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Austin ISD Budget Woes Take a Turn for the Worse
Hard decisions will have to be made, officials say
"...receive an additional $41 million in revenue. The average homeowner’s taxes would increase about $421 a year, or $35..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

More Details Emerge on Proposed Tax Rate Increase
Will Austin ISD suggest an increase? Will voters approve?
"...school districts. How much would this cost the average homeowner? Segura said the owner of a median-value home worth..."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Are All These New Smaller Houses Gonna Be Airbnbs?
It's on Council's to-do list, as city awaits lawsuit ruling
"...It’s possible that some homeowners may choose to utilize the changes Council is considering..."

April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Second Phase of Major Zoning Changes to Increase Middle-Income Housing Kicks Off
You can comment on HOME 2.0 Thursday
"...minimum lot size change will boost affordability and allow homeowners to stay in place. “If a homeowner is struggling..."

April 9, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...The real question is where are Zoomers moving? Today's Homeowner released a similar study this spring ranking Austin as..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature

Welcome to the Neighborhood
"...This struck me as odd, as I am a homeowner in a part of town that has seen lots..."

Oct. 17, 2023 Postmarks

Central Health Budget Suggests Waning Trust in Ascension
The budget adds money for direct services
"...translates to a $56 annual increase for the average homeowner. Former Council member and current CH Board Member Ann..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Homeowners Sue to Block Code Changes Meant to Increase Affordability
The same group won a suit in 2020 over land use reforms
"...the other end of the argument are the 19 homeowner plaintiffs who successfully sued the city in 2020 to..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Weathering Austin’s Next “Unprecedented” Winter Storm
Why we can't just bury the power lines or trim back all the trees
"...case in Austin, it has something to do with homeowner-led efforts to keep Austin beautiful. Elton Rich­ards, AE's vice..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Public Notice: School Boards and Rail Lines
Searching for a super, roughing out the rail routes
"...bill is going directly to AISD. If you're a homeowner in the district, they get over half of your..."

March 17, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis
Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back
"...The group of homeowners that sued the city in 2020, effectively killing efforts..."

March 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Common Law
The neighbor’s dog barks non-stop
"...live in a community that is governed by a homeowner's association, you should check to see if the noisy..."

March 3, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis

Challenging Repair Work Amid "Horrendous" Conditions as Thousands Remain Without Power
Austin Energy lines sustain massive damage in ice storm
"...city streets. In some cases, electrical equipment on the homeowner's side has been damaged; before those problems are fixed..."

Feb. 2, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: What Goes Up … May Go Down?
Lower home prices don’t mean lower housing costs
"...The average homeowner, meanwhile, may actually have seen a reduction in their..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Luv Doc: Hard on Leos
Maybe it’s time to ditch the astrolabe
"...he's current on his car payments. He's also a homeowner … in Pflugerville. There is a really high-percentage probability..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues
A primer on the schedule and the tax rates
"...and the city's Taxpayer Impact Statement shows the median homeowner paying $1,620 in property taxes this year, down 6.3%..."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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?
"...time for new ways to cut politically active suburban homeowners' tax bills, lowered that revenue cap to 3.5%, which..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget
Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"
"...funds to plug holes, and to lower the average homeowner's tax bill by about $100. "Are we lucky in..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins
Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres
"...ass when I was about 5," says the first-time homeowner. "As soon as my mother got pregnant with my..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Chronicle Endorsements for the May 7 State and Local Election
Early Voting April 25-May 3 • Election Day May 7
"...more in school district property taxes than the median homeowner. Kudos where due to state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston,..."

April 22, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Free Will Astrology
Your weekly horoscope, March 25-31
"...singing his favorite songs. He didn't know that the homeowner, Paul Conneally, was the owner of a music label...."

March 25, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

The Luv Doc: Thy Neighbor’s Landscaper
Capitalism has its shortfalls
"...curtains? Just call the fucking police because the real homeowner is probably in the crawl space. Anyway, you're going..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Column

Austin at Large: Does Austin Need SF Zoning?
Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?
"...of overlapping site standards that dictate whether an individual homeowner is allowed to build an ADU and of what..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama
But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais
"...parks and affordable childcare, all while giving the average homeowner a tax break,” Council Member Greg Casar wrote in..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Not a Pretty Perspective
"...Dear Editor, As a homeowner, social worker, and hoarding specialist, my view on the..."

July 10, 2021 Postmarks

Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
"...last week to raise the (flat-rate) exemption offered to homeowners over 65 or who live with a disability. How..."

June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Wealth, and How to Grow It
The rich are accumulating astounding wealth, while paying shockingly little in taxes
"...value. Best guess is this will help the median homeowner by about $141 a year (remember, this is just..."

June 11, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Set to Offset High-End Tax Break With Rent Relief
The ol' homestead
"...to 20%. This tax break will apply to all homeowners, although it disproportionately benefits higher-value properties and provides no..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Back At the Old Homestead (Exemption)
Adler moves to finally fulfill a 2014 campaign promise
"...The moves makes a tax break available to all homeowners, but one that disproportionately benefits higher-value properties and provides..."

June 4, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund
Bringing transit home
"...And this includes protecting renters as well as low-income homeowners and small businesses...."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

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