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As a taxpayer, this is a big year for Amanda Braziel.The Austin Independent School District librarian has owned a home in Central Austin for 15 years.�

It’s a typical summer day at Emily Herrington’s house in Northeast Austin. Her two daughters, Penly, 7, and Laurel, 3, are playing with their kittens and�

The most basic thing to understand about school funding is that every student in the state of Texas has a dollar figure hanging over his or her head. But�

A large chunk of funding for schools in Austin comes from property taxes, and as many Austinites know, those keep going up every year.Under the Texas�

Texas� system for paying for schools is complicated, and for most of you with jobs, kids and lives, it's hard to find time to learn the ins and outs of