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The Barton Springs bathhouse renovation went from a $9.3 million estimate to $22 million, with the rotunda still shut until at least December. Meanwhile, a practical guide to the parking-lot quick change.
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Austin's new encampment programs ran about $720,000 in month one, sheltered 35 people and hauled off 300-plus tons. I did the long division on a grocery receipt, and the math says the city counts trucks better than people.
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Council passed a record $6.63 billion budget at the highest tax rate allowed without asking voters, and I missed it for a week of cool weather. So I drafted the bill October will mail me, line by line.
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A fire took out about $159,000 in bikeshare gear that nobody had insured. As a lifelong self-insurer of stolen bikes and stolen coolers, I'd like to welcome the city to the club.
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