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Austinites Try to Wrap Their Heads Around Controversial Prop Q
Competing calculations dominate the debate over proposed property tax increase
Elections
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Austin Rep Gina Hinojosa Talks About Why She’s Running for Governor
The underdog candidate on Abbott: “He is the most corrupt governor in Texas history”
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Texans Vote on a $20 Billion Investment in Water
Prop 4 funds water projects but experts encourage watching where the money goes
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Chronicle Endorsements for the November 2025 Election
Prop Q and state constitutional amendments are on the ballot
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The Prop Q Debate Has Entered the “Silly Season”
The not-long ballad of austintaxrateelection.com and other miscellany
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Higher Taxes Are on the Ballot. City Leaders Explain What They’ll Get Us.
Prop Q asks Austinites what’s a nickel worth. Can they stomach a bigger bill at the end of the year?
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This Was Not a Normal Budget
But it was a good one, advocates and Council (mostly) agree
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Petitioners Hope to Force a Vote on New Convention Center Amid Demolition
They’d redirect money to live music and eco-tourism
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Council Works on Budgeting Around a Steep Deficit
Looking into the causes of a predicament that somehow snuck up on the city
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Mike Siegel Prevails Over Gary Bledsoe in Low-Turnout Runoff
73% fewer votes cast in the runoff than the general election
