Lakeway mayor fined $500 after misrepresenting himself on Nextdoor

LAKEWAY, Texas (KXAN) — The mayor of Lakeway has been fined a civil penalty of $500 for encouraging people online — while using a fictitious name — to vote for specific candidates.
According to a Texas Ethics Commission report online, commissioners met on Sept. 27 to go over the complaint that Bain misrepresented himself on political advertising or campaign communications.
In April 2017, Bain posted multiple comments on the Nextdoor app using the pseudonym “John Smart&rdq