AUSTIN — Former Elgin Mayor Christopher Cannon pleaded guilty to felony theft of property charges June 20, according to prosecutors.Cannon served two terms as mayor of Elgin from 2016 to 2020.According to the Travis County District Attorney’s office, 38-year-old Cannon, a licensed insurance agent, is accused of pocketing $30,000 to $150,000 of insurance payments from Baker’s Backhoe Services in Bastrop County.The incidents took place between Jan. 17, 2015, and Aug. 21, 2019, during his time as mayor, investigators said. Cannon accepted insurance payments without officially submitting them for policies, according to prosecutors.Cannon was indicted by a Travis County grand jury ...