Proposition A
Austin, Texas · bond · on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The ballot wording, in the official words, each read the same way for rhetorical techniques. We don’t recommend a vote.
On the ballot
no rhetorical technique found
THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of bonds in the amount of $260,000,000 for citywide park, recreation, aquatic, and open space improvements , and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principle of and interest in bonds.
This is the wording printed on the Travis County ballot. The City’s bond ordinance ends it “…open space improvements, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.”
From votetravis.gov. Checked 2026-10-20. Confirm with your official ballot (sample-ballot lookup).
Who’s behind it
Party positions: Travis County Democratic Party: Yes · Travis County Republican Party: No position published
Committees registered to support or oppose Proposition A, and what they reported to the City of Austin City Clerk. Checked 2026-10-20.
Before comparing the sides: each committee’s figures come from its own latest report, so they can cover different dates. Some committees work on more than one measure or other campaigns, and their totals include all of it. A side with no registered committee can still have supporters. How much a side raised says nothing about whether the measure is a good idea.
Supporting
Parks, Pools, Trails & Books PAC
Ballot measure committee
“Parks, Pools, Trails & Books PAC is a growing coalition of Austin neighbors, community groups, and local leaders.” — its website
Raised $59,790 · spent $16,218 · as reported through Sep 24, 2026
Largest contributors as filed:
- Austin Public Library Friends Foundation · $15,000
501(c)(3) nonprofit - Austin Outside · $6,000
501(c)(3) nonprofit - Davis, Griffin · $3,685 · individual
- Siff, Theodore J · $3,000 · individual
- Cofer, George · $2,659 · individual
This committee is registered for more than one measure; these are its whole totals, which its filings don’t divide by measure.
Opposing
No registered committee opposing Proposition A found as of 2026-10-20.
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