This perspective provides a comparison of two types of taxes–consumption vs. business–and their effects on the state economy. It finds that all taxes are not created equal and they produce very different incentive effects on the state’s long-term economic health.
Local Government
Ft. Worth ISD’s New Superintendent Scores Big Payday
In October 2025, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath notified Fort Worth ISD (FWISD) trustees and administrators that “chronically low levels of support given to students and very low levels of academic performance” had prompted a state takeover of district operations. In support of the intervention, officials provided ample evidence of the obvious problems, like...
May 27, 2026