US Rep. Lloyd Doggett backs Austin ISD proposed tax rate increase

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, on Monday backed a tax rate increase that, if passed, would infuse $41 million annually into the Austin Independent School District. The district said the rate increase, also known as Prop A, would raise teacher pay and reduce the district's multi-million dollar deficit.The district said the tax rate increase would also increase the average homeowner's property taxes by more than $400 annually."It is true that literally, the future of public ed