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Austin Council approves tax hike, avoids deep social service cuts in $6.6B budget

Summary by The Austin Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Sam Stark, as published by Austin Current · August 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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Austin City Hall seen during a City Council meeting on June 5, 2025 in Austin, Texas. SERGIO FLORES FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " /> The Austin City Council approved a $6.6 billion budg...

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Source published	Aug 13, 2026
Indexed here	Aug 20, 2026
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