Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has come under fire recently for his criticism of a controversial bill proposing to overhaul the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System (DPFPS) that’s been referred to as a “massive taxpayer bailout.” Looking at the latest analysis from the Legislative Budget Board, it’s easy to see how Mayor Rawlings might have...
Instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all solution, the 114thCongress could become our national hero. Simply listen to the people and let them have the healthcare they want.
The Killeen Daily Herald reports that city officials misused public funds even while complaining about “a serious revenue problem.” The revelations come to light as the result of an independent audit that found that: Bond funds were used for unauthorized purposes, such as operating expenses, including salaries; Consistent analysis and planning for capital projects was...
Testimony before the House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee in opposition to HB 596 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...