Christopher Paxton

Christopher Paxton

Conservative Think Tank Charts a New Way Forward for Tax and Expenditure Limits
Conservative Think Tank Charts a New Way Forward for Tax and Expenditure Limits
Building on their successful research of the Real Texas Budget and the Conservative Texas Budget, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a paper...
When Moderates Win, Democrats Win
When Moderates Win, Democrats Win
Democrats are lamenting their setbacks in a recent election that witnessed a clear mandate for conservative leadership. One of their biggest...
Spending Cap Sophistry
Spending Cap Sophistry
With the 84th session of the Texas Legislature still over a month away, big-spending politicians are already scheming on how to massively expand the...
Why Not Number One?
Why Not Number One?
Texans take pride in our state’s frequent “Best in America” characterization when it comes to job creation. It should come as a surprise then that we...
Mr. Medicaid on the Make
Mr. Medicaid on the Make
Cole Ballweg’s business stands to make a small fortune off Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. No wonder the Democratic candidate for state...
Process Over Outcomes: An Opportunity for Reform
Process Over Outcomes: An Opportunity for Reform
Official testimony of senior Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) leadership at a recent House hearing revealed seemingly contradictory Prop 1...
Cradles of Dysfunction
Cradles of Dysfunction
Texas drivers are fed up with the dysfunctional predicament of our state’s transportation system. While many local politicians cast blame at the...
Proposition 1: In Brief
Proposition 1: In Brief
The following is an informational handout on Proposition 1–the proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution. Prop 1 Information
Fix First, Then Fund
Fix First, Then Fund
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is the poster child of agencies in dire need of reform. We’ve recently reported on the many,...
University of North Texas Know-Nothings
University of North Texas Know-Nothings
Over the course of four decades, the University of North Texas received millions of dollars over and above their legislative appropriation. According...
Austin’s Debt Train to Nowhere
Austin’s Debt Train to Nowhere
In November, Austin voters will decide on City Proposition 1—a billion dollar transit rail line that will over double the city’s debt and lead to a...
TXDOT’s About-Face
TXDOT’s About-Face
Yesterday’s Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) meeting witnessed a marked departure from usual state transportation policy: actually funding...