Reddy: If a child repeatedly…

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Reddy: If a child repeatedly takes cookies from the cookie jar, sensible parents do not repeatedly say “don’t do that again” and then ground the child for a month once the tenth cookie is stolen.

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Above & Beyond, 2017 Annual Report

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Local governments in Texas have accumulated excessive public debt. Strict reforms are necessary to restore fiscal discipline. Key points: In fiscal year 2025, local government borrowing reached nearly $561 billion in combined principal and interest, which is $17,706 in debt per capita. From 2016 to 2025, total local debt rose from $331.8 billion to $561...

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