Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaign signs for and against Prop Q are posted on Waller Street on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman) ...
In August, Austin City Council member Marc Duchen found himself alone on the dais as the only “no” vote on a $6.3 billion budget. The vote wasn’t close, but it was consequential. The budget relied on ...
Austin voters will decide this election season whether to tax themselves more to pay for city services. Why it matters: Supporters of Proposition Q, as the ballot measure is known, say it's necessary ...
DALLAS — The city of Austin asked its own residents to pay significantly more in property taxes. And the residents answered loud and clear at the ballot box, defeating Proposition Q by a nearly two-to ...
A crowd gathered Tuesday morning under the oak trees at Parque Zaragoza Neighborhood Park in East Austin to launch a coalition supporting Proposition Q, the proposed property tax increase Austin ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wednesday, Austin City Council started debating its budget for next fiscal year, including setting a tax rate. All but one member of the dais has indicated they support a rate high ...
When she went to the polls during early voting, Rachel Walker felt pressure from some fellow progressives to support Austin’s Proposition Q tax increase, believing it would help fund crucial services, ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday, Austin City Council declared a maximum property tax rate, which it will use as a cap during its ongoing budget process. The tax rate that’s ultimately adopted by city council ...