Texas Tomorrow

Housing costs have increased in recent years. Will the legislature address it?

A state senator is pushing more cities to have local oversight boards, but will it accomplish anything?

Local policies have driven more people to Fort Worth than Austin, now making Fort Worth the fourth-largest city in Texas.

All local governments should perform efficiency audits. Is your city already doing it?

South Texans want to create their own Texas Triangle, the South Texas Triangle, but will it work?

Annual financial reports are released at this time of year, and reading them will provide the best insight into your city's fiscal health.

A McKinney resident is fighting for compensation after the government damaged her home. This could happen to you.

Local jurisdictions across the state always have something going on. While many eyes are on Austin and Washington D.C., more people need to be paying attention at home.

Across the state, local government corporations are using their authority to take out debt and spend on your behalf. You should be aware.

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Local officials often claim they can't control the cost of living, but the decisions they make certainly factor in and can often drive up costs.

From bonds to charter amendments, they are local propositions on ballots across Texas. What's on yours?

Crime labs are an overlooked part of the criminal justice system, is yours functioning as it should?

Illegal immigration isn’t just a state and national problem; local communities are facing it too. How is it impacting you?

Across the state, local taxing entities are taking full advantage that allows them to raise your taxes without your approval.

By December local governments have to commit all relief aid to projects or return it. Pay attention to what they plan to do. 

Smaller regions are thriving thanks to the downsides of bigger ones. How do we keep that going?

Across the state, citizens are pushing for charter changes in their cities and there's no reason you can't do it, too.

A new report from Comptroller Hegar highlights just how desperately Texas needs more housing. 

Across Texas, jails are overcrowded, and taxpayers are dealing with the repercussions. 

Cities across the state are exploring some new, and some old transportation models. But why spend so much money on possibilities when we know what works?

Counties have bail bond boards made up of local elected officials and you should be watching them.

In Texas, we face a lot of natural disasters and local governments are always talking about resiliency. But do they ever get it right?

The largest formal study on guaranteed income, so far, was released and results aren't what supporters hoped they'd be.

Local governments often spend a percentage of large construction budgets on civic art leading some cities to have bigger art collections than your local museum.