Alexander James Chapa is a first-generation government student on the Pre-Law track with a business and history minor at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently, Alexander, finds himself involved in the Texas conservative movement through the Young Conservatives of Texas at UT Austin, interning as a legislative and constituent services aide at the Texas State Capitol during the 87th legislative session, volunteering on behalf of Save Austin Now campaigns, and participating in the Heritage Academy, a virtual education program for conservatives.
An MSNBC headline reporting on a recent interview of a White House economic advisor Jared Bernstein claimed that America has a “booming economy.” But that’s not what most Americans think about the economic situation. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index for March, which gauges how consumers feel about the economy, fell to a decade...
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2022 Policy Orientation is officially over; but the issues and ideas discussed there are sure to stick around for a while. One particularly important problem discussed at this year’s event was property taxes, featuring TPPF’s own, Vance Ginn and James Quintero as well as the Texas Association of Business’ Glenn...