Two new challengers seek to replace Davis

Beneath the din of the major party presidential nominating contests rumbles the low hum of looming local showdowns as would-be county commissioners come out of the woodwork to declare their candidacies. The one-man race for Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 1 has blossomed into a three-man contest with Jeffrey Travillion and Richard Franklin III joining James Nortey in the quest to replace outgoing Commissioner Ron Davis. None of the three is a stranger to Austin civic life. Franklin ran for the same seat in 2012, Nortey is a former city of Austin planning commissioner and Travillion has worked in city government as a staffer since 2000.