Foundation education policy analyst Jamie Story will appear on “The Wells Report” (Stimulating Talk 570 KLIF – Dallas/Fort Worth) at 4:35 p.m. on Friday, November 2nd. Story and host Jon-David Wells will discuss the Foundation’s new report on best practices in math and science education. You can listen to “The Wells Report” by clicking here.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Austin
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Austin? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...
February 19, 2026