General Fund — adopted budget by department
Solid = spent through Q2 · Dim = remaining budget · Click a bar to see the spending breakdown
Public Safety
Parks & Community
Health & Wellbeing
Housing & Social Services
Courts & Justice
Admin & Other
👆 Click any bar to see how that department spends its budget
Department
How Austin's Budget Works
Three separate money pools fund city services — understanding which is which explains why the city can't simply "move money around."
General Fund
Property tax & sales tax
- Police (APD)
- Fire & EMS
- Parks maintenance
- Libraries
- Code enforcement
Where policy happens. Council allocates this fund — it reflects actual priorities. Operational gaps (staffing, response times) can only be fixed here.
Enterprise Funds
User fees & utility bills
- Austin Energy
- Austin Water
- Airport (AUS)
- Resource Recovery
Legally ring-fenced. Your electric and water bills fund these departments only — they cannot be redirected to police, parks, or anything else.
Bonds
Voter-authorized debt
- Roads & sidewalks
- Parks infrastructure
- Libraries & buildings
- Trails & bike lanes
Capital only. Bonds build and repair physical things — they cannot hire staff, improve response times, or fund any ongoing service.
⚡ Enterprise Funds — Austin Energy & Austin Water
Funded entirely by utility rates, not taxes. These are large, independent operations that every Austin resident pays into. Data through Q2 (Oct 2025–Mar 2026).
🏭 Austin Energy — $1.38B
Solid = spent · Dim = remaining · Adopted budget through Q2
💧 Austin Water — $895M
Solid = spent · Dim = remaining · Adopted budget through Q2
Data: City of Austin Operating Budget (g5k8-8sud)
· Funds 5010, 5020, 5025, 5029, 5030
🚌 CapMetro — FY2026 Operating & Capital Budget
CapMetro is a separate regional transit authority, not a city department. Funded by a 1% sales tax across Austin + member cities.
💰 Revenue — $1.19B
Plus $63M drawn from fund balance reserves
📊 Expenses — $625M
Structurally balanced: Revenue = Expenses
Data: CapMetro FY2026 Proposed Budget
· Sales tax = 71% of revenue
General Fund — City of Austin Operating Budget (g5k8-8sud)
· Enterprise Funds — same dataset, funds 5010/5020/5025/5029/5030
· CapMetro — CapMetro Financial Transparency
· FY2026 · refreshed quarterly