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Seliger’s Inconvenient Record
Nothing is more inconvenient for politicians than their own voting records. It annoys them to no end that...
When an Increase is a Cut
For more than thirty years, official education policy has been “more money means better education.” And...
How is “more expensive” a competitive edge?
University administrators baffle me. Every time they want to raise tuition, they justify it by saying they...
UPDATED: Primary filing begins, SCOTUS receives stay requests
With so many moving parts, it may seem as though nothing is yet certain for our election season in Texas....
The Very Definition of Modern Judicial Activism
We hear that term, "judicial activism," quite often. It is meant to refer to actions by a judge or panel of...
Three things to be thankful for in Texas
There are a lot of reasons to be thankful to live in Texas today. The wide open spaces, Friday night...
Judicial Gerrymandering
It’s not over it yet. When a three-judge panel issued their version of Texas’ legislative maps, many –...
Texas election law on churches & petitions challenged
On Pratt on Texas, I’ve covered the ongoing story in El Paso in which the mayor and council members are...
Part Four: Venturing Capital With Taxpayer Money
Since the Harris County Department of Education hasn’t been in charge of managing public schools for over 90...
Part Three: So Inefficient, It Should Be Unconstitutional
How much did you spend on food and drinks in a four-month span? The Harris County Department of Education...
Wheels Come Off F1 Subsidy
For months we've been joining commonsense conservatives in opposing subsidies for the developers pushing an...
Tax Dollars Going Up In Smoke
Cap Metro is ready to spend federal stimulus money to expand the nanny-state governance encompassing the...