This brief is based on testimony presented before the Senate Finance Committee, March 15, 2006. Foundation chief economist Byron Schlomach, Ph.D., provides a sound case for why Texas should move more toward consumption taxes and away from distorting taxes like the franchise tax.
Energy & Environment
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030
Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030, the same type of storm that would cause approximately 12 hours of outages today could result in nearly 24 hours of...
January 29, 2026