# Where Austin’s property-tax dollar goes — data

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## Files

- `DATA_DICTIONARY.csv`
- `a-school-tax-cut-can-leave-the-total-bill-higher-1.csv`
- `about-21-5-cents-of-this-matched-year-tax-dollar-financed-recapture-1.csv`
- `aisd_current_budget_bridge.csv`
- `aisd_recapture_history.csv`
- `austin-s-retained-revenue-needs-a-student-denominator-and-a-funding-scope-1.csv`
- `austin_area_comparison_2025.csv`
- `homeowner_model_2024_2026.csv`
- `largest_recapture_payers_2025.csv`
- `most-recapture-districts-are-still-net-recipients-of-operating-formula-aid-1.csv`
- `original-investigation.md`
- `sources.csv`
- `start-with-the-homeowner-s-five-bills-1.csv`
- `texas_district_finance_need_2025.csv`

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