Austin-After the Austin City Council signed in its fiscal year 2025-2026, which led to the tax rate elections under Texas Law, groups that defend the high property tax rate are now highlighting the services that Austin will lose.
Friday, defenders launched the “Love Austin” campaign. This group – led by Joe Kassino, who also ran the mayor of Mayor Kirk Watson – will be behind the PAC to support the voting element called the suggestion S.
A press release for this launch said: “The proposal q will be an opportunity for Estinians to respond to the Trump administration discounts to Austin, get more people out of the streets, and improve the quality of life through better financing for public safety and gardens.”
The launch of “Love Austin” on Friday included MP Greg Kassar, local AFSCME head of 1624 Braidan Samarz, President of the Austin Travis Province Society James Monks and many defenders of homelessness and parks.
If voters agree to the q proposal, this means that the owners of the owners’ property tax bill will rise by $ 302.14 annually, and $ 197 of TRE. This does not include rates.
This funding will go towards homelessness, gardens, public safety and public health programs.
The lawsuit raised on the Tre language
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Bowen – who filed a lawsuit for the polling language – says he feels that the city is not sincere with Ostinians about the form of this tax increase in property and for how long.
“It is a tax forever, and you have to be very transparent and very clear to me what you plan to spend on this, and I do not see much of that in what they have written so far.”
because of State LawYour voting will be “This is an increase in the tax rate” printed across the top of the element – which will be the suggestion S. You will get the voting option with or against.
According to the documents of the city council, the suggestion polling language generally opens what the money will go to, saying partially:
“… for the purpose of financing or expanding programs that aim to increase the ability to withstand housing costs and reduce homelessness; improve entertainment facilities and services, enhance public health and public safety services; and to ensure financial stability; and to provide other public fund expenses and operating expenses listed in the fiscal year 2025-2026 as they were approved in the city council.”
But Bowen does not believe that the audience is exactly aware of how the city will use this money inside these pockets, which was discussed extensively during the budget adoption process.
“The city suffers from a problem with spending, and they have shown well that they know how to spend, but sometimes I wonder about the feasibility of what they spend on. Where is the evidence that some of these things are already working?” Bowen said.
Bowen’s lawyer Bill Alychee said that Austin was to respond to this lawsuit on Thursday night. Alychee told that the city’s response was more than 1000 pages and that he was working to provide his response to the city’s response by Friday.
We will continue to pursue this lawsuit because it makes its way through the court system on your behalf.
“The city of Austin is confident that the polling language is appropriate and meets all legal requirements. We also have confidence in the court system and we will respond in this place,” said Ostin Kirk Watson mayor.