Austin Current
Austin and other local governments raised taxes this year. Will your bill go up?
Falling home values could mean lower property tax bills for some homeowners despite the Austin City Council and Travis County commissioners raising rates.
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8mBurnet, Webb families say Austin ISD failed them. Now they’re asked to close their schools.
Parents cite years of turnover and instability before an Oct. 15 deadline that could shape state action.
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13mMeet the candidates running to represent east and northeast Austin neighborhoods
Five of the six candidates running to represent District 1 at City Hall attended a forum hosted by Austin Current, Austin PBS and KUT. Here’s what they had to say.
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10mMeet the candidates running to represent some of Austin’s east and southeast neighborhoods
Four of the five candidates running to represent District 3 at City Hall attended a forum hosted by Austin Current, Austin PBS and KUT. Here’s what they had to say.
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8m‘Rock and a hard place’: : Burnet parents weigh petition to close schools amid takeover threat
Burnet and Webb families face an Oct. 15 petition deadline while the district appeals both schools’ ratings.
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11mPaige Ellis needed 3,044 signatures for a third term. She fell 62 short.
Ellis collected thousands of signatures for a third term serving District 8 on Austin City Council, but her campaign was cut short when that wasn’t enough.