Austin budget talks begin with potential spending cuts, tax increases
Budget planning for Austin’s upcoming fiscal year 2026-27 is underway. City officials are weighing funding reductions while addressing…
Austin budget forecast includes millions in cuts to social service programs
Programs that help low-income families, people experiencing homelessness and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault could face…
Austin paid city employees $143 million in overtime last year
Austin workers were paid more than $143 million in overtime last year, according to city payroll data obtained…
Austin EMS pauses program expansions because of funding
A six-person team of Austin-Travis County EMS medics and Austin firefighters counted to three before they hoisted a…
How Prop Q could affect your property tax bill in Austin
Austin voters will decide the fate of Proposition Q on Election Day. The measure would raise up to…
Website against Austin Prop Q raises ethics questions
Nate McGuire is just a guy. A native Austinite and tech entrepreneur who started a website, because he…