The Brief
- A judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming Project Connect’s tax rate is wrong.
- The lawsuit claimed the rate was based on expanding light rail in Austin to the airport and is now “miscalculated” because of the project’s smaller scale.
- Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they plan to appeal the decision.
AUSTIN, Texas – A lawsuit claiming money from a 2020 resolution to raise property taxes in Austin is being used incorrectly has been dismissed.
What We Know: Judge Eric Shepperd on Dec. 20 signed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the tax rate for Project Connect is “miscalculated” because the money is not being spent properly.
Those against the project said the tax is a “bait-and-switch” on the taxpayers as the proposed light rail plan has been reduced to a plan for just the central city where the original plans would have connected the light rail to the airport.…