Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is responding to a group calling for an audit of city spending. ‘Save Austin Now’ opposed Prop Q and ...

Austin attorneys say the city violated the Texas Open Meetings Act by failing to post a newly proposed budget, along with a taxpayer impact statement.

The majority of Austin voters have rejected Proposition Q, which would have raised the city's property tax rate indefinitely. Prop Q would have increased Austin residents' property taxes by five cents ...

Austin city departments are adjusting to reduced budgets after the city council approved an amended fiscal plan prompted by ...

I don’t think the voters appreciate how deep the cuts are going to have to be,” Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel told the Chronicle last week as Prop Q, the ballot measure to increase property ...

Austin councilmembers said they'll host a community listening session Monday night to receive feedback on the city's revised ...

Currently, under Texas law, constitutional amendments cannot take effect if the election results face legal challenges.