United States 2026 · Every advertiser
Austin Free Press
This page ran 33 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 4 May 2026 and 22 October 2026. Meta reports $100 – $3.4K of spend, which makes it the 11,062nd largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Media. Most of its spend took no side. Race: No specific race.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗
33
ads
$1.7K
reported spend, range $100 – $3.4K
0.0%
of spend on federal races
$50
median spend per ad
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 33 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Most attacked
- the city$99
- Austin Transit Partnership$99
- Austin City Council$99
- Congress$50
Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.
Topics
Spend by race: Local 2.9%, No specific race 97%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
🏠 Nearly half of Austin’s HOME-related housing units are concentrated in just two East Austin districts. An Austin Free Press analysis found 1,108 housing units authorized through active or completed HOME-related permits as of early June. About 45% — 498 units — are in East Austin Districts 1 and 3. By comparison, just 12 units have been authorized in West Austin Districts 6 and 8 combined. Nearly three years after Austin loosened residential development rules, early data show the impact is b
3 September 2026 · Austin Free Press · $100 – $199 · 20K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
🏗️ Austin’s Dog’s Head development is one of the largest development deals in the city’s history, but how does it compare to projects like Mueller? An Austin Free Press analysis of six Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) projects found significant differences in housing requirements, public involvement, environmental protections and tax subsidies. Spanning 2,614 acres, Dog’s Head is nearly four times the size of Mueller. Unlike Mueller, which committed to 6,900 housing units with 25% desig
22 October 2026 · Austin Free Press · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
More than 8,200 eviction cases were filed in Austin during the first half of 2026, a 12% increase from the same period last year, according to tenant advocacy group BASTA. For many Austin renters, an unexpected injury, medical emergency, or missed paycheck can put their housing at risk. The city's I Belong in Austin rental assistance program has helped more than 3,100 households facing eviction, distributing over $16 million in assistance since 2021. But as the need for support grows, funding
13 October 2026 · Austin Free Press · $0 – $99 · 4K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
🎶 What does Live Nation’s monopoly verdict mean for the “Live Music Capital of the World”? Months after a federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally maintained monopolies in parts of the live music business, Austin music veterans say they’ve seen little change so far. With Ticketmaster and Austin-based C3 Presents under its umbrella, Live Nation has a major presence across Austin’s concerts, venues and festivals — including ACL Fest. Now, as a federal judge considers what pena
2 October 2026 · Austin Free Press · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Eviction filings are rising across Austin — but some communities are being hit harder than others. Travis County saw a record 15,092 eviction filings in 2025, with some of the highest filing rates concentrated in neighborhoods with large populations of immigrants and people of color. In one District 4 census tract, the eviction filing rate reached 54%. Watch to learn more about Austin’s growing eviction crisis and the communities most affected. 🔗 Read the full story at AustinFreePress.org or
30 September 2026 · Austin Free Press · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
A new development in the fight over a proposed Taylor data center. The Texas Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether land now planned for the Blueprint Projects Data Center is still subject to language stating it was to be held for future parkland use. Members of the Taylor-based group HALT welcomed the investigation but say questions remain about what happens while the review is underway. 🎥 Watch the Reel for more, and read the full story at the link in bio. #AustinFreePress #Ta
24 September 2026 · Austin Free Press · $0 – $99 · 3K+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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