Austin voters likely to see 13 proposed charter changes on November ballot

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- When you go to vote for president in November, you're also likely to see roughly a dozen proposed city charter changes. Austin City Council worked through ballot language on those proposed changes last week.
"The city charter is the Constitution for Austin, it's the thing that sets up how our government works," explained Brian Smith, a professor of political science at St. Edward's University.
Some of the changes are procedural, aligning the city of Austin with state and federal