Voters approved government ethics standards much higher than what’s required of Texas lawmakers and public employees. Legislators should take notice.
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Colleyville Places Term Limits, Government Ethics Reform Before Voters
The Metroplex suburb is asking voters to approve sweeping ethics reform, which will hold its elected officials and employees to higher ethics and standards than state lawmakers.
Preemptive Disclosures Needed
When elected officials do business with government, it brings into doubt the independence of their voting behavior.
Beware of Efforts to Curtail Requests
Texas should be a state where disclosure is the rule and not the exception, and those disclosures should be made quickly and free of charge.
McRaven Aids in UT Cover-Up
Newly minted Chancellor William McRaven has officially joined the political establishment scurrying to cover-up corruption at the University of Texas. Despite facing intimidation, censure, impeachment and even indictment by state legislators seeking to silence him, UT...
Local Debt: Don’t Wait Until November
Engaged Texans can more effectively influence their local officials by taking proactive steps now as opposed to waiting until November.