In the absence of ETJ elimination, HB 1279 offers an effective way to minimize elements of the system of regulation without representation that presently exists. Further, its implementation would go far to reinforce the enduring principles of self-governance and property rights.
Local Government
It’s Time to DOGE Local Texas Governments
Recent trends of local government spending in Texas are worrisome for taxpayers. The city of Austin paid the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond more than $877,000 from 2017-2025 to provide workshops “undoing racism” (City of Austin, 2025). And from 2020 to 2026, Austin gave $4.8 million to the Workers Defense Fund, an organization that fights against securing the border and ensuring that immigration is legal...
August 11, 2026