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The Fight for Geographic Representation: Mark Your Calendars!

TheAustinBulldog.org constructed maps that pinpoint the residential location of every mayor and council member elected over the last four decades. It will tell you all you need to know about why citizen organizations, from across the spectrum, are coming together to push for a public vote on geographic representation. Read it here, share it, and consider a matching fund donation to the feisty (and hungry!) Bulldog to help counter the Statesman’s on-going efforts to stop us.

Meanwhile…please plan to join us at our next meeting of ChangeAustin.org.

What Citizens Must Do As the City Budget Hearings Begin Soon!

Come Find out!
Monday, August 15th, 6:30 to 8 pm
Manchaca Library, 5500 Manchaca (@Stassney)

Guest Speaker:  Bill Oakey

Bill is one of the most effective citizen activists in Texas who got the Texas legislature to enact two bills into law.  One was the over-65 freeze on school property taxes.  The other was a “truth in taxation” law, which reformed the guidelines for public hearing notices on property taxes published by all statewide taxing entities.  Currently, Bill is working on plans to address out-of-control property tax and utility rate increases in the Austin area.

For more information call us at 535-0989 or email us at

What Now After the Protest?

Thanks to all who protested with us last week at City Hall.

It took us a few days to think about our next steps.

Thanks to SouthernShift.com, you can watch this wonderful 5″ video on “Travis County’s Dirty Little Secret” on the residential property tax inequity that is driving Austinites out of their homes.

We love you KXAN!  Scroll down this page to watch the 2.5 minute piece they did that helped us reach thousands.

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Rope a Dope Developers!

If the Growth Lobby has its way, our metro population will double in just 16 years — and ordinary citizens will be paying the costs.  4 out of 7 City Council members want to forge ahead with Water Treatment Plant #4, an $850  million project planned during one of the worst droughts and economic downturns this century!

How can we beat the formidable Growth Lobby?  Remember Ali’s ‘Rope a Dope’ tactic used to beat George Forman?  We just wear ’em down till the last knock out punch.

Read what the Mayor cut off last Thursday on WTP4 here from CostofGrowth.com.

Save the Date:  Good Ol’ Tax Protest, Thursday, Aug. 27, 6 pm outside City Hall — at the last City Budget Hearing as the Council deliberates on raising the property tax rate and fee hikes for water, waste water, trash and more!

Download the flier on our front page and share it!

Note:  Would your organization like to endorse this event?  Contact us right away!

Contact us to volunteer and/or donate to our efforts & check our calendar for meetings.

PS For as little as $5/month you can help sustain our organizing.  Thank you Austin!