Assessing the Damage the 88th Texas Legislature Has Done So Far ... and Bracing for What's Yet to Come

When the Lege hits home

"...Abbott's priorities passing both bodies: border security, vouchers, and property tax cuts. So Abbott called an immediate special session..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Anti-Queer Laws Just Keep Coming at the Texas Legislature

Out of the closet, into the woods

"...table issues like education ("school choice") and the economy ("tax cuts"). By April, however, the House soundly rejected Gov...."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Public Notice: Bashing Austin Policy

From the Capitol to the Waterfront, via Wall Street

"...district, the 118-acre tract centered around the old Statesman property. You knew you hadn't heard the last of that,..."

April 28, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

How a Small Town Has Fared as a Microchip Factory Brings in Billions

Has Taylor, TX, become Boomtown, TX?

"...is expected to double to 40,000. The school district tax base is expected to increase seventeenfold...."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Bill That Would Likely Require Another Vote on Project Connect Moves Ahead

Acquiescing to a revote

"...Austin Transit Partnership, to issue bonds paid for using property taxes – a primary funding mechanism for the light..."

April 21, 2023 News Post by Benton Graham

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a proposition on the May 6 ballot to raise property tax revenue is the first step. Quote of the..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature

Austin Transit Partnership Needs Your Input as Project Connect Enters Its Trade-Offs Era

Turn this train around

"...that it will cost to build the project. City property tax revenue dedicated to Project Connect following the 2020..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Opinion: Online Voter Registration Saves Money and Reduces Fraud. So Why Won’t Texas Allow It?

Travis County's voter registrar explains why online voter registration is good for business

"...Social Security numbers. Personal information is more secure and taxpayer money is saved with online voter registration...."

March 31, 2023 Column by Bruce Elfant

New Funding, New Era, New Stages for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

East Austin fixture will be an arts hub via Cultural Trust investment

"...also has received $2.4 million from the Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds and $2.5 million from a City of Austin..."

March 28, 2023 Arts Post by Joelle DiPaolo

Project Not Connecting

"...will receive something far short of that for our tax dollars. Republican state representatives may be enacting a law..."

March 24, 2023 Postmarks

Public Notice: School Boards and Rail Lines

Searching for a super, roughing out the rail routes

"...in the district, they get over half of your property tax payment. If you're a renter, the calculation isn't..."

March 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Breaking Ground: What Three New Studios Mean for the Texas Film Industry

Three new studios in the Austin area could mean space for the film industry to expand

"...a TV show. "It takes a certain kind of property owner who is prepared to work through that," Gannon..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The City Forced Their Church's Expensive Demolition

Now the appraisal district wants $100,000

"...After several months, Sneed got word that a property at 6605 E. Riverside was available and jumped. He..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

Austin at Large: Not Fixing What’s Broken

Abbott, Patrick engage in disingenuous property tax politics, while Texas suffers

"...session, has a unique impact on Austinites, and the property-tax pandering that the GOP regime is now turning up..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...headquarters of any U.S. state. He promised the largest property tax cut in Texas' history, hammered on the idea..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature

Texas Lege Preview: The Lege Has More Cash Than It Wants

Unprecedented $30 billion (and counting) surplus puts conservatives in a bind

"...at $27 billion, now up to $32.7 billion) on property tax relief, but he can't do that unless the..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: What Goes Up … May Go Down?

Lower home prices don’t mean lower housing costs

"...meanwhile, may actually have seen a reduction in their property tax bill last year, and that may yet be..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Rep. Donna Howard, HD 48

“... More strategic than knee-jerk property tax relief”

"..."It should be something more strategic rather than knee-jerk property tax relief." Gov. Greg Abbott wants half the surplus..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, SD 14

“I get that property tax is painful, [but] we’re never going to have a surplus like this again”

"...away to middle- and upper-class homeowners. "I get that property tax is painful. The best structural change [would be]..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rep. Lulu Flores, HD 51

“I’m gonna stand the line on rights for women and children and gay and trans folks.”

"...soon as her staff are settled in. In addressing property tax relief that Republicans have been calling for, Flores..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Dan Patrick Reveals His Wish List for the 88th Legislature

Property tax relief, gas plants, and border to gain from $27B surplus

"...spend its money – is poised to focus on property tax relief, the state’s power grid, and spending lots..."

Dec. 5, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Forced Growth

"...of Austin and Travis County, in the form of property tax abatements and other incentives. Why Austin pays Apple,..."

Nov. 29, 2022 Postmarks

What the Broken Spoke's Historic Designation Could Mean for Music Venue Preservation

Honky-tonk could join sites eyed for city venue investments

"...economic future for the venue as development and rising property values surround it on all sides...."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

Austin at Large: Tale of Two Cities

Mayor’s race: Hook ’em along I-35, sic ’em along MoPac

"...turnout of just over 40%. Steve Adler, running on property tax relief then as Virden did this year, led..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Tesla Gigafactory to be Investigated for Labor Standards Violations

Workers Defense Project calls out wage theft, unsafe conditions

"...the Travis County Commissioners Court approved $14 million in property tax rebates for Tesla in a successful effort to..."

Nov. 16, 2022 News Post by Lina Fisher

Former AISD Educators Sweep District Trustee Races

Give a teacher a hand

"...finances, Merritt countered that the recapture system that drains property-tax-rich districts to fund lower-taxed districts is outdated, and Gonzales..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Council Steams Ahead With “Renters’ Rights Agenda”

Plus, council takes on Colony Park and city-owned property

"...notice to vacate with a tenant. Under the Texas Property Code, renters must be given at least three days..."

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Nonprofit Plans to Bring Back Austin’s Video Rental Culture

We (still) Luv Video

"...is we can incentivize those donations by making 'em tax deductible."..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...various types of buildings, and the map dictates where property owners are allowed to build those types of buildings)...."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Why AISD Wants and Needs a $2.4 Billion Bond Program

Equity is not cheap

"...though it's a huge program, the impact on the taxpayer is going to be barely noticeable (a 1-cent increase..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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