Commonly used, tax abatements are ineffective and expensive taxpayer-subsidized incentives that fail to encourage economic growth or tax base growth.
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Winners & Losers: Schools Starts Too Early, Dirty Books & Football
Winners & Losers is calling an end to our summer break. The Almanac says the last 8 p.m. sunsets in the central region of Texas will occur next week, so the days are getting shorter, and we can no longer stand by and let so many winners and losers go by unacknowledged. Here’s who is...
August 21, 2026