by TFR Staff | Nov 21, 2025 | Commentary
Austin Voters Deliver a Mandate for Fiscal Restraint The city of Austin’s recent budget proposals, following the defeat of Prop Q, are cause for concern for Austinites across the political spectrum. They are proposing massive cuts to funding for Emergency Services and...
by TFR Staff | Oct 17, 2025 | Commentary, Local
The City of Austin is in a financial crisis, and they’re asking voters to approve a permanent tax increase to fill in their budget deficit.1 This tax rate election, with “Proposition Q,” aims to raise the city’s property tax rate to 57.4 cents per...
by TFR Staff | Sep 22, 2025 | Local
In an era when fiscal restraint should be the guiding principle for government entities, the City of Austin recently demonstrated their disregard for taxpayers by unveiling a new logo as part of a “strategic modernization,” costing taxpayers over $1.1 million. The...
by TFR Staff | Aug 28, 2024 | News
Last month, the City of Austin proposed a massive city budget of $5.9 billion, an increase by over $400 million from the previous year. As reported here at Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, implementation of this radically careless budget would cost Austinites an...
by Andrew McVeigh | Jul 18, 2024 | News, Texe Lege
Austin has set forth its new proposal for the Fiscal Year 2025 city budget – and it is exactly what you would expect. The new budget initially proposed by unelected bureaucrat T.C. Broadnax, the City Manager, contains an incredible $5.9 BILLION dollars in...
