The United States constitution allows for the seizure of private property for “public use,” so long as “just compensation” is
Tag: property rights
Purple Lines and Property Rights
States cross the nation have enacted laws that allow property owners to designate their property lines by painting purple lines
Let’s Encourage Real Local Control
In recent years, Texas cities (as well as those across the nation) have embarked on a campaign of “local control.”
An Open Letter to Texas Central Partners
I love the idea of a privately funded, high-speed train between the two largest cities in Texas. This project epitomizes
An Open Letter to the Opponents of the Bullet Train
Texas Central Partners has threatened many Texas landowners with seizure of their property through eminent domain to build a proposed
An Open Letter to the National Butterfly Center
When an individual takes property without the owner’s consent, it is called theft. When a group of individuals does this,
Principles, Politics, and Planning, Part 3
The purported goal of land-use regulations, such as Austin’s CodeNext, is to plan the development within a community. On the
Principles, Politics, and Planning, Part 2
In the last post, we saw that Austin’s attempt to rewrite it’s land-use regulations (called CodeNext) has resulted in great