I’m accepting an extraordinary opportunity to be Founding Dean of the @UHouston Hobby School of Public Affairs. So today I resigned from the Senate, effective 4/30. I’ve loved serving the people of Austin & Central TX & thank them for their trust & support https://t.co/oNChCeIubO pic.twitter.com/HAcrfxhxzd
— Senator Kirk Watson (@KirkPWatson) February 18, 2020
Democrat state senator and former Austin mayor Kirk Watson has announced his plan to retire from the Senate at the end of April. Watson will take on a new role as the first-ever Dean of the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs. His decision to leave will force a special election to fill his seat through 2023.
(Photo:Kirk Watson’s Twitter)
