Taxes
Council revives plan to use ‘blight’ law to subsidize luxury high rises
Subsidy plan previously put on ice gets another look, now valued at $330 million
The Austin City Council has revived discussions to grant special tax...
City manager proposes maximum legal property tax rate
Higher commercial tax bills will mitigate impact on homeowners
Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk proposed a budget Friday that sets a property tax rate at...
Appraised home values jump more than 50 percent
Updated 2:45pm April 19, 2022 to correct misstatements about increases in property taxes and to remove reference to a Travis County Tax Office tax...
Council eyes property tax hike above 3.5 percent
Two council members mention a possible increase of 4 to 5 percent
The Austin City Council will vote Thursday to direct staff to calculate a...
Efficiency Audit Headed to Ballot
Citizens for Accountable Austin PAC claims more than 21,000 signatures were validated
More than 33,000 signatures were filed with the City Clerk this morning by...
Petition Seeks Austin Efficiency Audit
People are already hustling signatures to get this measure on the November 6 ballot
Michael Searle is a tall man who’s undertaken a tall order....
Homestead Exemptions Rife With Abuse
Pablo Ornelas Jr. is being hit this month with a sudden increase in property taxes totaling more than $18,000 that he must pay by January 31 or face stiff penalties and steep interest charges. Still, it’s hard to complain when he enjoyed an improper tax break for 15 years on one of the homes he owns.
Are Austin’s Property Taxes Fair and Equitable?
There's growing controversy over whether commercial properties are being undervalued and unfairly shifting too much of the property tax burden onto homeowners.
