Delia Garza Poised To Make History As Travis County Attorney

AUSTIN, TX — The ascension of Austin Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza to the post of Travis County Attorney is a foregone conclusion as she face no opponents. Despite the anti-climactic nature of the ultimate vote count, the election is significant given its potential reverberations on local policing and criminal justice reform.

Polls opened in Texas at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Results will be posted as they come in:

Delia Garza

In the waning months of her tenure on the Austin City Council, Garza emerged as a vocal critic of tactics used by the Austin Police Department as they responded to protesters rallying for reform of the agency. Coming after high-profile deaths of civilians at the hands of police, the protests that were sparked in May and continued for months afterward shed a light on the growing calls for police reform.

Garza's imminent role as county attorney could lead to wholesale reform in terms of policing and sentencing as a result of the incumbent's ideological slant. A trailblazer on the council dais as the first Latina ever named mayor pro tem, the former firefighter bested runoff opponent Laurie Eiserloh in their quest for the county attorney's role.

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The seat has long been held by retiring county attorney David Escamilla, who has served in the role for 17 years. No Republican challenger emerged in opposition to Garza's path to the seat.