AUSTIN, Texas - Austin City Council is deciding if there should be a tax rate election as they work through the final budget.

This comes as the city faces a deficit.

The average Austin homeowner could see an increase of several hundred dollars a year on their property tax bill.

The city can't raise the property tax rate by more than 3.5% without a tax rate election.

The city manager's base budget proposal is at 3.5%, which would raise property taxes by about $154 a year.

Austin City Council members' proposals

What they're saying:

One subquorum, council members Vanessa Fuentes, Chito Vela, Ryan Alter, and Jose Velasquez, originally proposed a 6.75 cent increase for things like homelessness, workforce investment, park maintenance and wildfire mitigation.

Another subquorum, Council

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