Current FeatureNo. 007 · Sep 21, 2026
The Audit That Isn’t
Austin already has one. The referendum on the ballot is something else.
A November referendum would require Austin to hire a firm to examine its finances, and require that firm to be told, before it opens a single ledger, that it only gets paid if it finds savings greater than its own fee. To come aboard, it has to decide in advance how much waste the city must have. Austin already publishes annual audits going back to 2022. So what exactly is this? Continue reading →
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