State capitals always get short shrift when it comes to tax revenue. State offices often cost millions to run and absorb so much money that the benefits are insignificant or non-existant.
I don't think Austin itself should be blasted for not wanting to pay it forward to other cities that won't play by their rules. Heck, Olympia and Salem do it up here-- they are on straight-shot rail trunk lines to the biggest metros but are so wary that they're giving up more cash that they opt out every time.
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