New spending cap bill could cut into big Austin city projects

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas lawmakers want to limit how much cities and counties can spend while in Austin the mayor says it could hamper the city’s efforts to house the homeless, expand the convention center and finish other large projects.
State representatives and senators are beginning to chug through the 20 items Gov. Greg Abbott called them back to work on in a 30-day special session. One of those items is a cap on local spending.
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