Texas Scorecard By Jacob Asmussen January 27, 2021
Is Austin’s Democrat mayor finally realizing leftist decisions are harming the city?AUSTIN — Violent crime is spreading on the streets. Families are being taxed out of their homes. Iconic small businesses are closing. Homeless camps and filth are permeating the city. Is the unfolding disaster finally prompting city officials to stop what they’re doing to Texas’ capital city?
Last week, Mayor Steve Adler said what he and the all-Democrat Austin City Council have done as their local homeless plan “isn’t working.â€
“Going back to where we were we know doesn’t work – and what we’re doing now we also know doesn’t work,†he said in an interview.
But, let’s back up for a moment. Several different storylines lead to the crisis Austinites are facing.
First, the suffocating taxes.
Since 2008, the city council has raised the median homeowner’s yearly city tax bill by well over 100 percent. With a recent monstrous voter-approved tax increase, the council will now be taking roughly $1,000 more from citizens annually.
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