Enterprise Fund Carrying Too Many Ones?

TPJ accuses Perry of over-inflating impact of TEF

"...amend 11 project contracts issued through his job-creating Texas Enterprise Fund. But Texans for Public Justice say he's only..."

Jan. 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

General Funds Budget

"...Although the full budget documents reflect the "All Funds" budget – $3.1 billion, including all income/expenses of the..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature

Lege Finds Even More Funds for Anti-Choice Grifters

Alternatives to Abortion program gets $100M in House budget

"...Attorney General Ken Paxton, and transfer the governor’s Texas Enterprise Fund to property tax relief...."

April 23, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Money for Nothing

The Texas record on "enterprise funds" is even worse than meets the eye

"...and reasonable request for an audit of the Texas Enterprise Fund. The TEF is a government-run business incentive program;..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: The Budget Sing-Along

City Council plans for the Sept. 12 budget adoption

"...the Sustainability Fund, created by Council in 2000 from enterprise funds to support programs that promote sustainability in "economy,..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Fat and Mostly Healthy

City Rolls Out Brave New Budget

"...There are other internal service funds as well, and all told, the funding specifically devoted..."

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

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...is quite stable, not a painful contraction. The "all funds" budget of $4.19 billion is only 2.5%, or $110..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Where the Money Comes From: City Income Fund

"...104,030,000 88,466,000 17.59% 70,160,000 48.28% 44,500,000 121.91% Transfers from enterprise funds 72,008,619 73,221,264 -1.66% 68,832,157 4.61% 80,379,975 -10.41% Austin..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature

City, County Budgets Hold the (Bottom) Line

At both City Hall and the courthouse, it's all quiet on the fiscal front

"...(The overall city budget, including the utilities and other "enterprise funds," is just shy of $2 billion.) But that..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lean and ... Leaner

A preview of the city's proposed (and shrinking) budget

"...such as the utilities, convention center, and airport, are "enterprise funds." Some city departments, like Public Works, use both..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hitting the Books

Budget Schedule

"...Review and Inspection, Planning Environmental and Conservation Services, and Enterprise Funds, including Austin Energy, Solid Waste Services, Water and..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

That Figures

City Manager Jesus Garza introduces a budget that focuses on roads, utilities, and cops, and skates around a needed tax increase.

"...than it earns across every one of the many funds that make up the budget. Austin is in good..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: What’s Public, What’s Private

Power and parks: My conflicting views of privatizing public services and spaces

"...In the city budget it is what's called an enterprise fund, meaning it's self-supporting and doesn't need taxpayer money..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Texas Catch Some Solar Rays?

Local and worldwide solar-energy experts convene in Austin and deliver this message: The day when solar energy will compete economically with traditional fossil-fueled power is fast approaching, and Texas is doing much less than it could be to utilize its solar potential

"...went further, advising that the state's Emerging Technology and Enterprise funds – large pots of money used to lure..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Up, Up, and Away! Utilities Ready to Raise Rates

The budget gap will be plugged with rising utility rates.

"...annual, city of Austin budget, however, lies within the "enterprise funds," the self-supporting civic enterprises like the airport and..."

June 20, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.

"...services. Since the utilities, convention center, airport, and other "enterprise funds" pay their own way, the General Fund is..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Boom and Gloom

Austin's Budget Struggles to Keep Up

"...any of a dozen other unpopular cuts, with reserve funds...."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...a radically different description. The entire $2.75 billion city enterprise is so large, and encompasses so much, that any..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Drug War Strikes Again

South Texas prosecutor is caught with his hands in the drug-cash drawer

"...for misapplication of fiduciary duty, for using asset forfeiture funds for his own personal gain...."

Aug. 19, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

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?

"...budget makes up $1.3 billion of the $5 billion all-funds total. [inset-1-right]..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: As the Budget Goes, So Goes Council

Turf battles over uncommitted funds may prefigure 2018

"...of the $1 billion General Fund budget. (The "All Funds" budget, also approved last week, includes the self-funding "enterprise"..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Council: Day of the Robots

All automation everything

"...Capitol might take a notion to yank any grant funds (or robots) that aren't being used to round up..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

You Can't Touch This

The budget battles, Round 2: Citizens rally to save community services

"...a council will have to significantly increase the operating funds of the library." Branch's counterpart at PARD, Jesus Olivares,..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bottom of the Budget Barrel

City Hall scraped to the bone; now it cuts into it.

"...at last week's hearing, after factoring out the self-supporting enterprise funds and the "held-harmless" (i.e., politically impossible to cut)..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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.

"...other things that make money are in their own "enterprise funds.")..."

May 25, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

County's Parsimonious Budget Plans Ockham's Razor

The New County Order

"...Fund. Unlike the city with its laundry list of "enterprise funds," the county does very little of its program-level..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Budgeting for Happiness

Parks and Rec Finds Its Bottom Line

"...Pool ($20,000) at Cesar Chavez and I-35, cutting off funds for the privately owned Pioneer Farm ($200,000), and a..."

July 28, 1995 News Feature

City Hall Gets Better at the Basic Business of Budgeting

Early indicators are good, but difficult fiscal conversations linger

"...the questions they're being asked about a $4.2 billion enterprise, much of which is complicated by necessity of law..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Amazon in Austin’s Pocket

A business model built on public subsidies shouldn’t have its hand out

"...the Cham­ber's bid offers both potential sites and Texas Enterprise Funds for Amazon's consideration, and if Austin survives the..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Column by Michael King

In Search of Amazon

Mayor writes in support of Austin location for corporate “HQ2”

"...of incentives (most likely through one of the “Texas Enterprise Funds”), and the role of Austin or another city..."

Oct. 26, 2017 News Post by Michael King

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