Lege Notes

Odds and ends from the 79th

"...Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, continue to beat the state income tax drum, though the concept does not appear to..."

April 1, 2005 News Column

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...where its arithmetic was simple: limited government + low taxes + light regulation = booming economy. (Occasionally, depending on..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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

April 18, 2003 Column

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...by favorable currency exchange rates, economic incentive programs, and tax rebates that -- for the cost-conscious Hollywood producer --..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Apocalypse February!

When digital TV arrives next year, you may not notice

"...48% of households that rely on over-the-air broadcasts have incomes of less than $30,000. But many owners of analog..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Cracks in the Ceiling

An extended Q&A with Ann Richards biographer Jan Reid

"...this state. And she wouldn’t get anywhere near an income tax. … So they didn’t, and they still haven’t,..."

Oct. 25, 2012 Arts Post by Michael King

This Is the Box We're In

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

"...after the August-September cycle for adopting the budget. Property taxes represent roughly 42% of the city's total income, so..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Happy Times ... in Moderation

City budget preview projects strong economy, careful spending

"...– in median home prices, total employment, total personal income, per capita personal income – he described local results..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Budget Stretch Run

City money season at full speed – and the dollars are chasing the needs

"...Aug. 22, 29: Budget, tax rate, and utility rate formal public hearings..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Dollars Down to Earth

1995-96 City Budget Shoots for Balance

"...downtown mall subsidies, millions more for GAATN plans, a tax abatement ordinance designed to cut corporations millions in tax..."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Tovo and Casar Unfiltered on CodeNEXT

The Council members' full conversation with the Chronicle

"...GC: It’s low-income folks and moderate-income folks that are being hit the..."

Sept. 14, 2017 News Post by Nick Barbaro

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

City Hall Hustle: Discount Government, Part II

Historically low city tax rates bite back in the longer run

"...the council's financial sage, noted Austin's "abnormally low" property tax rate is "too low ... to support a city..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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Warning: blatant use of music knowledge within

"...of Housing & Community Affairs' administration of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program...."

Nov. 12, 1999 Column

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...(as the Statesman put it) to go "Behind the Tax Increase" that the organization will ask voters to approve..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Council: The FY 2018 City Budget

Maintain and sustain

"...approximate indicator of the slowdown is the city's sales tax income, which had until recently been rising at about..."

Aug. 4, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Lean and ... Leaner

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

"...call it a Bust) has decimated the city's sales tax collections, which fund the bulk of the city's discretionary..."

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

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"...... had been stymied by diminishing returns on gasoline taxes." Where is her data coming from? According to the..."

June 23, 2006 Column

Life on the 38th Parallel

GAINing Ground

"...for the less well-to-do: struggling families, the elderly on fixed-incomes, and a new crop of East Austinites -- students...."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

Mission, Not Accomplished

The city's draft budget is on the table, and the cuts just keep on coming

"...not so rich – recent hype about higher sales tax collections notwithstanding – the draft policy budget is more..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...ensuring we have enough housing that Austinities at all income levels can afford is truly the goal of the..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...ultimately return greater public benefit in the form of tax revenue, public parks and pools, and a vibrant neighborhood..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Saving Austin's Schools

Nobody gets everything they want, but AISD’s bond may give everybody something they really need

"...Member Don Zimmerman's conservative anti-everything loudhailer the Travis County Taxpayers Union has berated the whole process, going so far..."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...the district from coming close to bumping its rollback tax rate while still continuing to maintain its current services...."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'

"...AC: It also affects property taxes here in Austin – for the school district, not..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...$105,117, could see an increase of $28.37 in property taxes. That's a two-cent hike over the "effective rate," the..."

Aug. 15, 1997 News Feature

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...convicted defendants. (Tulia-related costs have already led to three tax hikes in the Panhandle county.) Meanwhile, Swisher Co. DA..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

Musicians on How Best to Employ City Funds Earmarked for the Local Scene

$3 million in HOT funds are coming. Now what?

"...get us out there. Plane tickets, sorting out immigration, taxes on our merch going through customs – it adds..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Feature

Council: Dream a Little Dreamliner

Leffingwell Crosses the Pond

"...– a proposed potential increase in the $51,000 property tax exemption for those disabled or older than 65 –..."

March 4, 2014 News Post by Michael King

On the Edges of Gentrification, Planning a Different East Riverside Drive

City’s declared goals for the corridor and those of private developers do not necessarily coincide

"...be able to live there who are not necessarily high-income."..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

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