ATX: the Austin Real Estate Life Blog

  Thanks for all of you who took time to complete my survey last week. There were lots of good responses, and they’re helpful to me. One reply especially struck me.  A 36-year-old, lifelong Austin resident said: “If you can do the basics really well, then the voters will support and trust that you can do the extras as well.” Something else that struck me was how much folks want to engage and to learn about what’s in the budget and how it works. That’s why I recently sat down with Kerri Lang, the Director of Austin’s Budget & Organizational Excellence Department, to talk more in-depth on the ins-and-outs of budgeting. I call this going behind the Wire. Behind the Wire: Austin’s Budget Essentially Austin Austinites want their local government to deliver quality essential city services. They want to know that the city is focused on maintaining our roads, improving drainage, supplying residents with clean water, keeping the lights on, providing effective and responsive public ...