Austin leaders will vote on a final civic budget and likely tax rate increase—subject to voter approval this fall—starting Aug. 13.

The Austin City Council is preparing to vote on how much more Austinites should pay in taxes. Council members are supporting ...

Now that a tax rate election has been recommended to the full council, here's what each council member is proposing be in ...

The additions would be on top of the city of Austin’s current tax rate of 47.76 cents per $100 of property value. This latest ...

Dueling plans would raise the property tax rate by 8 to 11 cents and generate tens of millions to offset the city’s budget ...

Over $100 million in federal funding for the project was cut as part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill." AUSTIN, Texas — ...

City council members approved an Austin Energy contract Thursday that will add 100 megawatts of battery storage. The contract will cost Austin Energy $14.5 million annually.

Ryan Alter Before Ryan Alter was elected to City Council, he was a staffer in the Texas Legislature – and it shows. Through his two years in office, he has proven time and time again to be a ...

Thursday, Austin city council will decide whether it wants to commit funding to design and build roadway elements for park decks over the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) I-35 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin is taking steps to boost its own solar energy production to help with its climate goals. At its meeting Thursday, council members approved a resolution co ...

The day before Austin city council is set to vote on how much money it will initially commit to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for future covers over TxDOT's I-35 expansion project ...

Council member Ryan Alter explained that when a utility service requests a rate increase, the City Council can accept or reject and negotiate a deal. “That’s what we did today.