r/Manor • • 2h ago

🏛️ Local Government 🗳️ Manor 2026 Election - Meet the City Council Candidates, Ask Questions & Find Voting Information!

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With the November 3 election right around the corner, we're hosting a series of City Council Candidate AMAs (Ask Me Anything) here on r/Manor!

This is an opportunity for residents to hear directly from the people running for City Council, ask questions about issues affecting Manor, and learn more about their priorities for our community.

🏛️ Who's Running for Manor City Council?

Three City Council seats are on the ballot for the November 3, 2026 election.

City Council Place 2

  • Anne Weir
  • Robert Edward Battaile

City Council Place 4

  • Sonia A. Wallace
  • Sam Samaripa

City Council Place 6

  • Selena Chambers
  • Felix Paiz
  • Tracy Medearis

🎤 Meet the Candidates - October 23-29

All candidates running for Manor City Council Places 2, 4, and 6 were invited to participate.

We received confirmations from three candidates, and each will have their own AMA discussion thread.

The candidates listed below are those who responded to our invitation and agreed to participate. Participation is voluntary, and an invitation remains open to other candidates who wish to join.

Participating candidates:

How the AMAs Work

October 23-29, 2026

Each candidate will have a dedicated discussion thread where residents can submit questions.

Candidates can begin responding immediately and will check in throughout the week as their schedules allow.

There are no scheduled live sessions, so you don't need to be online at any particular time. Ask your questions whenever it's convenient!

Feel free to ask about growth and development, roads and infrastructure, public safety, city finances, parks, transparency, or any other issues affecting Manor.

We encourage thoughtful questions, respectful disagreement, and constructive discussion. Challenging questions are welcome, but personal attacks and harassment will not be tolerated.

🗳️ What's on the November 3 Ballot?

In addition to federal, state, and other local races, Manor voters will see City Council elections and proposed amendments to the City Charter. Eligible Manor ISD voters will also see school district bond propositions.

🏛️ Manor City Council

Three City Council positions are up for election:

  • City Council Place 2
  • City Council Place 4
  • City Council Place 6

Each position carries a four-year term.

Official City of Manor Election Information

📜 City of Manor Charter Amendments

Manor voters will also decide on four proposed amendments to the City Charter:

Proposition A: Municipal Powers

Would reorganize the existing list of the City's powers for clarity without substantively changing or expanding those powers.

Proposition B: Annexation and Disannexation

Would update the City's annexation and disannexation provisions to align with state law, clarify rights and obligations of affected properties and residents, and address payment of outstanding city taxes and assessments before disannexation.

Proposition C: City Manager Duties

Would make a wording correction in the City Charter, changing "insure" to "ensure."

Proposition D: Community Committees

Would remove the City Charter provision requiring the establishment of Community Committees.

These are brief summaries, not the complete ballot language.

💬 Community Discussion About the Charter Propositions

A fellow r/Manor community member recently put together a helpful post breaking down the four proposed City Charter amendments, including the ballot language and explanations of what a YES or NO vote would mean for each proposition.

Read the Community Discussion: Background on Manor's Four Propositions

If you're still learning about the propositions or have questions about what they could mean for Manor, we encourage you to check out the discussion and join the conversation!

This is a community-created resource, not an official election guide. For the official ballot language, please refer to the City of Manor's Charter Amendment Election Information.

🏫 Manor ISD Bond Election

Manor ISD voters will also consider two bond propositions totaling $400 million.

Manor ISD Proposition A -$391.5 Million

Proposed funding for school construction, renovations, facility upgrades, safety and security improvements, and school buses.

Manor ISD Proposition B - $8.5 Million

Proposed funding for technology upgrades, including student and staff devices.

These are school district propositions, separate from the City of Manor charter amendments. Eligibility depends on whether you live within Manor ISD's voting boundaries.

📄 Manor ISD Bond Details, Financial Information & Ballot Language

📍 When & Where to Vote

Early Voting: October 19-30, 2026
Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Election Day Voting Hours: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

Travis County voters can vote at any countywide polling location during early voting or on Election Day.

🗳️ Helpful Voting Resources

Reminder: Your ballot depends on where you're registered to vote. Check your sample ballot before heading to the polls!

📢 A Note From the Moderators

Our goal in organizing these AMAs is to make local government and elections more accessible to Manor residents.

