Austin is a mess—but will pro-citizen local candidates be able to remove harmful decision-makers from city hall?

Austin is a mess—but will pro-citizen local candidates be able to remove harmful decision-makers from city hall?
The City adopted a new budget for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year that – spoiler alert – raises fees and will result in a tax increase for the average homeowner.
In a grand irony, the City of Austin has increased its subsidization of a problem that its reckless spending habit is largely responsible for creating.