Following Prop Q's collapse, Austin City Council slashes $95 million from budget

The cuts, necessitated by the failure of Prop Q, target several housing and homelessness initiatives, parks maintenance and ...
The Daily Texan

Three metropolitan mayors discuss housing, supporting citizens

Last year, Steven Pedigo, director of the LBJ Urban Lab at UT, spoke about housing affordability at the Texas Tribune ...
FOX 7 Austin on MSN

Man files federal lawsuit against APD officer caught on camera punching him on 6th Street

An Austin man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the officer he says punched him in the head unprovoked on ...

Austin City Council faces tough choices after Prop Q rejection

Members could vote Thursday on a revised, scaled-back budget after voters rejected a property tax hike known as Proposition Q ...

'Do the magic': Austin City Council set to vote on budget with millions in cuts still unclear

Members agree on funding for EMS but remain divided over other priorities, including homelessness, food access and police spending.
FOX 7 Austin on MSN

Austin city mayor runner-up concedes to Kirk Watson

Kirk Watson will begin his fourth term as Austin's mayor, and will serve four more years beginning in January.
Community Impact

City Council approves Austin's trimmed budget, lower tax rate following Prop Q election

Final budget revisions removed most funding anticipated before Proposition Q's failure, with some council priority programs retained.

Austin maintains perfect score in annual review of LGBTQ+ policies for 13th consecutive year

The city of Austin has once again received a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual ‘Municipal Equality Index’ ...
The Austin Chronicle

After Prop Q Vote, Council Deliberates Second City Budget in Three Months

If you’re reading this on Thursday, your city government is slogging toward approval of a new budget for the coming fiscal year. If you’re reading this on Friday, the budget has probably already ...