Growing up in abject poverty in the inter-city of Ft. Worth, Texas, during hard economic times and now serving as a president of a charter school in a predominantly low-income region of the country, Kyev Tatum knows firsthand the importance of educational choice for all children.
Tracking Local Government Debt in Texas: 2016 – 2025
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...