Austinites are in the midst of an alarming crisis, yet they readily chose to worsen it. Local citizens are facing an affordability crisis, where many residents are being forced from…
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City of Austin Ballot Propositions: Our Recommendations
…Reasoning: Affordability is unquestionably a major problem in Austin, so why are we opposed to record funding for government housing? Simple: It makes the crisis worse. The Austin City Council…
Austin’s New Bond Will Worsen Housing Crisis
…past six years, the city of Austin has approved over $1 billion in bonds, alongside Austin ISD’s nearly $1.5 billion and Travis County’s $185 million. On top of all that…
Austin to Consider Massive Deal for MLS Stadium
Amidst an affordability crisis, the City of Austin could decide to give away taxpayer money to a professional soccer team….
Texas GOP Stands with College Students on Free Speech, Tuition
…one applied major through the “Affordable Baccalaureate Program.” College affordability is essential to ensuring Texas continues to develop a competitive workforce, and this new platform plank will assist toward that…
Austin City Council’s High Tax Hypocrisy
It’s no secret Austin is in an affordability crisis. Across the city, homeowners are drowning in skyrocketing property taxes and have already been forced to move out of town as…
City of Austin Weighs “Democracy Dollars”
…However, it would only further government spending in Austin and line the pockets of already wealthy, liberal campaigns. Furthermore, spending on such a superfluous program could only further Austin’s affordability…
Austin Affordability and a Lemonade Stand
What does a lemonade stand have to do with the affordability crisis in Austin? It could help trace the root of the city’s rapidly growing disaster. The city has become…
City of Austin’s Poor Decisions Are Costing Residents Their Homes
Why is Austin so expensive? Thank the city council. Austin is in the midst of an affordability crisis. Residents can no longer pay the increasing cost of living, and it’s…
Should State Lawmakers Start Making Local Housing and Land Use Policy?
As big-city affordability crises continue to sweep the nation, the voices insisting that it is time for state governments to intervene grow in numbers, and louder by the day. In…