Organizations supporting and opposed to Austin's tax rate increase ballot measure, Proposition Q , have tens of thousands of dollars on hand a month before the Nov. 5 election.

The setup

Austin City Council members in August passed a $6.3 billion city budget for the new fiscal year, supported by a property tax rate roughly 20% higher than this year's. The median homeowner would face about $300 in added taxes and a more than $100 increase from utility charges and other city fees, according to city projections .

The approved FY 2025-26 rate of $0.574017 per $100 in property value is 5 cents above the city's voter approval rate, the limit at which local governments must ask voters to approve greater tax increases. That process is required under a state-imposed cap on cities' ability

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