Budget | Finance

Tourism dollars, school closures, taxes, utilities, and restroom policy shifts—what Austin needs to know

Waterfront Zoning Showdown + Precinct Shakeup + AISD Fallout

Austin Resets Its 2025–26 Budget

City returns to a “basic services” plan while AISD closures, utility hikes, and water-supply shifts shape the week’s biggest decisions.

City Budget Reset and Energy Rates Rise: What Austin Residents Need to Know

Council revises post-Prop Q budget ahead of Nov 20 vote as Austin Energy’s 5 % rate hike takes effect and major school, transit, and utility decisions shape the week ahead.

CivicIn7 Austin | Your Guide to Proposition Q

Why the city needs $110M more, how did we get here, and the questions that need answers.

CivicIn7 Austin | Austin's Water Rules & A $46M Housing Vote

Plus, key deadlines to weigh in on the 6th Street redesign and future transit projects.

CivicIn7 Austin | One Week to Register

October 6 deadline approaches for election featuring Prop Q tax increase, 17 state amendments, plus firefighter contract and homelessness updates.

$1.75 Billion in Infrastructure Projects

New waste facility breaks ground and water aquifer storage plans advance this week

CivicIn7 Austin | HOME Initiative Faces Regulatory Hurdles

City changes shelter management, voters face longest ballot in decades

CivicIn7 Austin | DOJ Investigates City Hiring Practices; $4M Housing Center Proposed

City pledges cooperation as DOJ examines equity policies

CivicIn7 Austin | Historic Floods Still Having Impact

Plus updates on Austin Energy rates, shelter transitions, and exceptional drought

CivicIn7 Austin | Wait Times Drop, Homeowners' Costs Rise

Travis County approves $875M Central Health Budget, $290M Debt Package

CivicIn7 Austin | You’re Paying More Either Way

Austin’s November tax vote won’t stop higher costs — it only decides how you’ll pay.

CivicIn7 Austin | Grid Stable, Schools at Risk

Fall power outlook positive while AISD plans major consolidations

CivicIn7 Austin | The Billion-Dollar Transfer You Can't Control.. Yet

Why Austin taxpayers send away up to 60% of school tax dollars annually.

CivicIn7 Austin: Council Expands Affordable Housing Tool

Homestead districts get funding boost while AISD faces school closure decisions

CivicIn7 Austin: Airbnb Reckoning Arrives

Spacing rules and platform crackdowns on today's council agenda

CivicIn7 Austin: Downtown's Waterfront Future Decided Tomorrow

Statesman site vote sets precedent for all Lady Bird Lake development

CivicIn7 Austin: The Clock Is Ticking for Austin ISD

Inside Austin ISD's 60-day race to save local control

CivicIn7 Austin: AISD Turnaround Challenge

Third consecutive F ratings trigger state-mandated turnaround plans with November 14th deadline

CivicIn7 Austin: City Unveils First Official Brand

20+ AISD Schools face turnaround plans and $4B in transportation funding heads to the Austin area.