Texas wind farmers have been profiting from federal intervention in the marketplace for two decades.
Waste Watch
Granting More Electric Car Subsidies
Replacing the words ‘decreasing costs’ with ‘government subsidies’ would be a more apt description of the saga of electric cars that taxpayers have watched unfold.
Inside the District, Outside the Classroom
If up to school board member Robert Tapia, Robstown ISD would spend taxpayer dollars to buy a house for their new superintendent.
Railroading Fantasies
Should the Metroplex invest in commuter rail?
Friday Night Waste
Carthage High School is ready to celebrate their recent 3A football championships in jumbo-sized fashion when the season starts at the end of the month. The district has spent $750,000 on a new Jumbotron – the largest high school scoreboard in the world to be precise....
Castro & Other People’s Money
Despite the irony of anyone in Washington D.C. pointing fingers at wasteful spenders, taxpayers in San Antonio should take note of the accusations laid against their city officials. If the city can’t manage to properly spend $1.1 million from the Department of Housing...
Bicycling to Nowhere
If there’s anyone who still questions whether the City of Austin prioritizes bicycles over cars, look no further than the amount of taxpayer money going into bike-shelters at MetroRail stations in Austin. The first of such facilities opened today at the Kramer Lane...
Ft. Worth Hops Onto Boondoggle Bike-Share Program
Boondoggle transportation projects aren’t just for cities like Austin anymore. Apparently unconcerned with government intrusions into the free market, Fort Worth is prepared to venture into a bike-share boondoggle program, and it’s only going to use a million of our...
A Dollar For Your Thoughts?
Some lucky Texans are a getting a dollar bill in the mail this week, courtesy of the US Department of Commerce -- along with a survey asking about their travel habits. The dollar is real, but is the survey legit? Depends on how you feel about your tax dollars... The...
Rhyming Away Your Tax Dollars
What can $6,000 of your tax dollars and two rappers from California make? A whole lot of waste. That’s exactly what BikeTexas produced with a new video promoting bicycle safety on college campuses. It’s hard to believe such a taxpayer-funded video could be produced...