City Budget Hearings Begin Today

Parks and Rec, Library funding, Health and Human Services, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, and Solid Waste Services to be discussed; citywide increases proposed across the board

"...City Council's public hearings on the proposed 2006-07 budget begin today, Thursday, with departmental presentations at 11am and..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

The Budget Calendar

"...Budget hearings will be held at 6pm Thursdays, during the..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature

ACC Budget Axe Swings: Will It Miss Students?

The governor's 7% budget cut means drastic -- and ill-timed -- choices for Austin Community College.

"...until 7% has been trimmed from the current year's budget. The order comes at a terrible time for pruning,..."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

On the Lege: Bombshells and Budget Officers

The Legislature begins to get down to business.

"...been ordered to immediately cut 7% of their 2003 budgets in hopes of saving $700 million, but it remains..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Budget Basics

"...The city budget has two key components: the Operating Budget, which covers..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature

1995-96 City Budget: Aviation Department Airport Revenues Taking Off

"...the forced financial anemia that has plagued most city budgets this fiscal year and the grandiosity of Bergstrom's $400..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature

AISD Weighs Schedule Change to Fix Budget Woes

Proposal would cut planning time for teachers in half

"...With budget talks on the horizon, Austin ISD teachers are sweating..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Council: The Budget Warms Up ... and Ott's Under Fire

With substantive postponements, this week's Council meeting may bring fireworks

"...read this, City Council will have had its initial budget briefing from the Financial Services staff – Deputy CFO..."

April 25, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council Preview: The Budget ... and Everything Else

After a daylong budget work session, the Council still have a lot to take on

"...– they're only scheduled to meet in an all-day budget work session from 9am to 4:30pm. The priority subject..."

May 3, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

The Budget Implosion

School finance runs aground, but health spending will follow soon

"...no school finance structure. No school finance structure, no budget. No budget, a special session may be inevitable and..."

May 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

LegeLand: Reinventing the Budget Wheel

Watson takes aim at roots of budget mess

"...last week that he says will open up the budgeting process at the Lege and end what he calls..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

AISD Ponders a Budget Fix

"...the Austin Independent School District is facing a bleak budget cycle. Now Superintendent Meria Car­star­phen has implemented an administrative..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Line-Item Veto vs. State Budget

How much money did Perry really save?

"...Before signing Senate Bill 1 – the state budget for the 2010-11 biennium – Gov. Rick Perry used..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fun and Games With the City Budget

The city takes its budget process on the road

"...have completed three town hall meetings concerning the 2009-10 budget. The outlook isn't good: Even with a marginal property..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Budget Uses Stimulus to Hide Flaws

Why solve today what you can suffer in 2011?

"...the chamber as Senate Bill 1 – the state budget for the 2010-11 biennium – comes to the floor..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Look Who's Talking About the Budget

Council focuses on utilities slice of budget pie

"...The budget talks come to an end at council this week,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Budget Breakdown

Public Safety's proposed '07 numbers

"...Thursday, Aug. 24 is the Public Safety budget presentation to City Council, the second of three presentations..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

AISD Budget

District may have resources to reverse cuts if it can muster the courage to raise taxes

"...in three fiscal years, AISD has presented a balanced budget that won't require staff cuts or digging into the..."

June 30, 2006 News Feature by Michael May

Point Austin: Budget Frenzy

It ain't where they live

"...including police, scored well – but hey, it's city budget time, and fudging the numbers is very much in..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Column by Michael King

AISD Budget at Crunch Time

The school district prepares to finalize its 2003-04 spending plan.

"...hold a public meeting on the district's proposed 2003-04 budget and tax increase. The discussion is likely to be..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Budget 'Highlights' -- the Bad News

The major cuts in the FY2004 proposed city budget.

"...spending cuts Futrell has made in her proposed current budget:..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

The Budget

"...Estimates of the state budget shortfall for the 2004-2005 biennium -- to fund existing..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Central Health Budget Suggests Waning Trust in Ascension

The budget adds money for direct services

"...Central Health’s fiscal year 2024 budget, greenlighted by the board Sept. 6, suggests eroding trust..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

New AISD Budget Leans Into Boosting Enrollment

The school district is nervously eyeing the numbers looking for signs of recovery

"...Austin ISD Board of Trustees approved a $1.78 billion budget for the 2021-22 school year, including bonuses for most..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

$406M ACC Budget Increases Pay Across the Board

College employees receive 3% raise, hourly workers bumped to $15 an hour

"...Trustees approved unanimously on Monday, July 8, an operating budget of $406 million for the 2019-20 school year. The..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Budget Wins at the Capitol

The Texas Lege finally funds public education

"...the Governor's Mansion to announce a deal on the budget, property taxes, and school finance. "We won the Super..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Sends Signals on Future Budget Cuts

School closures and the redrawing of school boundaries eyed as potential ways to address $29 million deficit

"...are among the strategies that could contain Austin ISD's budget deficit. Leaders with the Budget Stabilization Task Force presented..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Break’s Over, Budget Time Begins

Number crunching

"...Monday, Aug. 6, for City Manager Spencer Cronk's first-ever budget presentation. Cronk has traversed the city during the first..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

FY 2018 Budget to Help Rape Survivors

City will provide one-time $50,000 allocation to train therapists

"...$50,000 win after City Council approved the FY 2018 budget last week (see above). Though money's looking tight, Council..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Council Preview: Juggling Act to Include Budget, Transportation Bond

Council agenda occupied by a handful of pressing subjects

"...City Council, with the regular work session Tuesday, a budget work session Wednesday, and today's regular meeting (Aug. 11),..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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