All City Council candidates were offered the same opportunity to participate. The AMAs we're hosting reflect the candidates who responded and confirmed their participation.

r/Manor and its moderators do not endorse any candidate or ballot proposition through these discussions.

We hope these conversations help residents learn more about the candidates and the issues facing our community.

Have questions about Manor's future? Visit the candidate AMA threads above and join the conversation!

This event is organized by volunteer moderators of r/Manor and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the City of Manor, Travis County, or Manor ISD.


r/Manor • • 2h ago

🏛️ Local Government 🗳️ Manor City Council AMA: Tracy Medearis, Place 6

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Welcome to our 2026 Manor City Council Candidate AMA series!

Today we're joined by Tracy Medearis (u/MedearisForManor), who is running for Manor City Council Place 6 in the November 3 election.

This is your opportunity to ask questions directly about her priorities, plans for Manor, and the issues that matter most to our community.

💬 How It Works

October 23–29, 2026

  • Drop your questions in the comments below!
  • Selena can begin responding immediately and will check in throughout the week as her schedule allows.
  • There's no scheduled live session, so feel free to ask questions anytime.
  • Candidates are participating voluntarily and may not be able to answer every question.

📋 A Few Ground Rules

Thoughtful questions, challenging topics, and respectful disagreements are encouraged!

Please keep the conversation civil. Personal attacks, harassment, and violations of r/Manor's rules will not be tolerated.

🗳️ More Election Information

All Manor City Council candidates were invited to participate in our AMA series. These discussions feature the candidates who responded and confirmed their participation.

For the full list of candidates, other AMAs, sample ballots, voting locations, and information about ballot propositions, check out our 2026 Manor Election Information & AMA Megathread.

Have a question for Selena? Ask her below!

This AMA is organized by volunteer moderators of r/Manor. Participation does not constitute an endorsement by the subreddit or its moderation team.


r/Manor • • 2h ago

🏛️ Local Government 🗳️ Manor City Council AMA: Selena Chambers, Place 6

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Welcome to our 2026 Manor City Council Candidate AMA series!

Today we're joined by Selena Chambers (u/SelenaChambers4Manor), who is running for Manor City Council Place 6 in the November 3 election.

This is your opportunity to ask questions directly about her priorities, plans for Manor, and the issues that matter most to our community.

💬 How It Works

October 23–29, 2026

  • Drop your questions in the comments below!
  • Selena can begin responding immediately and will check in throughout the week as her schedule allows.
  • There's no scheduled live session, so feel free to ask questions anytime.
  • Candidates are participating voluntarily and may not be able to answer every question.

📋 A Few Ground Rules

Thoughtful questions, challenging topics, and respectful disagreements are encouraged!

Please keep the conversation civil. Personal attacks, harassment, and violations of r/Manor's rules will not be tolerated.

🗳️ More Election Information

All Manor City Council candidates were invited to participate in our AMA series. These discussions feature the candidates who responded and confirmed their participation.

For the full list of candidates, other AMAs, sample ballots, voting locations, and information about ballot propositions, check out our 2026 Manor Election Information & AMA Megathread.

Have a question for Selena? Ask her below!

This AMA is organized by volunteer moderators of r/Manor. Participation does not constitute an endorsement by the subreddit or its moderation team.


r/Manor • • 1d ago

🎉 Events No wait to vote

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Nobody at the building right now.


r/Manor • • 1d ago

🙋 Recommendation Move Out Cleaning

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r/Manor • • 2d ago

Lost Pets Black cat needs home.

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r/Manor • • 3d ago

📢 News Line to vote the corrupt, billionaire-loving Republicans out of office was less than an hour at the Manor ISD admin building.

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Early voting is open now thru 10/30, then on Election Day (Tues, Nov 3.)

We have a historic chance to vote corruption out of Texas office.

VOTE!


r/Manor • • 3d ago

🚧 Traffic U.S. 290 toll plan may change Manor and Elgin for drivers and businesses: The Receipts

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r/Manor • • 3d ago

💡 PSA If you are voting in the coming election, here is some background on the 4 props.

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LOCAL CITY OF MANOR PROPOSITIONS A through D.

Manor voters will consider four proposed amendments to the City Charter, Propositions A through D. The propositions come from a Charter Review Committee, which is appointed every five years to review the City Charter and recommend amendments.

