Non-compete agreements are eroding the physician-patient relationship. These agreements—common in Texas—deny 45% of American physicians the ability to work at multiple care sites, open their own practices, offer free care to indigent populations, or continue treating their patients unless they relocate—sometimes hundreds of miles—from their former employer.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Arlington
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Arlington? 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 reasonability...
February 20, 2026