The story has been updated to clarify the increase in Austin homeowners’ property tax bill for the upcoming year. According to the City of Austin, a typical homeowner’s annual tab to the city would grow by $285 owing to tax and fee increases in the city’s upcoming budget.

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Julie Chang is an award-winning journalist overseeing coverage of the most pressing health policy impacts on Texans. She started her career at the Beaumont Enterprise and continued at the Austin American-Statesman,...