AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle announced on Friday her resignation from the office and said her last day in office will be Oct. 16. As a result, the City of Leander has scheduled a Feb. 7, 2026, special election to fill her unexpired term, which was set to end in May 2027.

“For everything there is a season, and recent personal and professional events have made clear that the season of my service is drawing to a close,” DeLisle wrote in her resignation letter. “I am deeply proud to say I have accomplished what I set out to do. I’m leaving the city with a strong, thoughtful, and compassionate Council, and an extraordinarily talented staff who are committed to collaboration and to doing what is best for our community as a whole.”

DeLisle was elected to her second three-yea

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