Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...strip, first by rail construction and then by escalating property values...."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Vision of a New Republic

Plans for the Revitalization of Republic Square

"...art and music supporters, restaurant owners, residential development reps, property owners, city staff, and members of APF and DAA..."

July 13, 2001 News Feature by Chale Nafus

Bigger, Better, Smarter

San Diego is everything Austin wants to be: livable, transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, and downtown-centric. But will tools that worked in the nation's largest border and military base town translate to Central Texas?

"...the famed Proposition 13, passed in 1978, limits residential property tax liability to 1% of a home's appraised value..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

East-West Dissent

Neighborhood Concerns

"...and El Concilio asked for rollback zoning for this property right here. Because they want houses, affordable houses. Since..."

April 23, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

On The Lege

School-Choice Choices

"...ever since the 1970s, when the groups began buying property for the first time, the co-ops' existence as islands..."

March 26, 1999 News Column

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...while trying to turn a profit on the down-zoned property it leaves behind. The company had promised its neighbors..."

Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature

Hays County Hell

Elgin Bank Victory May Mean Colonia-like Development

"...has also put a new twist on the brewing "property rights" movement in Texas, in which landowners have claimed..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Bob Elder

How Tenant-Screening Algorithms Keep Cycles of Discrimination Going

Telling a never-ending story

"...was not caused by a "software malfunction," as the property management company insisted. Year after year, Ion used algorithms..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Dina Barrish

AISD Copes With Post-COVID Life

With falling enrollment, budget woes, and “behavioral events” maybe the kids aren’t alright

"...almost half the revenue AISD raises locally, mostly through property taxes, to redistribute to less affluent districts. Recapture requirements..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Come and Move It

"...on the principle that governments are created to protect property owners’ rights.” Hill Country landowners deserve the same support..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Postmarks

How Austin Is Tackling Homelessness on the Street and at City Hall

More shelters, more beds, and more fights about ordinances ahead

"...and no-sit/no-lie ordinances, Council voted unanimously to pursue a property in CM Ann Kitchen's District 5, at 1112 W...."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Money Changes Everything

Or, scenes from the class struggle in Silicon Hills

"...a dog), who "has been struggling due to skyrocketing property taxes," says Abbott's press shop. "Just this year, Wally's..."

June 14, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How the Revenue Cap "Reform" Will Affect Austin and Travis County

Senate Bill 2, explained

"...prior year – that is, accounting for changes in property value. In Austin, Travis County, and most of Texas,..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Headlines

"...Time: Today's City Council meeting (Aug. 30) features continued property tax and budget hearings, a resolution targeting Southwest Key..."

Aug. 31, 2018 News Feature

First Look: Mattie's

Austin landmark Green Pastures returns to former elegance

"...restaurant that strives to stay true to Green Pastures’ values of Southern hospitality and mindfully sourced ingredients...."

March 22, 2017 Food Post by Thea Newell

The Devil in the Details

Council faces a daunting slate of work sessions

"...• The FY 2017 property tax rate, which looks likely to decline, although the..."

Aug. 5, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

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

Cross Creek Evictions Retracted

Tenants' efforts to organize prove successful

"...it is rare for the city to sue a property owner for these kind of code violations, the sluggishness..."

July 8, 2016 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Parkway or Super Highway?

Proposed TxDOT design could force residents out, uproot historic trees

"...and dogs. Their used-car business is also on the property. They love the Oak Hill community, the short drive..."

July 31, 2015 News Feature by Vicki Wolf

10-1 Ticker ... Election updates!

It's campaign video season

"...no-tax pledge; it would immediately impose a 20% homestead property tax exemption (favoring the wealthiest homeowners) and freeze property..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: Looking for Bums

Candidates ready to throw out the city with the bathwater

"...to spending, crime is out of control as are property taxes, and if I sold my house today I'd..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: Montopolis Is Cool With Uncool

East Austin neighborhood aims to fend off gentrification

"...to do a development that is going to lower property values in the area. We're always faced with one..."

March 28, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

A Whiff of Prosperity

City's proposed budget reflects daylight beyond the tunnel

"...not actually been true of the city of Austin property tax rate over the last two decades. The proposed..."

Aug. 31, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Polishing Sales Pitch for Tax Election

Voters in November may be asked to chip in for education

"...input at its Aug. 19 meeting into a possible property tax election on the Nov. 2 ballot. That input..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

CHD

Travis County public health board ponders budget

"...tax rate of 7.24 cents per $100 of assessed property value, tax revenue is expected to increase to $66.4..."

July 23, 2010 News Feature by Amy Smith

Off the Record

In search of the light at the end of the Waller Creek Tunnel Project

"...floodplain, a zoning designation along Waller Creek that's kept property taxes in the area artificially low given the once-in-a-century..."

May 7, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Back to School

Carstarphen and Austin ISD trustees wrestle over priorities, budget, and power

"...said, "We're expecting an 8 percent decline in our property tax base." While state aid will cover some of..."

March 5, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Latinos Pushed Out

"...real estate broker cheated my family out of our property at 51 Rainey St. He didn't hesitate a second..."

March 3, 2010 Postmarks

City Hall Hustle: And So the Money Goes

Final City Budget Adoption Not Quite So Final

"...happy" about: "I'm less happy with the fact the property tax is where it was when we began. I'm..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Gravel Pit Mine Project Will Destroy Neighborhood

"...the city's 2-mile extra-territorial jurisdiction. The proposed mine includes property on which three major creeks (Decker, Elm, and Gilleland)..."

June 3, 2009 Postmarks

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