While it is understandable that local governments want to ensure the best for their communities, it is well worth remembering that planning has downsides as well. Even such a common government tool as zoning may result in undesirable effects for Texans.
Economy
Don’t Fence Me In: Lianne’s Story
Family, then finances—and opportunity. Those are what brought Lianne Halpern back to tiny Shamrock, a small, dusty stop on the famous Route 66 in the Texas panhandle. Like generations of Americans before, Lianne and her family had traveled west along that route in search of the golden promises of California. Lianne’s father worked in the...
January 29, 2026