In September, the Austin American-Statesman published a three-part series on the growing conflict between the owners of some short-term rentals
Tag: property rights
The Evil of Accepting a “Necessary Evil”
Atascosa County Farm Bureau President Pete Pawelek has called for reform of Texas’s eminent domain laws. He claims that current
Calling the Kettle Black
A recent story in the Texas Tribune details the difficulties that the holders of Section 8 vouchers have in locating
Who Owns Dinosaur Fossils?
In late November, a federal judge in Fort Worth ruled that a Wichita Falls anesthesiologist and fossil enthusiast could keep
Free Speech or Property Rights?
Over the past decade (and perhaps longer) there has been a trend for business owners to claim that a law
When the Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Non-crime
Civil asset forfeiture allows law enforcement agencies to seize property that they believe was used in illegal activity. But they
The Rule of Capture
In Texas, ownership of subsurface resources, such as oil and water, is governed by the “rule of capture.” If an
Conceding Moral Premises
An Oakland couple was recently forced to pay $6,582 in order to reoccupy their own home. The military couple had