Growing up in abject poverty in the inter-city of Ft. Worth, Texas, during hard economic times and now serving as a president of a charter school in a predominantly low-income region of the country, Kyev Tatum knows firsthand the importance of educational choice for all children.
Local Government
Growing Pains: The Cost and Contribution of Impact Fees in Texas
Texas’s rapidly growing population requires new infrastructure and improvements, which oftentimes come at great expense. To fund these projects, local officials often impose impact fees on new development—but their use comes at a cost. Key points: Texas is the fastest-growing state in the nation. As such, it has robust infrastructure requirements. To help finance capital...
August 12, 2026