claim: mike "martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
author: steve adler
evidence_1: seniors pay half fares. steve adler · mike "martinez has voted to raise taxes and  utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors." ... "mike martinez cut a deal  with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his ...
evidence_2: mike "martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus  service for seniors." — politifact texas on thursday, december 11th, 2014. true.
evidence_3: may 30, 2014 ... mike martinez: 'leaders for austin's tomorrow' ... might not be coming, and 2) it  drives up prices and property taxes. ... they would otherwise have to raise  privately, or take financing somehow, through a loan. ... but at the end of the day,  when push came to shove, and we said, ..... i'm paying a high tax rate.
evidence_4: mike "martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus  service for seniors." — politifact texas on thursday, december 11th, 2014.
evidence_5: dec 1, 2014 ... while he has passionately defended this plan as a rather urgent ... steve adler  will face austin city council member mike martinez in .... the conversation about  how we can get to the largest bus service expansions. ... we can do it on a flat  rate basis for seniors and [those who are] disabled and we raised ...