Opinion: PACE Program May Provide Pandemic Lifeline to Businesses, Nonprofits, Private Schools

Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea and Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant make the case for a clean energy program

"...for cleaner air, and the February freeze has many property owners looking to upgrade to environmentally or energy-friendly fixes...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Column by Brigid Shea

Point Austin: It Adds Up

The November ballot may look more like a shopping list

"...million – the amount estimated not to require a property tax increase. Yet he does want to adjust the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Council Recap: Too Late to Turn Back Time

New taxes for lakeside homes, operators for Butler Pitch and Putt

"...the repeal of a century-old exemption that allowed 401 property owners along Lake Austin to not pay any city..."

June 21, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Common Law

Protesting High Property Taxes: Persuasive Evidence

"...What evidence can help me win my property tax protest?..."

May 16, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

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

Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts

"...The General Fund, which is where your sales and property taxes go, accounts for about $1.3 billion of that..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Tesla “Gigafactory” Is Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Cybertruck manufacturing plant promises thousands of new jobs, tax revenue for Travis County

"...comes a week after the Commissioners Court approved a tax rebate deal for the factory. Under the agreement's baseline..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

TDH: 5/10/11

On Council agenda: Historic tax abatements, Holly decommission & more

"...is a relatively robust affair, containing long-gestating changes to tax abatements for historic homes, the Holly power plant decommissioning,..."

May 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council Adopts 6% Exemption

Mayor says Council “serious about affordability crisis”

"...7-4 to enact a 6% homestead exemption on city property taxes, after first rejecting 8-3 an immediate 20% exemption...."

June 5, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Quote of the Week: Steve Adler

The mayor dishes on property taxes

"..."Our property taxes are no longer a local property tax. From..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Column

Getting to Yes

The Travis Central Appraisal District and the Mueller Foundation settle tax appraisal dispute

"...this week that they have resolved their dispute over property tax appraisals of homes included in the Mueller neighborhood..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

TCAD Challenge Moves to Court

Mayor announces next stage of appraisal fight

"...suit today against the Travis Central Appraisal District, commercial property owners, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, challenging the property..."

Aug. 24, 2015 News Post by Michael King

AISD Board Considers Futures for Underused Facilities

The district’s property portfolio has become an increasingly pressing matter

"...The district's property portfolio has become an increasingly pressing matter. Recently, the..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 6/7/10

Historic zoning haymaker coming to council?

"...item capping historic zoning for homes – and the property tax losses they create – is coming to City..."

June 7, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Settling the FY 2019 Budget

Council sorts out tax rate, final spending

"...decisions are made. Having already adopted a potential "maximum" property tax rate increase of 6% (2% below the 8%..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Commissions, Complaints, and Candidates

Intrigue and drama over technical lobbying laws

"...Council's quest for a utilities consultant; council's battle over property appraisals continues; another Democratic candidate enters the Travis County..."

Dec. 7, 2015 News Post

What's So Special?

Gov. Perry calls a special session, and pits property taxes against schoolchildren

"...opening sentence to read, "the special legislative session on property-tax cuts." If you'll remember, the pressure has been building..."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

City Budget Squeezed Between Basic Costs and State Neglect

The city has $1.03 billion in taxpayer money. Here's where it's going.

"...public school finance, "Robin Hood," and the proposed city property tax rate...."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In

Council doesn't have a budget, but they're cutting it nonetheless

"...challenge petition they were contemplating filing against the commercial property evaluations of the Travis Cen­tral Appraisal District. Austin may..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Boom and Gloom

Austin's Budget Struggles to Keep Up

"...City finance director Betty Dunkerley is taxed by this year's budget process. photograph by John Anderson..."

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

District 47

"...Teflon appeal got her through failed business partnerships, back taxes, and property swaps with barely a scratch; and former..."

Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...public school finance "reform" package that would radically cut property taxes and replace some of the revenue with a..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Clouded Prospects

Lege special session opens with glowing rhetoric, uncertain goals

"...Governor's Mansion to show their support for a new tax proposal that lawmakers will begin considering on Monday, the..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Craddick Promises Money to Burn

"...It's an election year, so Texas Republicans are talking property-tax cuts and how to pay for them. In a..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Future Is Now

Local fiscal policy enters its Cold War era

"...had six months with positive leading indicators everywhere. Sales tax collections are still fluttering, but in the positive range...."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Who Owns Sixth Street

Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?

"...by the veteran performers at Esther's Follies. Sixth Street property and business owners, the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA), and..."

May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...How do they think they'll be able to cut property taxes while putting more money in public schools?..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Budget Games

As the economy improves, Council looks toward next year's budget

"...to set policy and make annual decisions about spending, tax rates, and the like...."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

What's Historic?

Latest arguments over historic zoning sound like déjà vu

"...all clamoring for historic landmark status – and the tax benefits that come with it...."

Feb. 26, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...eliminate Robin Hood. It will abolish the corporate franchise tax. It will replace the revenue from these taxes with..."

April 18, 2003 Column

Tiffing Over the TIF

Waller Creek Rages On

"...on this Waller Creek deal," said Robert Knight, a property owner along the creek, early Monday morning. Knight, who..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

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