Brian Phillips, Author at Texas Institute for Property Rights

Common Errors in Defending Property Rights, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we examined why the claim that a proposal will violate property rights often falls

The Houston Chronicle reports that local politicians, educators, philanthropists, and business organizations have been discussing a plan for a new

Often, when a regulation or law is proposed, the would-be victims argue that their property rights would be violated if

The very nature of zoning makes it a magnet for controversy and divisiveness. The latest example has erupted in College

A recent “debate” on San Angelo Live! provides an illuminating example of focusing on non-essential issues when discussing property rights

“Avarice,” states a recent editorial in the Houston Chronicle, “is just a politer way of describing greed, which seems to

Competing Values The Houston Chronicle recently profiled a couple who have installed synthetic turf in their Houston Heights yard. They

The latest crusade by Leftists is a movement to rid the nation of plastic straws. The seemingly innocuous straw is,