NEWS
Alleged Looter Calls For Eroding University Governance
One can understand the impulse of some bureaucrats and legislators to shield themselves from oversight. But...
Hancock Senate Run Endorsed By TFR
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today endorsed Kelly Hancock in his run for the Texas Senate in 2012. "As...
20 years later, some still want murderers to have the upper hand
Gut-wrenching is the only way to describe the effects of reading the Killeen Daily Herald’s in-depth story...
Democrat Castro’s redistricting skullduggery exposed
Here’s a story to upset the applecart on redistricting. It turns out that it was ambitious Democrat-sharpies...
Perpetuating the Problem of Higher Education Costs
Tired of watching the cost of tuition skyrocket at public universities? Proposition 3 will only exacerbate...
Keeping May Elections Costs Austin Taxpayers
Who cares about reducing costs and increasing voter turnout? Clearly not the Austin City Council. They voted...
Latest school finance battle opens
And so it begins. Seven school districts have joined in this first official volley in the latest battle over...
Building Permanent Debt
With the drought continuing to affect Texas families, water infrastructure is on everyone’s minds in the...
2011 Constitutional Amendments
On November 8th, 2011, Texans will have the opportunity to vote on 10 proposed amendments to the state's...
Can our public school administrators be trusted?
This is becoming a theme on Pratt on Texas: Are Texas public school administrators honest with parents,...
Small Town Tax Hikes
Think it’s only big city school districts pushing for tax hikes to cover their negligent spending habits?...
States Join Texas to Fight Back Against EPA’s Regulation
As it turns out, the Cross-State Air Pollution rule’s devastating effects will extend beyond my hometown of...