Austin mayor says he will submit committee assignments after brief work-session changes

Jan 20, 2026

At a Jan. 20 work session Mayor Curt Watson proposed a small slate of committee changes — including Mike Siegel as vice chair of Housing and Planning and a revived Regional Affordability Committee with Councilmember Crystal Lane — and said he will file the finalized list with the city clerk and post it to the council message board; no formal votes were taken.

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Mayor Curt Watson used the council's first work session of 2026 to outline committee and intergovernmental appointments and said he would submit a final list to the city clerk after consolidating feedback.

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