Texas is a leader in the economic recovery from the severe spring 2020 shutdown recession. Texans have overcome many challenges especially since the state was fully opened in March 2021, without statewide mask, closure, or vaccine mandates since then—as these should be voluntary. The 87th Texas Legislature supported the recovery with the passage of many pro-growth policies like the nation’s strongest state spending limit, but there were missed opportunities like permanent, broadbased property tax relief. Given other states are drastically cutting or eliminating taxes, Texas must make bold reforms so it can remain an economic leader, support more opportunities to prosper, and withstand bad policies from D.C.
Which DEI Positions Did UT-Austin Eliminate?
On Monday, a laundry list of left-leaning groups held the “Rally for our UT! Stop the Purge” protest to air their grievances against the state’s new commonsense law to curtail DEI programs at colleges and universities. The assembly of aggrieved—which included the Texas State Employees Union, the American Association of University Professors-UT Branch, NAACP, Texas...