Telecommunications technology has been rapidly changingsince the breakup of AT&T in 1984, producing productsand services unforeseen by the courts. One of the majoradvances has been the convergence of voice, video anddata services across all types of telecommunications media. The regulation of telecommunications has not kept pacewith the technological changes, resulting in regulatoryinconsistency between various products and service providers.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Ft. Worth
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Ft. Worth? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its...
February 19, 2026