Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Campaign signs for and against Prop Q are posted on Waller Street on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman) ...

Voters in Austin, Texas, rejected a ballot measure that would have raised property taxes in the city to pay for a variety of public initiatives, including local homelessness services. Nearly 110,000 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin residents went to the polls Tuesday and overwhelmingly voted against Proposition Q — a tax rate hike that some city leaders said would pay for “core services.” At 11 p.m.

DALLAS — The city of Austin asked its own residents to pay significantly more in property taxes. And the residents answered loud and clear at the ballot box, defeating Proposition Q by a nearly two-to ...

In Austin, most of it goes to public safety. Police, fire and emergency medical services consume about 60% of the city’s tax-supported budget — the part of the budget funded by property and sales ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City of Austin staff released a 2026 bond draft recommendation last week, indicating what the city may be looking to prioritize in a potential ask of taxpayers later this year. “The ...