Struggling to afford living in Austin? Thank the city council, who just made your struggle worse. Last week, the Austin City Council passed their new budget for the next fiscal…
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Austin Crisis: The Man Behind the Curtain
What is really causing Austin’s homeless crisis? If you read the first part of this story, you know Austin is currently experiencing a homeless crisis, and the city council is…
Drag Queen Story Hour Concerns Austin Residents
…of an 8-year-old boy. Austin’s drag queen story hour has been hosted at the children’s center of Austin Central Library on Cesar Chavez Street, where a drag queen named “Miss…
Austin Is Making Affordability Easier—but Only for Some
Austin City Council is finally making affordability easier. But only for some people. Recently, city council passed a resolution dubbed “affordability unlocked,” which finally removes some city restrictions to building…
Austin City Council Spending $450,000 on Two Toilets
…half of the total $1.3 million price tag. City council’s toilet decision comes amid a citywide affordability crisis that they’ve helped to create. More and more working Austin families are…
Texas Must Increase Online College Degree Programs
…the University of Texas – Austin is approximately $21,000 for Texas residents. At Texas A&M University, it is roughly the same. At the University of Florida and the University of…
Austin’s Socialist City Councilman Keeps Harming Working Class
…Greg Casar, Austin’s socialist city council member. Casar, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is the youngest city councilman in Austin history and has emerged as one of…
Working Austinites Have No Voice on Their City Council
…Ward, a public relations consultant who has helped grow a small business in Austin, was outspoken about his top desire to help solve affordability for the citizens who need it…
Will Working Austinites Have a Voice on Their City Council?
…average Austin homeowner now has to shoulder a city property tax bill that is 80 percent heavier than it was just 10 years ago. Austin taxpayers aren’t likely to change…
Will Austin City Council Finally Solve the Affordability Crisis?
…Austin now costs over $2,000 because of the amount of time it takes to do all those regulations that we do.” A recent report shows City of Austin fees on…