A Review of the 84th Texas Legislature

Just the Facts: Property Taxes, 3rd edition

This study compares property tax levy growth with population and inflation increases in Texas’ most populous cities, counties, and school districts. Key points Property taxes are growing faster than necessary in many parts of Texas. From 2018 to 2022, property taxes outstripped population and inflation in a majority of Texas’ most populous cities, counties, and...

Overcharged Expectations: Unmasking the True Costs of Electric Vehicles

Federal and state subsidies and regulatory credits for EVs totaled nearly $22 billion in 2021, or nearly $50,000 per EV, socializing the true cost of these vehicles to taxpayers, utility ratepayers, and owners of gasoline vehicles. Key Points: The cost of producing electric vehicles (EVs) is far higher than the prices they are being sold...

Rising health care reformer charts a path for young professionals and policy reforms

America needs health care innovation and principled policy reform more than ever. Rising costs, sicker patients, and doctor shortages plague an overburdened and needlessly complicated system. Patients fear rising insurance premiums and astronomical medical bills. Crippling, top-down regulations imposed by broken laws, poor bureaucrat interpretation, and special interest lobbying prevent doctors from giving patients the...