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FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding
Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

SXSW EDU on a Budget
SXSWedu's free expo caters to a diverse crowd with a variety of activities, interactive exhibits

March 6, 2020 News Feature by Francesca D'Annunzio

Council Members To Back Abortion Support Budget Measure
Garza, Casar plan support for $100K in abortion assistance

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

“Historic” Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget
FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Hammer: Public School Budget
Steal from the rich and give to the – well, not the kids

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Seven Places in Austin to Eat and Drink on a Budget: Feb. 6-Feb. 12
Your day-by-day guide to the best local happy hours and deals

Feb. 6, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Seven Places in Austin to Eat and Drink on a Budget: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
Your day by day guide to the best local happy hours and deals

Jan. 30, 2017 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Looking for Champagne on a Budget?
Champagne lovers should remember the word Cremant

Feb. 13, 2013 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Budget Cutting Was Fiscally Foolish

Aug. 9, 2011 Postmarks

UT Budget Cuts
Few are claiming responsibility for the decision to shut down UT's Cactus Cafe and informal classes

Feb. 12, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

TxDOT's Budget Breakdown

Jan. 31, 2007 Postmarks

Happy Times ... in Moderation
City budget preview projects strong economy, careful spending
"...message transmitted last Thursday by the city of Austin's budget staff, kicking off the Fiscal Year 2014 budgeting process..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?
The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle
"...with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the big question was: How low can APD..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Follow the Money
City attempts to keep up with growing need for services
"...As Council prepared for the FY 2016 budget discussion, a number of groups began a concerted effort..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

What Do Austinites Want?
10-1 City Council wrangles its first budget
"...It's a largely unquestioned presumption of all city budget discussions that "the taxpayers" don't want to spend any..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In
Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless
"...a while before the city of Austin has a budget...."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

The Chips Are Down
Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games
"...and fee increases to the city's fiscal year 2010 budget. Using poker-style chips (the city primly calls them "discs")..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Moths to a Flame
If it's Friday, we have a budget
"..."readings" and adoption vote of the FY 2016 city budget. The biggest decisions – how many new Austin Police..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature

Room for the Unexpected
With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope
"...hours has become one of the sad perennials of budget season: an old standby that, like deferred parks maintenance,..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Jesus Saves
With the city facing its biggest budget crunch in a decade, city manager Jesus Garza has begun to make some tough financial choices.
"...by Austin's new fiscal austerity when the tightest city budget in recent memory is released this summer, and they..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Peeling Back De Layers
The Latest Budget Shell Game
"...my specialized topic of study on this year's city budget...."

Sept. 1, 1995 News Feature

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk
In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps
"...Chron­icle interview. We discussed Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget, reimagining public safety, the impact of COVID-19, and the..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shortchanged
A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD
"...the AISD board of trustees approved a $1.15 billion budget for the 2016 financial year. AISD Trustee Ann Teich..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Are You Typical?
Council's first look at FY 2016 budget
"...A revealing moment in last Thursday's City Council budget work session concerned the definition of a "typical Austinite."..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Follow the Money
Final city budget discussions begin in earnest
"...week's formal presentation of the proposed city of Austin budget. Whether that's a good thing or not remains to..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Michael King

This Way to the Big Top!
From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town
"...unstoppable wave of conservative legislation, and Republicans face a budget that will not cover line items born of political..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: And So the Money Goes
Final City Budget Adoption Not Quite So Final
"...surprised a decision as big as the city's 2010 budget – which, despite its eyelid-drooping, number-crunching wonktitude, is, in..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Making Ends Meet
The new AISD budget hurts, but less than in past years
"...Few phrases make public school administrators tremble like "budget negotiations." And for good reason. For the last few..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Austin @ Large: Into the Gap
The city manager's new budget squeezes city services that are already tight
"...the transmittal letter to her proposed fiscal 2003 city budget, "I am truly grateful for the expressions of solidarity..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Fat and Mostly Healthy
City Rolls Out Brave New Budget
"...and others have said about the last few city budgets - that the spending plan debuted on August 5..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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