A local panel is recommending that Travis County officials forego an election, and instead just unilaterally issue debt and raise taxes to build a new courthouse. Why? They want to "bypass" the "risk" of not getting approval from those pesky taxpayers. This is an...
Local Debt
Commuter Rail is a California-Sized Mistake
When the State of California says it’s too expensive, it should grab your attention. A recent study conducted by a group of experts determined that California taxpayers can’t afford a new high-speed rail system – but that news is unlikely to stop the calls for...
Building Permanent Debt
With the drought continuing to affect Texas families, water infrastructure is on everyone’s minds in the Lone Star State. Unfortunately, the state’s constitutional amendment election Nov. 8 creates an infrastructure of $6 billion in permanent debt from under which...