🚨 BOMBSHELL Statesman article showing that Austin City Council Members are regularly spending taxpayer dollars on donations to liberal groups, “consultants”, travel 🧳 and furniture and art 🖼️ And they now want MORE money via Prop Q. 🧵 /1

Nov 2, 2025 · 1:55 PM UTC

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First CM @RyanAlter has a crazy list of outside groups he’s donated *taxpayer* money to Homeless groups Clean Water Action Texas Gun Sense Austin Liberal Democrats Texas Bar Foundation (???) /2
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Then we have Mayor Pro Tem @VanessaForATX dropping $4000 for a “Latina Power Coach” and of course last week’s trip to Japan. /3
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Of course @MikeSiegelTX joined in on the fun. $7200 for a “consultant” and $4000 for furniture and art 🖼️ 🪑 /4
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This is on top of the prior Council Members and the current City Manager spending taxpayer money on steak dinners, lunches and entertainment There are no controls at all in place. We must VOTE NO ON PROP Q and send a message. /end statesman.com/news/local/art…

Inside Austin City Council's spending habits

An ongoing American-Statesman review of Austin City Council spending shows members are donating taxpayer funds to political causes and spending big on staff development, international travel...

statesman.com
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BIG SHOUTOUT to @AlexDriggars for this article. 🫡
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm @TheLibertyBcast
It's been going on a long time. I have plenty to share.
Blue Canaries (Publius)
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Austin Fire Chief and AFA LT Tom Madison @AFA975 attended a bicycle conference in the Netherlands with @NatashaD1atx in 2019. Perhaps they are worried they won't be able to take trips like this again if Prop A passes? #YesToPropA
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm @JenRobichaux
If the Texas Rangers are investigating the City of Elgin over potential fraud and abuse of funds, surely they can do it in Austin?
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Perhaps the best aspect of Prop Q is that it has revealed the grift, the cronyism, the waste and the outright fraud that Austin elected officials have gotten away with for years with little second guessing.
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
The statesman is actually reporting a real life news story? Amazing!
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Could there be a chance that a CAMPAIGN for RE-ELECTION is in the works? Didn't District 8 see this tactic during the council elections for D8 three years ago? Is this the ONLY WAY to get the attention of those not paying attention?
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm @johnnyk20001
@LoewyLawFirm, love seeing Statesman doing actual reporting. Interesting these city tax increases will have previous paper owners paying an additional" $250k in City of Austin taxes (based on my terrible math and their S Congress property appraised at $260M)
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Rampant corruption.
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Been a known FACT. It's a cancer that's in every big city by design
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Ofc @KenPaxtonTX plz do something
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Thank God. Every so often, The Statesman has a real banger of article. About time.
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Attn: Ken Paxton. You need to get busy and investigate this Austin criminal council. This is your job, this is the state capitol, and this is in your backyard. We don’t want lip service. We want a thorough investigation, and want transparency. This rathole runs deep.
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
I notice all the new sidewalks being constructed as I drive by on pothole filled roads. This agenda 21 spending needs to be redirected to efficient projects.
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No on Prop Q! We need Austin DOGE to identify the waste, fraud, and abuse. Austin elected officials need to be held accountable for wasting the peoples money!
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Try competing for a city contract in this environment.
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Replying to @LoewyLawFirm
Because they think they can get away with it, and their sycophantic supporters could care less about tax dollars. Almost certainly, none of it is coming from them. Of course a decent percentage of their support is coming directly from those gaining financial advantage with this thievery. This cycle of corruption cannot and will not end unless the people most affected, taxpayers, get out and vote.
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They dole out money and then those groups dole out money to them. It’s all a giant scam.
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Wow, this is nuts
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They are corrupt as they come.
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@GregAbbott_TX @TXAG you guys went after Elgin... What about this?
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Thank you Alex Driggars for having courage and shining light into this sewer. Thank you Adam…!
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Not the least bit surprising.
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@ScottPresler it’s never ending 😮‍💨
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We need these corrupt officials investigated, and punished to the fullest extent of the law. Not to mention, we want our money back. Heavy fines for criminal activity.
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👀🙄😳 Exactly. Glad someone’s finally calling out the ATX council.
Replying to @LoewyLawFirm @CFHeather
Austin is basically a minI DC. Just a bunch of self serving “elected officials” who just want to spend other people’s money
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Austin American-Spaceman. Dismissed.
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Need to get these criminals fired
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@KenPaxtonTX Is this legal?
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It is my belief that corrupt democrat cities started making up for the lost USAID grift. They are being forced to funnel money from wherever they still have power to keep their corruption scheme going.
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