Council Member Ellis announces run for reelection, challenged by former EMS union president

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Both Austin City Council Member Paige Ellis and Selena Xie, an Austin-Travis County EMS commander and the former president of the Austin EMS Association, announced they will run for the Austin City Council District 8 seat next year.

“As a frontline worker, I don’t work from home—and I don’t think our City Council should either,” Xie said Wednesday. “I came to the decision to run after meeting with numerous district residents from many different backgrounds. They all said...