Marc Levin:"Every dollar spent on prisons that doesn't need to be spent there can't be spent on roads, infrastructure, schools and all the other priorities that the state needs to have, to have a successful business environment.|40191
Local Government
Will Voters Decide to Leave Austin?
Last year, the Texas Legislature passed a limited disannexation measure, House Bill 3053, that allows people unfairly captured by large cities during a particular time period to hold an election on the question of staying or leaving municipal control. The law was passed after concerns were raised that some cities had accelerated their involuntary annexation...
February 12, 2024