New reports continue to spotlight the intensifying damage of high property taxes and poor local government decisions on citizens in Texas’ capital city. By the end of this year, real estate company Zillow expects Austin will be a harder place to afford a home than...
An abridged version of this essay appeared in City Journal on May 15, 2019. Big cities across the U.S. increasingly sacrifice public safety for political correctness, catering to left-leaning critics by hamstringing law enforcement. In Los Angeles, San Francisco, and...
Whether they realize it or not, working Austinites gained a victory Friday when a court order protected them from a harmful new city law. On Friday morning, Texas’ 3rd Court of Appeals ordered a temporary injunction on Austin City Council’s mandatory paid sick leave...
In June, voters in Washington, D.C. approved a measure to increase the minimum wage to $15 for servers and other employees relying largely on tips to make a living. Known as Initiative 77, and approved by a margin of 55 to 44 percent, the increase is part of a broader...
Austin’s Charter Review Commission has been tasked with weighing what the city of Austin should do to change its governing structure. One of the most controversial proposals among the eight recommended changes is the “Democracy Dollars” idea. With the “Democracy...
