Joint Inclusion Committee Input Sessions

The City of Austin's Joint Inclusion Committee hosted a series of public input sessions during the months of October and November 2024 to share community interests and concerns regarding the 2024-2025 funding year. Provide your feedback or reach out with any questions by emailing BudgetQA@AustinTexas.gov.

Community Budget Conversations

Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax held five Community Budget Conversations fro February 2025 through April 2025 to share about the budget development process and hear community budget priorities. Feedback gathered will be compiled and provided soon.

Share Your Thoughts

The City of Austin's budget survey will be available through the month of May. Results from the survey will be compiled and presented to City leadership to inform budget decisions. The results will be made available to the public here in July 2025. 

City Council Community Meetings

The Austin City Council hosted their own District Community Meetings during the months of July and August. 

City Manager's Proposed Budget

The City Manager's Proposed Budget was released July 11. Review the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Budget here.

City Council Adopts FY 2025-26 Budget

On August 14, 2025, Austin City Council adopted a $6.3 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Read the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Approved Budget here. 

Tax Rate Election

At its August 13, 2025 council budget meeting, the Austin City Council adopted the City’s budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. With approval of the budget, the Austin City Council adopted a property tax rate above the voter-approval tax rate, which requires the City of Austin to hold an election on the tax rate increase.

Austinites voted on this issue (Proposition Q on the ballot) in the November 4, 2025 City of Austin Special Election. 

*The proposition, known as Proposition Q, was not approved by voters in the November election.

Council Amends FY 2025-26 Budget

The Austin City Council has approved an amended Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget following a series of public meetings and deliberations. The full list of all Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget amendments can be found online here.