Commission proposes ‘green room’ at church to support Austin musicians
On a typical weekday afternoon, Smoot Fellowship Hall at Central Presbyterian Church downtown might be hosting a refugee…
Austin’s $6.6B draft budget cuts services, raises taxes
Less than a year after Austin voters rejected the Proposition Q property tax increase, city leaders are again…
Austin election will have external city audit on ballot
Months after the city of Austin initiated an auditing program that would regularly assess the city’s spending, the…
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…
The Austin City Council to make budget cuts following Prop Q failure
The Austin City Council will spend the coming days trying to balance the city’s budget. That’s after residents…
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…