Who wants us to be funded beyond our budget? WTF are you talking about? If anything its the opposite.
House Bill (HB) 714 and a corresponding constitutional amendment, filed by state Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco), would nominally eliminate the City of Austin government and establish the District of Austin in its place.
âElected officials in Austin have failed their city,â Patterson said on Twitter about his bill. âRecord high taxes and crime are pushing folks out of the city, and their San Francisco wannabe policies force the state to come over the top on legislation each session.â
He added that the idea is âto give the elected representatives of the State of Texas an opportunity to better manage a Capitol District, reduce taxes, enforce our laws, and defend Texas values.â
If passed, the law would abolish Austin as a standalone city and make it a capital district sort of like Washington, D.C. as of January 1, 2024.
Look, I used to live in Houston... the state consistently screws over Houston... but the state consistently screws over blue cities... well, they really screw over everyone.
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