Budget

City fees will be higher for almost everything this year

The upcoming fiscal year, which begins in October, will see an increase in city rates and levies, just like so many other expenses. The ...

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Council passes budget, triggering tax rate election

A tax rate election will take place this November after Council approved a $6.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2026 based on a tax ...

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Duchen tries (but fails) to raise Austin Energy bills

Council Member Marc Duchen voted against the overall budget and opposed or abstained from most of his colleagues’ modifications to the city budget for ...

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Austin spends millions on overtime pay for police officers. The city is scaling that back.

For emergency medical personnel, firefighters, and police officers in Austin, working overtime is a given. According to city payroll records, the three departments spent ...

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Council settles on tax rate election, with more amendments to come

Council passed a 5-cent tax rate election (TRE) on top of the base budget yesterday after a lengthy public comment period that ran from ...

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Council approves maximum tax rate increase in preparation for possible election

City Council set the maximum amount that it can ask voters to raise their property taxes at 8 cents, or an additional $421 per ...

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As state considers further constriction, Council wrestles with how high to go on tax rate election

There is no doubt that a tax rate election to pay for necessary city services will be on the ballot in November, especially in ...

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Council mulls budget priorities ahead of vote 

In a work session Thursday, Austin City Council members outlined their spending priorities and found several areas of agreement as the council approaches its ...

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Travis County proposes raising property taxes to pay for flood repairs

It is anticipated that the Travis County Commissioners Court would increase property taxes to cover the costs of the July 5 flooding. Commissioners must ...

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Recycled Reads Bookstore could close central location as city looks at budget cuts

If the proposed city budget is adopted, the Austin Public Library’s used bookshop on Burnet Road, Recycled Reads, will close by the spring of ...

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