Judge rules against City of Austin over South Central Waterfront funding

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Friday, a Travis County district judge ruled against the City of Austin in an April 2023 lawsuit filed by a group of Austin property taxpayers, saying the city violated state law when it approved the use of some property tax dollars to help redevelop the area south of the river from downtown.
The lawsuit argued city officials shouldn't be allowed to put tax dollars toward the development, which the city calls the South Central Waterfront District. That district includes the p