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City warns of multiple Texas bills that could limit municipal finance tools during 89th Legislature
Summary
Austin’s intergovernmental relations officer told the Audit and Finance Committee that the Texas Legislature filed numerous bills that would affect cities’ debt tools, certificate of obligation use and transfers from enterprise funds to the general fund.
Carrie Rogers, the city’s intergovernmental relations officer, briefed the Audit and Finance Committee on March 26 about finance‑related bills filed in the Texas 89th Legislature and their potential impacts on Austin.
Rogers said about 8,900 bills were filed when filing closed and roughly 2,400 of those could affect cities. She highlighted a legislative trend of proposals that would restrict the use of…
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