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Calls mount for $300M affordable housing bond in Austin

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Calls mount for $300M affordable housing bond in Austin

A majority of Austin City Council members have added their voices to calls for the city to put a $300 million affordable housing bond package on the November ballot. During a July 21 launch event for the campaign at the Jordan at Mueller, an affordable apartment community in North Austin, government and nonprofit leaders expressed support for the effort. Meanwhile, the Save Austin Now PAC came out against the idea, saying it would make the city less affordable by issuing more debt. Dive into the latest.