HB 3297: Effects of CPS Involvement on Child Well-being
Testimony before the House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee in support of HB 3297 by Brandon Logan, J.D., CWLS
Testimony before the House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee in support of HB 3297 by Brandon Logan, J.D., CWLS
Something was especially rotten in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the past administration, and the late Justice Scalia would have wholeheartedly agreed.
Bill Analysis by J.D. Rimann
Bill Analysis on HB 3324 by Carine Martinez-Gouhier
Testimony before the Senate Finance Committee in support of SB 1831 by Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
There’s a lot to do between now and sine die. Passing a conservative Texas budget and putting the franchise tax on a path to elimination should remain at the top of the list. If these both happen, Texas will have taken a historic step toward reining in the growth of government and promoting liberty and prosperity for all.
Now, I’m all for protecting the rights of minorities to participate in public discourse—that’s why I support the First Amendment, which protects free speech for all. But, according to Baer, supporting free speech for all disenfranchises minorities. Somehow, minorities are not included in “all.”
This commentary originally appeared in The Federalist on April 28, 2017. The age of cell phone video ubiquity treats us with daily outrages over people in authority behaving badly towards the powerless. Unreasoned passion leads to a thirst for justice, or at least the appearance of justice. In 1991, there were no cell-phone cameras and...
Bill analysis by House Bill 3664: A Bouquet of Central Planning
J.D. Rimann's testimony on Senate Bill 845: Creating Value and Deconstructing Economic Barriers
In response to the creeping “Californiazation of Texas,” Governor Abbott called for a “broad-based ban on regulations at the local level.” This week, the House Land & Resource Management Committee responded to that call by voting House Bill 3787 out of committee. The bill, as filed by Representative Cecil Bell, would prohibit cities and counties...
This commentary originally appeared on The Gilmer Mirror on April 27, 2017. Grandma in her wheelchair is back on the ledge. Do we want a new tax pushing her over? Texas’ elder population cannot get the care they need. Resources are insufficient such as: lack of support to avoid institutionalization; inadequate numbers of nurses; lower skill levels...