Item 3H Failed 0-11
Item 3H — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: H) making the time frame for the automatic resignation provision for municipal court judges the same as that provided in the Texas Constitution for other officials;
"Item three H fails. And ... the record will reflect that it failed unanimously" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Council member Ellis, who made the motion, asked to withdraw it but was told it belonged to the whole council
- Vela said he agreed in substance but wanted fewer ballot amendments
The roll call
City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.
Failed 0-11
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor No
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 No
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 No
- José Velásquez D3 No
- José "Chito" Vela D4 No
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 No
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 No
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 No