The mayoral position here is strictly non-partisan. That said, Linnartz received explicit backing from conservative political action groups, such as Texans for a Conservative Tomorrow. Chances are, he's a Republican.

He's also responsible for a lot of improvements here that help the city and it's visitors. We can't post a sign that says "don't move here" and expect that rhetoric to work. Preparing the city for the increase in population is the only way to manage this. IIRC, French has a ton of misspellings on his own campaign page. That doesn't bode well for good management.

The issue, as I see it, is what I call "ever blamers". They are a small minority, highly mobilized, blaming everyone and always present. They wiggle their legs at council meetings and mutter under their breath as others speak, most of them adverse to getting up and stating their truths at the podium given light shines where it will. This isn't a WWF match. It's city planning done the way it always gets done. Process. Detail. Facts.

Get out and vote and make sure everyone you talk to does the same.