Keller Mayor Mizani picks a winning horse among Texas Republicans: immigration
(Michael Hogue) Just days before launching his campaign for the Texas House of Representatives, Keller Mayor Armin Mizani…
How urban renewal schemes destroyed working-class neighborhoods – San Diego Union-Tribune
Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment in a series examining the roots of America’s housing crisis. To…
California isn’t having trouble retaining public workers and shouldn’t increase pension benefits – Orange County Register
Several troubling bills in the California legislature are aiming to reverse critical cost-containment and risk-management public pension reforms…
What to do about the latest ‘state of emergency’ in Deep Ellum
A little after noon Monday, some 100 members of the Angry Deep Ellum Business Owners Association (not an…
LA needs civic leaders right now. All it has are politicians
By Jim Newton, CalMatters View of downtown Los Angeles from Ascot Park during sunset on Nov. 18, 2022.…
Are cash transfers good for jobs?
Concerns that “free” money given by the state may discourage work among recipients are longstanding, intuitive, and in…
Los Angeles should follow New York’s lead and toll entry into the Downtown area – Whittier Daily News
Traffic congestion is a major problem in Los Angeles. Carpool lanes and investment in mass transit have failed…
Dallas to Houston high-speed rail is shovel-ready
If you need proof that our state is a wonderful place to live, work and play, take a…
Wandering Dallas’ Hensley Field, waiting to find out how bad the land is
I drove out to Hensley Field Wednesday afternoon expecting to drive around through the homes and warehouses that…
I may be the last American Fulbright Scholar in Vienna
I am the current Fulbright Professor of International Affairs at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria. Students from…