Austin could re-vote on Project Connect this fall -- here's why

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson forewarned in a his newsletter Thursday of a possible re-vote on Project Connect, a mass transit system approved by city voters back in November 2020.At issue: Two bills going through the Texas Legislature would require voters to sign off on all of the following components related to a project:
What the debt would be used forHow much debt product leaders need to issueThe tax rate needed to pay back the debt
Rep. Ellen Troxclair, who helped file the House