In this edition of Veritas, you will find:
FEATURE: Texas Transportation 2015
FEATURE: Liberty's New Address
FEATURE: Visionary Spotlight
FEATURE: Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Powers
Chuck DeVore is the vice president of national initiatives at the Foundation. He writes about the economy and how energy, tax and regulatory policies influence general prosperity, and he frequently appears on Fox News. He also guides the Foundation’s growing national work in criminal justice reform. He authored the book The Texas Model: Prosperity in the Lone Star State and Lessons for America.
Tom K. Lindsay, Ph.D., is a distinguished senior fellow for Next Generation Texas at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has more than two decades’ experience in education management and instruction, including service as a dean, provost, and college president.
In this edition of Veritas, you will find:
FEATURE: Texas Transportation 2015
FEATURE: Liberty's New Address
FEATURE: Visionary Spotlight
FEATURE: Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Powers
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