Hey Austin: Let Us Do Our Jobs!

We are celebrating a Y’all-itics first this week!  This episode if the first Y’all-itics recorded before a live audience, both in-person and virtual.  It was all part of the Texas Conference of Urban Counties, with  County Judges and County Commissioners meeting in College Station for three days to discuss policy and politics.  If you want to get a pulse on Texas politics, this would be a great place to start.  So, that’s exactly what the Jasons did.  While they discussed everything from property taxes to the power grid, just about everyone at the conference, including and especially Republicans, wondered out loud what ever happened to local control?  What ever happened to the idea that no one size fits all in Texas and local communities should be allowed to make the best decisions for them at the local level?  These local leaders made it very clear to the Jasons they want it back because they think it’s hurting Texans.

 

Guests:

County Judge Glen Whitley, (R) Tarrant County

County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr.,  (D) Cameron County