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Austin's $6.6B Budget Breakdown | Texas News
Austin’s city manager unveiled a bold $6.6 billion budget aimed at balancing essential services with strategic investments in public safety, housing, parks, and transportation—while trimming some social service grants to protect core programs like homeless shelters. The plan prioritizes long-term fiscal health through department restructuring and efficiency gains, with key boosts for housing vouchers, emergency rental aid, firefighter staffing, park upkeep, airport operations, and convention center expansion. City Manager T.C. Broadnax stressed the budget reflects community priorities, even…
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