> A high property tax keeps the price of housing down

Have you seen Austin prices recently, it's getting pretty hectic in "core" Austin.

> promotes a general attitude of anti-NIMBYism

This isn't entirely true. In the recent election there was a public transit bill in Austin which would raise prop taxes by 4% I think. Even though it passed there was a hefty amount of opposition to supporting it, and generally anything that deals with raising prop taxes.

Also in my local neighborhood (north central austin) there is plenty of nimbyism regarding planned multifamily construction.