the voter does not possess an acceptable form of photo identification, and cannot reasonably obtain one:

• Copy of or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate
• Copy of or original current utility bill
• Copy of or original bank statement
• Copy of or original government check
• Copy of or original paycheck
• Copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document)

Can you vote with an expired ID?

If you have a form of acceptable photo ID and are between the ages of 18 and 69, your ID must be current or expired for no more than 4 years to qualify to vote.

For voters 70 and older, your photo ID can be expired for any length of time if the identification is otherwise okay.

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AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – Several people were arrested in separate incidents during a shoplifting operation near the Austin mall.

In the first incident, police say officers were informed that four people inside the Khol’s at 11111 Lakeline Blvd. were putting items in a baby stroller in an attempt to steal them.

Police say officers arrived on scene as the suspects were leaving the store with the stolen items.

The suspects, according to police, attempted to run away while leaving the stroller of stolen items behind, but were arrested shortly after.

Officers recovered $1,100 in merchandise from the stroller and an additional $1,200 in stole merchandise from two other stores in the suspect’s vehicle.

Melain Gomez, 20, Alexis Garza, 25, Jessica Gomez, 23, and Jesus Jimenez-Gomez, 22, were each charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and taken to the Williamson County Jail.

In the second incident, police say officers received information that a high value repeat offender, identified as Javier Rios, was inside the Lowe’s at 13201 North FM 620.

Police say officers arrived on scene as Rios, 41, left the store with a stolen AC unit valued at $2,156.

Rios was subsequently arrested for theft and two outstanding warrants charging larceny, according to police.

Additionally, police say officers found a shower kit in Rios’ vehicle valued at $609 that was stolen from a separate Lowe’s on the same day.

In the third incident, police say officers were sent the Target at 10900 Lakeline Mall Drive on reports of a known theft suspect who was taking anti-theft devices off electronics in the store.

Police say the suspect, identified as Donovan Clausen, left the store with multiple stolen items and employees attempted to stop him.

Clausen fled the scene on foot but was later arrested by police near a vehicle where he met a woman, according to police.

Officers, according to police, recovered $613.70 in stolen items.

Additionally, police say officers found more stolen items and narcotics inside the vehicle.

The additional stolen items were determined to be jewelry and beauty items taken from Target and Khol’s valued at $1,050.

Clausen is charged with theft and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

The woman, identified as 44-year-old Christina Shell, was arrested and charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

In the final incident, police say employees at the Target at 10900 Lakeline Mall Drive reported a known high value repeat offender, identified as Martin Morales, was loading a shopping cart with items inside the store.

Morales, 54, according to police, pushed the cart outside and was confronted by an employee.

After this, police say Morales left the shopping cart and entered a vehicle in the parking lot.

The vehicle left the area as officers arrived on scene, but police say officers later found and stopped the vehicle.

Morales was subsequently arrested for theft and the driver of the vehicle, identified as 44-year-old Crystal Overby, was arrested on an active warrant.

In total, police say they recovered $7,500 in stolen items from the incidents.

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