• Who Pays for Property Tax Fraud?
    Jun 25 2026

    Across the state, property owners are claiming ineligible exemptions, but who covers the cost?

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    6 mins
  • Who Has the Power to Handle Data Farms?
    Jun 18 2026

    With no zoning powers, counties are coming up with unique ways to stop emerging data centers. Will they work?

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    3 mins
  • Corpus Christi’s Cost of Indecision
    Jun 11 2026

    Texas' eighth-largest city is on track to become one of the first major U.S. cities to run short of water — and it just spent 15 hours deciding not to decide, while its mayor fights removal in court.

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    5 mins
  • Can Government Combat Loneliness?
    Jun 4 2026

    If loneliness kills as many men as smoking, why isn't a single Texas county treating it like the public health emergency it is?

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    5 mins
  • What Happens When Cities Leave their Regional Transit Authorities?
    May 28 2026

    Highland Park has left DART—the first city to do so in 37 years. Might this start a trend?

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    3 mins
  • Every Major Texas City Is Broke, Why?
    May 21 2026

    Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Arlington — all running deficits at the same time. What's breaking Texas city budgets, and why isn't anyone connecting the dots?

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    5 mins
  • $6.2 Billion, Decided by 8 Percent
    May 14 2026

    Texas just approved the largest school bond in state history and barely anyone showed up to vote. What does it mean when billions ride on single-digit turnout?

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    5 mins
  • Is Wall Street Really Buying All the Houses?
    May 7 2026

    There are thousands of rental homes Texans will never own—because corporations do. And a new $4 billion deal is set to add even more to their portfolios.

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    4 mins