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Howdy y'all! Austinist factotum Joshua Huck here, along with fellow Isters Gregory Haley, Elizabeth Nowrouz, and the inimitable Politics Section Editor Barbara Strickland.

We'll be liveblogging tonight's debate and getting lightly sozzled along with the good folks at Burnt Orange Report out at The Tavern, so pull up a chair and enjoy!

Before the election returns come in tonight, why not take a crack at predicting the winners?

Both The Washington Post and Burnt Orange Report are hosting competitions to see whose percentages come closest to the final numbers.

1. Like AC, I'm adding the new blog Keep Austin Wonky to my list.

Welcome.

CNN's Campbell Brown's words ring true in relation to this pantload, whom the media never bothered to fact-check on anything:

The runoff for Austin City Council Place 4 is beginning to come into focus, with endorsements lining up behind Laura Morrison, who led Cid Galindo in the first round last month.

The Man gives its nod to Morrison in a Sunday editorial, calling it “a close contest” but arguing that the former neighborhood activist is “the candidate with broader range.”

From Todd Hill at Burnt Orange Report:

From Todd Hill at Burnt Orange Report: Yesterday at a fundraiser in Weatherford, Republican Phil King let it be known that the Texas House has formed a committee to figure out how to abolish the use of personal property taxes...

From two comments I just made on this posting at Burnt Orange Report: