An irrepressible campaigner, Keeton was the first woman to lead Austin and the first to become Texas' chief financial officer.

Former Austin Mayor and state comptroller Carole Keeton has died, her family announced Wednesday. She was 85. Keeton has a long history of public service in Austin and across the state. She first got involved in politics as a member of the Austin Independent School District school board in 1972 and 1976.

Keeton, formerly known as Carole Keeton Strayhorn, died surrounded by her family in Austin, according to an obituary.