Testimony: Express Preemption of Regulation of Oil and Gas Operations

March 30, 2015

Leigh Thompson

Leigh Thompson's testimony in support of House Bill 40 and Senate Bill 1165 before the Texas Legislature Energy Committee of the House of Representatives.

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SB 2021 Testimony to the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee

My name is Zach Whiting, policy director and senior fellow for Better Tech for Tomorrow, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I am testifying in support of SB 2021.

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Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Austin

Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Austin? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...

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Winners & Losers: The Fight for Western Civilization (and beating Canada)

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Next week you can join us at the Texas Public Policy Foundation for Winners and Losers LIVE. Click here for more info. See you there. Here’s who made this week’s list....

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