Subject: City Budget Update
City Budget Update
August 24th, 2022 at 4:31 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, Last week my colleagues and I adopted the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget. I am proud to support a budget that invests in our workforce and community resilience while lowering the City tax rate. During this year’ ...
Budget Town Hall, Office Hours and Housing Bond
August 2nd, 2022 at 5:47 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, Please join me this Thursday, August 4th, at 6:30 pm for our District 10 Budget Town Hall. You can join us in person at the Jewish Community Center (7300 Hart Ln.), or you can tune into the livestream on my Fac ...
FY23 Proposed Budget Released, Town Hall on August 4th
July 15th, 2022 at 12:37 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, The creation and passage of the annual City budget is one of my greatest responsibilities. The budget governs Austin’s priorities and programming for the upcoming fiscal year, and I encourage you to be involv ...
High Wildfire Risk This Summer
June 20th, 2022 at 3:57 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, As we head into the summer months and experience record high temperatures and dry conditions, I want to remind you of steps you can take today to boost your personal preparedness for before, during, and after a ...
Gun Violence Town Hall on Wednesday
June 6th, 2022 at 5:44 pm CSTView onlineDear Neighbors, No one should have to fear for their life or their loved ones as they attend school, celebrate a graduation, pray in their congregation, shop at the supermarket, heal patients, or otherwise go about their daily routines. Ye ...
Improving Austin’s Parks
May 13th, 2022 at 1:15 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, I first got involved in local politics as a parks advocate determined to improve the quality of our playspaces. As a council member, I believe that everyone in Austin should live within walking distance of a gr ...
Austin Energy Base Rate Review Process
April 28th, 2022 at 4:48 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, On April 18th, Austin Energy launched the public feedback process for their regular review of the utility’s costs and revenues so that customer charges accurately recover costs and reflect the community’s p ...
Texas kids deserve better. So do Austin taxpayers.
April 12th, 2022 at 6:23 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, This year the Austin Independent School District (AISD) will send over $761 million of your tax dollars to the state as part of the Texas recapture system. This means we are paying more money to the state in re ...
Safe Routes to School in District 10
March 22nd, 2022 at 6:01 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, Every child should be able to walk or bike safely to school. Over the years, I have worked with the City and facilitated partnerships with our school districts and CapMetro to identify and fund improvement proj ...
Austin Water Update and More
February 18th, 2022 at 4:29 pm CSTView this message onlineDear Neighbors, You deserve safe water and utility service you can trust. As your representative, I believe the City needs to demonstrate transparency and accountability as we work to restore your faith in Austin Water. On T ...