Texas Tomorrow
Charles Blain focuses on the issues impacting urban and suburban communities now that will shape the future of Texas for years to come. Texas Tomorrow, a show dedicated to covering the issues important to families living in the fastest growing parts of Texas.
Episodes
P3s are popular across the state and are billed as innovative solutions to public projects, but do they cause more harm than good?
Local governments are increasingly using AI to support their work, but as with any tool, it's only as good as its user. So, should citizens be concerned?
Stadiums, convention centers, and arenas are receiving billions in technical upgrades, facelifts, and expanded footprints in Texas in hopes of luring the next big convention. Will it be a boom or bust?
No one wants to take the blame for broken county jails in Texas, but you’re left holding the bag.
Fraud isn't just for credit cards or card games; it's happening where you live.
Local governments are racking up debt and trading your future. Isn't it time you had a say?
A scandal is still unfolding as more teachers are embroiled in a certification test-taking scheme.
HOAs wield a lot of power; is it time some of that is curtailed?
Billions are spent on stadiums and arenas with the promise of increased economic return. Are taxpayers seeing those promises come to fruition?
Will Trump's Executive Order targeting homelessness incentivize cities to finally address the issue, or will they continue to shuffle and hide it as they've always done?
Less than 230 local entities have even one transparency star. Why is that?
Public safety is increasingly being outsourced and privatized in Texas neighborhoods due to a crumbling trust in local government. What do you think will be best?
Cities are spending millions clearing homeless encampments…but the tents keep coming back. Why are we constantly told that homelessness is solved, and yet we can't seem to see it for ourselves?
DAs across the state are refusing to enforce the law. That spells trouble for the rest of us.
Public corruption is widespread, and local officials make up a large number. What's going on?
Baytown is getting a massive stadium, but no one knows when, why, or where.
Another Texas town abolishes its police force, an outlier or the new norm?
While state law bans quotas on tickets, it says nothing about quotas on traffic stops. Not much different, is it?
Bills targeting billions of dollars in local transit dollars died in calendars committee. Local taxpayers deserve to know why.
Small-town corruption is often more offensive than in big cities. This one from Edcouch, TX, is no different.
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