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City Faces Debt, Tax Hikes

"...As Austin city officials finish totaling up the bill for new,..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Local news this week in Austin.

"...news when you consider that, this time last year, Austin ranked No. 8 among the cities with the highest..."

July 6, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Point Austin: You Think Austin's Weird?

Consider the ballots beyond city limits

"...ballot so brief they'll wonder why they bothered. Southeast Austin voters (District 2, Austin Independent School District) will choose..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Michael King

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Austin Stories

"...the bond houses -- which are understandably concerned about Austin's budget crisis. The major rating agencies -- Fitch, Standard..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature

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Beyond City Limits

"...north shore of Lake Travis, already lies within the city of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction; Webberville, between Austin and Bastrop,..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature

Austin’s Best Free Summer Events

From museums to live music to yoga to bats, Austin has it all

"...Whether you’re a tourist on a budget or a local looking for some free summer fun,..."

July 15, 2022 Events Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

City Council Clashes Over 2017 Budget

Competing ideas on how to spend $969 million

"...out of the headlines for a week or two, City Council remains knee-deep in deliberations over the fiscal year..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...City of Austin employees took center stage July 15 at..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...over police violence, is topic A as Council considers City Manager Spencer Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget. The..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Working the Budget

Council and staff review the preliminary numbers, with crossed fingers all around

"...The initial City Council budget work sessions ended with a flourish on..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Council Budget Afterthoughts

Council members offer post-approval thoughts on FY 2016 budget

"...Late last week, shortly after City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2016 budget, we asked..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Taking Budget Mountain by Strategy

To balance the city's long-term accounts, financial discussions need to climb beyond the General Fund

"...Attempting to "take the mystery out of city finances" has been an oft-declared goal of City Manager..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Base Wage Jumps to $20/Hour for Next Fiscal Year

Council approves increase for city workers

"...After two long days of deliberation, City Council gave final approval late in the evening Thursday,..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Adopted FY23 Budget Puts More Cash in Everybody's Pockets

Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts

"...After two long days of deliberation, City Council gave final approval late in the evening Thursday,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...After many hours of deliberation over two days, Austin City Council voted unanimously late Thursday night (Aug. 12)..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...their April 20 work session, the members of the Austin City Council certainly sounded thankful for the recommendations the..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council: The Budget Sing-Along

City Council plans for the Sept. 12 budget adoption

"...City budget time is like most times at City Hall..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Budget Puzzles

Before your eyes glaze over, a few matters for consideration

"...We're a week off from the official opening of city budget season – the May 24 council policy discussion,..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Cops Cost Money

We've been plugging the dike with overtime, and the cracks are showing

"...the distance are the first salvos in this year's city budget wars. Not surprisingly, it's the police budget raising..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Toby Futrell's Budget

The staff-proposed city budget goes to council, with both breathing and wiggle room

"...Last week, City Manager Toby Futrell presented her "Fiscal 2007 budget plan"..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Budget Battles, Round 3

Will Wynn proposes permanently shuttering libraries, parks, and other facilities to devote scarce resources to the ones that are left.

"...on the table an actual controversial proposal: that the city permanently close existing libraries, parks and rec centers, neighborhood..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

As Budget Battles Begin, APD Takes a Minor Hit

Only a small change, for now

"...The Austin Police Department has taken an $8.1 million hit, or..."

July 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Thinking About Budgets

We are short-term planners with long-term problems

"...I've been knee-deep in the FY 2017 city budget for some weeks now, including a deadline-rush overview..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Council: Budget Curtain Rises

Council readies for financial overview

"...are predicting at least six more weeks of summer, City Council returns from its July hiatus this morning (July..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Mike Martinez: 'Leadership of Austin's Tomorrow'

"...Austin Chronicle: You've emphasized in your campaign that you're "a..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Point Austin: Budget Finish Line

Council ponders final adjustments to General Fund

"...and he reiterated that perspective in Tuesday afternoon's Council budget work session. Leffingwell is taking the position that Council..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Column by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Budget Time

The annual budget melodrama rounds up the usual suspects

"...One week after the release of the proposed 2008 budget for the city of Austin, we know which cuts..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Will Wynn suggests some belt-tightening at Council, drawing the wrath of colleagues.

"...Compared to the lively traditions of American urban politics, Austin City Hall is a pretty dull place. People don't..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Puts Finishing Touches on New Budget

Every last dollar

"...City Council is deep in the weeds of budget deliberations..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Everything’s a Priority Now

Council lines up its asks as a boom-time budget season nears its liturgical climax

"...for the haggling phase of the fiscal year 2023 budget season to begin in earnest, but begun it has...."

Aug. 12, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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