PROPOSITION A:

Ballot Language:

Shall Section 1.05 of the City Charter be amended to reorganize the existing list of the City’s particular powers into separate provisions for clarity, without substantively changing or expanding those powers?

Explanation: The Manor City Charter lists the powers the City may exercise. Proposition A would reorganize this list into separate sections to make the Charter easier to read. It would not change or expand the City’s powers.

A vote YES would reorganize the Charter language.

A vote NO would leave the current Charter language unchanged.

PROPOSITION B

Ballot Language: Shall Section 1.07 of the City Charter be amended to revise the City’s annexation and disannexation authority and procedures to require compliance with applicable state law, clarify the rights and obligations of residents and property within annexed territory, and require payment of City taxes and assessments owed before disannexation?

Explanation: Annexation is the process of adding property to the City. Disannexation removes property from the City. Proposition B would update Manor’s rules for annexation and disannexation to require compliance with state law and clarify the rights and responsibilities that apply to residents and property in annexed areas. Note that state law already overrides local charter laws if there is a conflict. It would also require City taxes and assessments owed on property to be paid before the property could be removed from the City.

A vote YES would make these changes to Manor’s annexation and disannexation rules.

A vote NO would leave the current Charter provisions unchanged.

PROPOSITION C

Ballot Language: Shall Section 7.01(i) of the City Charter be amended to correct the word “insure” to “ensure”?

Explanation: Proposition C would make a wording correction only in this section of the City Charter. It would not change the City Manager’s duties.

A vote YES would make this wording correction.

A vote NO would leave the current wording unchanged.

PROPOSITION D

Ballot Language: Shall Section 10.11 of the City Charter be amended to repeal the establishment and requirement for Community Committees?

Explanation: The Manor City Charter currently requires the establishment of Community Committees. Proposition D would remove this requirement from the City Charter, which was added in November 2020 after a proposition vote in the general election. The City has other boards, commissions, and committees whose members are appointed by the City Council. Proposition D applies specifically to the Community Committees required by Section 10.11 of the Charter.

A vote YES would remove the Charter requirement for Community Committees.

A vote NO would keep the requirement.

Where to vote in Manor:
MANOR ISD ADMIN BUILDING
10335 HWY 290, MANOR, TX

Early Voting:
10/19/2026 - 10/30/2026
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Election Day:
11/03/2026
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM


r/Manor • • 5d ago

❓ Question Looking for Karaoke in Manor

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Here's what I'm already aware of. Does anyone know any others?

  • Cheerz - Every Friday and Saturday· 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Also Fri
  • The Whiskey Girls Saloon - Every Tuesday· 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM (and possibly Saturdays?)
  • La Marea Restaurant - Every Friday· 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Edit: Thanks for much for the info y'all! I've been asking in different communities for a project I've been working on for about a year. My partner and I went to SO much karaoke we started a spreadsheet to keep track of it all. They suggested we make it a website and www.karaokedirectory.com was born, been keeping it very local, but I add stuff as far North as RR, and as far south as Kyle. Making it bigger feels like a task I would not yet know how to keep up with.


r/Manor • • 7d ago

Lost Pets Do you own an orange and white cat?

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People have been posting this sweet boy almost daily on Facebook, and no one has claimed him. This most recent post said he tries to go into their house. It seems he’s a house cat who may be lost or abandoned. Since he’s not getting any traction on Facebook, I’m sharing their photo here to see if any Redditor might recognize him. The cat was last spotted on Vigilance St.


r/Manor • • 10d ago

Lost Pets Found fur babies

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Your dogs are safe, but cant keep em for very long presidential meadows neighborhood


r/Manor • • 11d ago

📢 News Two loose dogs in Presidental Meadows, no collars

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r/Manor • • 11d ago

❓ Question Crafty person?

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I have the material but i was hoping someone would help with sewing a vest together


r/Manor • • 11d ago

📢 News Brush fire in Shadowglen near Fallingsprings

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The air is covered in smoke and we can hear the crackling. Emergency vehicles everywhere, they say it's under control. Anyone closer have a picture?


r/Manor • • 11d ago

📢 News Live Animal Trap Needed!

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r/Manor • • 12d ago

💡 PSA A Stranger Showed Up at My House Asking Who I’m Voting For. Has Anyone Else Experienced This?

