In final stretch, opponents of Austin's Prop Q fundraised, spent more than its supporters

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In less than a week, Austinites will decide whether to approve an increase in their property tax bill to fund city services like homelessness response and public health.

If voters approve Proposition Q, the average homeowner’s (roughly $500,000 home) property tax bill will go up by a little more than $300 annually. That does not include the increase Austinites will see in city rates, which will go up regardless.

The roughly $110 million the proposition passing would generate for the city would go toward services like homelessness services, parks, public safety programs and public health.

After Austin City Council voted to put Proposition Q on the ballot, political action committees (PACs) starting organizing for and against the measure.

The last round of campaign finan