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Nathan Seltzer

Nathan Seltzer is an Attorney with the Center for the American Future. Prior to joining the Texas Public Policy Foundation, he worked with The Justice Foundation on pro-life and limited-government issues.

Local Government

Highland Park ISD Uses Attorney to Hide Information from the Public

In 2015, parents of students in Highland Park ISD wrote a letter to the district giving details of an embezzlement scheme that was funneling cash payments intended for the district’s Tennis Center to certain district employees. A high-level employee later resigned, alleging that the director of the multimillion-dollar Seay Tennis Center facility was directly involved....

September 22, 2025

Local Government

‘Death Star Bill’ Is Fully Operational — For Freedom

In its first century in existence, the city of Dallas—from 1856 until 1961—passed an estimated 2,000 city ordinances, in total. Since then, it has passed approximately 33,000. That doesn’t count regulations issued by various city agencies. Texans—like all Americans—are overwhelmed with countless federal and state laws and regulations. Harvard Professor Harvey Silverglate estimates in his...

August 4, 2025