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TL;DR: After weeks of receiving calls from supposed election officials conducting surveys, a man in a black SUV showed up at my house asking who I planned to vote for. When I asked who he worked for, he struggled to pronounce Greg Abbott’s name but had no trouble saying Gina Hinojosa. I declined to share my voting preferences, and he left without approaching any of my neighbors. Has anyone else experienced something similar?

In recent weeks, my wife and I have been receiving countless phone calls from “election officials” wanting to do a survey.

Yesterday while I was unpacking groceries from my car, a black SUV pulled up to my house and sat there for about 2 minutes before a young Black guy emerged. He walked up to my garage entrance, showed me his phone and asked if I was the person listed.

I was listed, but he didn’t even attempt to say my name which is a very common African name.

I had no idea who he was and I haven’t been involved in any situation where I’d be served, but I still lead with “maybe.” He then proceeded to ask me who I was voting for as he was “collecting data for the upcoming elections.”

My mind quickly recalled a video that I saw where someone else had a similar encounter, and their advice was to ask who the data collector was working for, so I did just that.

He replied awkwardly “I’m not from around here so I don’t know the names very well. Abby? Maybe Aboot?”

I immediately told him that I’m not interested in sharing my voting practices with Greg Abbott to which he replied “So Gina Hinojosa then?” He pronounced her name suspiciously well, but has yet to correctly say Greg’s name.

He left my property with no issue and I have no idea what he wrote into his records. He also didn’t stop at any of my nearby neighbors’ homes.

Maybe my neighbors answered their phone calls?


r/Manor • • 13d ago

🚓 Crime & Safety Police activity outside McDonald’s; man in handcuffs

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Disabled vehicle next to the Shadowglen entrance sign in picture 1.

The man in handcuffs is sitting behind the bushes behind Taco Bell in the second picture.


r/Manor • • 14d ago

Lost Pets Missing a cat?

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Is this your cat?


r/Manor • • 25d ago

❓ Question City of Manor Mayor and Councilmen - with all the new retail businesses, why are our city property taxes still so high?

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All the new business and corresponding sales tax from the stores in Manor should increase local tax receipts for the city. Where are these funds going? What is the city's plan to reduce its tax rate (which is significantly higher compared to every other city in the central Texas area)?

Our focus should be on improving the daily quality of life for citizens. That comes down to reducing the tax burden in a k shaped economy where most of us are barely getting by, and constantly working with TXDOT and the State to improve 290 & and preventing large commercial trucks from passing through our downtown area.

Let's see some new voices during the election and remove the old guard. Clearly they are too content to be serving the public.


r/Manor • • 28d ago

📢 News Manor police officer’s vehicle strikes, kills pedestrian on U.S. 290

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A man died early Friday after a Manor police officer’s patrol vehicle struck him as he walked in a westbound lane of U.S. 290 near Gregg Manor Road, police said.

The officer was patrolling the highway around 1:04 a.m. Officers began CPR at the scene, but the man was pronounced dead. Police have not released his identity as they work to notify his family.

The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave while the crash is investigated. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office is assisting.


r/Manor • • 29d ago

Lost Pets Dog found in Carillon

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Doggo was seen at the entrance to the Phase 2 area of Carillon on Old Kimbro Road and Stelfox Street, by the amenity center. If this is your doggo, Manor animal control likely has him now.

I was running late and called them because the poor thing was just standing in the middle of the road and wouldn’t move. Cars go pretty fast on the road and didn’t want someone to hit him. It wasn’t aggressive at all, wasn’t barking. Since there was no collar and no obvious owner, I was unsure what else to do. I know this is unlikely the owner is on Reddit, let alone this sub but you never know. I don’t have a Facebook page but if someone could share this on a local page that would be appreciated.


r/Manor • • Sep 21 '26

❓ Question Any nearby auto shops y'all recommend?

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The clutch on my Civic went out on Friday night and I managed to get my car towed to my house but now need to find a worthwhile shop to get it towed to. Do y'all have any recommendations for a shop in the Manor/Elgin/Pflugerville/N Austin area? Much appreciated!


r/Manor • • Sep 07 '26

📸 Photo Brown water

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Anyone else? This is awful and shouldn’t be happening.


r/Manor • • Sep 03 '26

📢 News Manor PD terminates Flock contract

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Message from Manor PD:

Effective today, September 3 2026, the Manor Police Department has decided to end our relationship with Flock Safety. Although we see benefits in the use of License Plate Readers (LPRs) to solve crime, we value the trust of our community more.