Austin taxpayers face increasing financial pressures from the school district, city, and county.
Local Debt
Houston ISD Puts $4.4 Billion Bond on November Ballot
The school bond is the largest in Texas history.
Austin City Council Likely to Propose a ‘Climate Bond’
The bond election would happen in either 2025 or 2026.
Austin Light Rail Scheme Remains on Ice After Trial Postponed
Legal challenges to Project Connect are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon.
Houston Settles With Firefighters
The City Council approved the agreement after an eight-year battle between the city and its firefighters.
Houston City Council Approves $650 Million Bond
The $650 million, non-voter-approved, judgment bond is for backpay to the city’s firefighters as a part of a larger settlement.
Houston ISD to Call for $4.4 Billion Bond
Houston Independent School District last passed a bond in 2012.
Houston Controller Clashes with Mayor over Collective Bargaining
Controller Chris Hollins is arguing the city could lower the taxpayer burden on the settlement to half of what is currently being proposed.
Republicans Lead in Harris County Appraisal District
Additionally, Molly Cook will fill the remainder of Mayor John Whitmire’s term in the state senate.
School Bonds Fail as ‘Vote No’ Campaigns Succeed
Voters defeated school bonds in Big Spring and Granbury, where residents organized campaigns against the property tax-backed debt proposals.