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Back to SearchWill Trump's New Homelessness Approach Work?
Will Trump's Executive Order targeting homelessness incentivize cities to finally address the issue, or will they continue to shuffle and hide it as …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How Many Transparency Stars Does Your City Have?
Less than 230 local entities have even one transparency star. Why is that?
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Should We Have a Public or Private Police Force?
Public safety is increasingly being outsourced and privatized in Texas neighborhoods due to a crumbling trust in local government. What do you think …
10 months ago
Are We Being Lied to About Homelessness Spending?
Cities are spending millions clearing homeless encampments…but the tents keep coming back. Why are we constantly told that homelessness is solved, an…
10 months, 1 week ago
Quiet Collapse of Law and Order?
DAs across the state are refusing to enforce the law. That spells trouble for the rest of us.
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What is the Cost of Public Corruption?
Public corruption is widespread, and local officials make up a large number. What's going on?
10 months, 3 weeks ago
What is Going on With Baytown's $75M Stadium?
Baytown is getting a massive stadium, but no one knows when, why, or where.
11 months ago
Why Did This City Abolish Its Police Force?
Another Texas town abolishes its police force, an outlier or the new norm?
11 months, 1 week ago
Are Police Officer Quotas Really Banned in Texas?
While state law bans quotas on tickets, it says nothing about quotas on traffic stops. Not much different, is it?
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Three Major Local Transit Reform Bills Died, Why?
Bills targeting billions of dollars in local transit dollars died in calendars committee. Local taxpayers deserve to know why.
11 months, 3 weeks ago