Austin's budget problems aren't unique

Dallas, Fort Worth & Houston are in the same boat.

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Austin's budget problems aren't unique

A section in a recent column by the New York Times' Ross Douthat caught my attention. He described the dumb ideas that have fueled Elon Musk's political engagement in Trump II.

This could easily apply to municipal government in Texas, where four of the five biggest cities are facing budget crises.


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Consider the situation in Dallas, reported by D Magazine. Does this sound familiar?