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Emotions run high as Lee Leffingwell is made Austin’s 51st mayor, new council members Bill Spelman and Chris Riley are inaugurated, and Mike Martinez and Sheryl Cole begin term two. Their priorities may surprise you!
This article appears in June 19 • 2009.
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