The purpose of this report is to explore ways to reduce expenditures for the public school employee health insurance program. The question is whether the $1 billion dollar per year program is a bane in adding to the depth of the budget deficit or a boon in providing clues to reduce expenditures for all of the state’s health insurance programs costing over $10 billion per year.
Homelessness
Auditing the Homeless Industrial Complex
Texas cities are pouring unprecedented amounts of taxpayer money into homelessness services, yet the crisis on the streets continues to visibly worsen. From Dallas to Austin, budgets for housing initiatives expand every year, but the encampments remain. Taxpayers are justifiably wondering where exactly all their money is going. The answer, according to a new research...
September 10, 2026