The Democratic primary race between Garza and Sylestine got messy ahead of Election Day.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza gives a victory speech at an election night party Tuesday. At left is his wife, Kate Garza.
As of 10 p.m., Garza had a more than 30-point lead over Jeremy Sylestine, picking up 38,379 votes to Sylestine's 19,767, according to theSylestine outraised Garza by a staggering amount: $1.2 million compared to just $204,000 for the incumbent.for Republicans who've railed against Garza since he took office in 2021. A group in Irving, Texas, also accused the DA of"filling Austin's streets with pedophiles and killers" in a mailer.
Sylestine said he's running"straight down the middle," with a goal of addressing perceived gaps in public safety that have cropped up during Garza's first term. Overall, crime in Austin has dropped since 2020, according to the
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