Affordable Housing Community Opens to Help Address Chronic Homelessness • The Austin Chronicle
As the city continues to evaluate ways to assist the homeless population, a new affordable housing community, The…
Austin leaders vote down stricter spending rules
Even after Austinites raised concerns about spending, the City Council adopted a new policy that doesn’t add as…
Austin leaders might ask voters to approve a tax increase, again
Just a few months after Austin voters rejected a property tax rate increase, city leaders are again considering…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief • The Austin Chronicle
City to Cut Over $5 Million in Social Services: Following Prop Q’s unsuccessful vote, Austin is set to…
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…
City Council’s Budget Reflects a New Fiscal Reality • The Austin Chronicle
Austin City Council finally passed its new austerity budget. Approved on an 11-0 vote last Thursday, the budget…
The Week’s Biggest News in Brief • The Austin Chronicle
AISD Employees Detained by ICE: This past week, a handful of AISD employees were detained by Immigration and…
Austin cuts $95 million from its budget, shrinking funding to parks, homelessness services
The Austin City Council cut more than $95 million from its annual budget Thursday night. The changes come…
Travis County sued over flood-related property tax increase
Travis County commissioners are facing a lawsuit over a 9.12% property tax increase they approved in September. Typically,…
Austin City Council to amend budget following Prop Q failure
Despite an unexpected delay, the Austin City Council still plans to adopt a revised budget by the end…
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…
Prop Q failure shows voters want Austin to cut spending
Austin voters soundly rejected Proposition Q, the controversial city-backed plan to raise more than $100 million in property…