Blue City Budget Update: Austin Budget $1B More Than Dallas

The Austin City Council just approved and adopted its largest budget ever at $5.9 billion. 

For context, the city of Dallas’ proposed budget is $4.97 billion. Despite its budget being a billion dollars less than Austin's Dallas has nearly 350,000 more residents. 

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Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly was the only person to vote against the budget. 


Kelly says $5.9 billion is a glaring example of fiscal irresponsibility at a time when residents are struggling. 

“I hear every day from constituents who tell me that they can barely afford to buy groceries at this time and that an additional tax burden on them would be problematic,” the District 6 Council Member told us on Inside Texas Politics. 

Beege Welborn

One lone "nay" vote for a budget she figures is going to add an average of over $1130 yr to residents' tax bills.

There are so many earnest people trying to keep that once great and funky little city afloat, while the city council and progressives just flush it all.



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