Texas Institute for Property Rights

Court Rules that Preservation isn’t Zoning

The Court of Appeals First District of Texas recently ruled that Houston’s preservation ordinance doesn’t violate the city charter, which

The city of Cuero has a vacant building ordinance that requires property owners to maintain vacant buildings or else. And

According to Politico, the budget passed by the Texas Legislature in the recent session establishes new metrics for evaluating school

A recent article about short-term rentals (STRs) in Corpus Christi begins with the question: “Should companies like Airbnb be allowed

For most Americans, July 4th is a time to celebrate the nation’s independence from Great Britain. Certainly, that was the

Last week, the Supreme Court struck down a Tennessee law that requires an individual to be a resident of the

A variety of federal, state, and local laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, religion,

Virtually every social conflict can be solved with a proper understanding of property rights. As an example, consider the frequent