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June 27, 1997 Column
A Bird in the Hand
"...later get exempted from ever paying any city property taxes...."
April 4, 1997 Column
The $369.4 Million Bond Proposal
"...than buying, computers -- paid for with a 2cents tax increase in the maintenance and operation tax rate in..."
Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature
My Deep Political Insights
"...closed loop tape in his head that said "monstrous tax code, hideous tax code, burdensome tax-code, flat tax flat..."
Feb. 2, 1996 News Feature
Naked City
"...A TAXING AGENDA: Capital Metro board member Paul Drummond's one-man campaign..."
Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature
Slaughterhouse Three
Circle the Firing Squads
"...1996, it will be a rugged race for incumbents. Taxes are soaring, the sales tax surplus has been appropriated..."
May 12, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
The (Corporate) Welfare State
"...says that "[w]hen states compete through subsidies and preferential taxes for specific businesses, the overall economy suffers... Competition has..."
May 5, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...to the “bee bill,” which in 2012 created a tax break that incentivized landowners to start beekeeping. The Texas..."
June 7, 2024 News Feature
Assessing the Damage the 88th Texas Legislature Has Done So Far ... and Bracing for What's Yet to Come
When the Lege hits home
"...priorities passing both bodies: border security, vouchers, and property tax cuts. So Abbott called an immediate special session on..."
June 2, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson
What the Broken Spoke's Historic Designation Could Mean for Music Venue Preservation
Honky-tonk could join sites eyed for city venue investments
"...– and make the site eligible for some property tax relief and tax credits. She said those credits could..."
Nov. 18, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki
Leander Voted to Keep Cap Metro, but Will Manor and Lago Vista?
Cap Metro's on the ballot again
"...creation in 1985 and each levies the 1% sales tax that provides the bulk of Capital Metro's funding, but..."
Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Benton Graham
City Base Wage Jumps to $20/Hour for Next Fiscal Year
Council approves increase for city workers
"...General Fund, which is where your sales and property taxes go, accounts for about $1.3 billion of that budget,..."
Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Recap: Adopted FY23 Budget Puts More Cash in Everybody's Pockets
Still TBD: Impact of future public safety contracts
"...General Fund, which is where your sales and property taxes go, accounts for about $1.3 billion of that budget,..."
Aug. 19, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders
The Common Law
Crazy high property taxes? Challenging your valuation at the ARB hearing
"...get sticker shock when you opened this year's property tax valuation?..."
June 3, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis
Taking a Look at the Neighborhoods That Will Be Changed the Most by Project Connect
Diving into the iterations of the public transit redesign
"...come cheap; those voters needed to approve a permanent tax to fund $7.1 billion in "initial investment" on what,..."
June 3, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
May 7 Elections Give Validation to Austin's Values
A taste of Austin politics in the suburbs
"...Capital Metro was worth the cost in local sales tax. For the most part, these efforts were resoundingly defeated,..."
May 13, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave
Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?
"...Bulldog, BB&F laid out how the creation of a tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ) for the South Central Waterfront..."
Dec. 31, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Public Notice: It’s a Wrap!
City Council ends the year by teeing up a couple of thorny issues for consideration in 2022
"...held a special called meeting to consider creating a tax increment reinvestment zone for the South Central Waterfront district,..."
Dec. 24, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Public Notice: I Say Regressive; You Say Progressive
Wherein Hizzoner gets to rebut my last column
"...also: "For me, the bigger benefit is in the tax shift ... from homestead property to commercial/industrial." (That is,..."
June 18, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Council Recap: A Big Bucket of BidenBucks to Stitch Up the Safety Net
Homelessness response anchors $263.5 million spending plan
"...The homelessness funding is part of the total $263.5..."
June 11, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders
Opinion: Charity, Not Profiteering
Policy is needed to halt abuses in conservation
"...to encourage conservation, the federal government implemented a federal tax incentive in the form of charitable tax deductions...."
Dec. 11, 2020 Column by Ellen Gass
Austin's Props A & B Score Easy Victories
The big engine that did
"...city asked for voter approval for an 8.5-cent property tax increase, as prescribed by the Texas Legislature in 2019..."
Nov. 6, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Will the Third Time Be a Charm for an Austin Rail System?
Project Connect looks to help make connections
"...just within the last decade and pay millions in taxes every year just to maintain the roads in passable..."
Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Jack Craver
Council and Cap Metro Prepare to Hand Transit Plan to Voters
City's big plan is nearing the station
"...that could be financed with an 8.75-cent city property tax rate – separate from the current city levy, and..."
July 31, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities
Resilience, rethinking, recovery
"...(amended) FY 20 budget. The General Fund, where your taxes go, is basically flat – up 0.1%, or about..."
July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Public Notice: Congress CARES About You
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
"...Rebates – the one-time $1,200 direct payments to every taxpayer – are the most publicized element of the plan...."
April 3, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro
City and Cap Metro Contemplate How to Make a "Real City” Transit System
Following the slow march toward a vote on a multibillion-dollar investment in public transit
"...transparent about the funding scenarios. But What About the Taxpayers?..."
Jan. 17, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
$291 Million Plan to Provide Health Care for Travis County Residents
Central Health's budget to serve nearly 200,000 residents
"...around 4.5% – of the typical local homeowner's property tax bill (accounting for exemptions), or a little more than..."
Sept. 6, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Faster Than Sound: Music Advocates Say Convention Center Expansion Key to Unlocking City Funds
Can the commercial music industry finally get a cut of the HOT action? Also: City protects venue employees from receiving sound citations and Austin rapper Hella Sketchy dies of overdose.
"...The target: hotel occupancy tax (HOT) funds. Collected from visitors, the third-largest source of..."
July 5, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe
Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams?
Rival sports titans square off in soccer city
"...of Austin and Precourt Sports Ventures stems from the tax break PSV will get for leasing city-owned land to..."
