NEWS
Medicaid Expansion: More Fraud, or More Corruption
Last month, Austin was rocked by the latest in a slew of scandals suggesting widespread corruption in state...
Mayor Parker’s Problem with the Constitution
With Houston entering the last year of Mayor Annise Parker’s term, her legacy will surely be remembered as...
Protect Power or Serve the People
Close allies of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus were rejected by Republican primary voters last March, and...
Dead Money
The Texas Capitol can often be the scene of strange phenomena. Enter funds consolidation—this government...
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...
Straus Not Always Silent on Issue of Record Vote
Several weeks ago, Speaker candidate Rep. Scott Turner penned a letter to State Rep. Charlie Geren and House...
A Progressive Agenda?
Did you vote for a “progressive” agenda in 2014? Did Texans support the progressives, like the candidates of...
Stage Set for School Choice
With the start of the legislative session fast approaching, advocates for school choice reform are jockeying...
Eternal Life
A belief that our state government wastes money on pet projects is a truism of modern Texas politics....
Sen. Charles Perry: Protect the Rainy Day Fund
Incoming State Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) has filed a constitutional amendment to protect the...
An Ideology of Elitism
The United States of America is unique in human history for its founders’ experiment in self-government –...
Cutting Around the Edges
How effective would your budget be if you controlled only 17% of your discretionary spending? Under the...