Last weekend, staff in Austin’s budget office proposed cuts that reach across many city departments, including nearly $6.3 million in cuts to emergency medical services. James Monks, president of the ...

The majority of Austin voters rejected the proposition, which would have increased property tax rates by five cents per $100 in value.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson is responding to a group calling for an audit of city spending. ‘Save Austin Now’ opposed Prop Q and ...

I don’t think the voters appreciate how deep the cuts are going to have to be,” Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel told the Chronicle last week as Prop Q, the ballot measure to increase property ...

Currently, under Texas law, constitutional amendments cannot take effect if the election results face legal challenges.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that could position the state as a national leader in dementia research and caregiving. Proposition 14 on the November ...

Austin city departments are adjusting to reduced budgets after the city council approved an amended fiscal plan prompted by ...

Statesman’s interactive map shows detailed voting results in the Proposition Q race across Travis, Williamson and Hays counties.