Just as Texas has become the national leader in deregulation of telecommunications, it should also become a national leader in reducing telecommunications taxes. The recommendations in this paper would save Texans over $382 million per year. But only if a concerted effort is made to reduce government reliance on these existing tax revenues.
Local Government
Zoning Promised Order, But Delivered Scarcity.
Texas adopted Hoover’s blueprint a century ago. Today, the bill is due in higher prices and lost liberty. Progressive-era policy rears its head in Texas housing. A century after Herbet Hoover put housing under government management, innovation has faltered, consumer choice has dwindled, and costs have exploded. Popular sentiment casts Herbert Hoover as a do-nothing,...
December 16, 2025