Groundwater Rights

Second Amendment Constitutional Policing Noncitizen Voting, Registration, and Voter Rolls Mail-In Ballots Reform the Relationship Between the Texas Secretary of State’s Elections Division and the Counties Voter Fraud Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Chapter 313: Texas Economic Development Act Government Emergency Powers City & County Efficiency Audits Local Spending Limit Community-Based Foster Care Central Registry Reform Reform CPS...

Governing Blind: The Fiscal and Operational Impact of Immigration on Texas Public Systems

Governing Blind: The Fiscal and Operational Impact of Immigration on Texas Public Systems Written by Selene Rodriguez Download the full paper here. Key Points Texas operates at the intersection of federal immigration policy and the day-to-day realities of sustaining its public systems, bearing substantial costs driven by national mandates. This is very evident in education...

Eliminating the School M&O Property Tax

Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the nation. In 2014, the Tax Foundation reported that Texas had the sixth highest effective property tax rate. In 2016, more than 5,100 local tax jurisdictions levied $56.1 billion in property taxes, or $2,000 on average for every Texan—man, woman, and child. And property taxes continue...