There is still a lot we don’t know about America’s bombing of Iran. What does a “preemptive” strike really mean? Is it a “regime change” war or the bombing just happened to cause a change in regime? What role did allied and regional governments, including Israel and the Gulf states, play in encouraging, shaping, or...
On Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — a decision the agency called the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. For the team at Life:Powered, this moment represents the culmination of years of research, public comment, and persistent advocacy to bring sound science and...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in Bexar County? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the county’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in Tarrant County? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the county’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in Harris County? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the county’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over...
Boyfriends are out. I was surprised to learn this while scrolling through social media. No longer is even the practice of dating safe from the critical eye of those who champion the empowerment of women. British Vogue recently denounced partnership, designating singleness as a “desirable and coveted status,” citing its rise as “another nail in...
America’s two great-power adversaries, Russia and China, have already drawn significant lessons from Operation Epic Fury. The world now knows that, in a daring daylight strike on a clear Saturday in Tehran, the United States and Israel opened what President Donald Trump, in his address to the nation, called “major combat operations” against the Islamic Republic...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Lubbock? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Plano? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Here’s hoping you don’t have Winners & Losers fatigue after our first Winners & Losers LIVE show on stage last night at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Click here if you missed...
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Corpus Christi? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates,...
My sister won’t stop crying while watching hockey. Like many fans, she becomes so invested that we have to watch games at home lest she get too rowdy at a bar. Rowdiness is a quality much celebrated in sports and is equally present among their fan bases. That rowdiness isn’t the only thing on display; often, so is patriotism—as demonstrated in this year’s Winter Olympics. ...