About this episode
The episode discusses the financial deficits faced by major Texas cities and the underlying issues affecting their budgets.
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Arlington — all running deficits at the same time. What's breaking Texas city budgets, and why isn't anyone connecting the dots?
Topics covered
- city budgets
- Texas cities
- financial deficits
- government spending
- political accountability
Keywords
- Texas cities
- budget deficits
- government finance
- Houston
- Dallas
- San Antonio
- politics
- city management
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Texas, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Arlington
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