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A look back on Austin’s past transportation bonds

Interestingly but not surprisingly, there’s a lot of potential funding for transportation projects not involving roadways. Both the corridor and local mobility components advance an “all of the above” approach which, arguably, encompass a wide range of projects that, arguably, have done very little to meaningfully ease congestion in the past.

August 15, 2016
Criminal Justice

Easing the toll of the justice system

The proliferation of financial obligations imposed by the criminal justice system poses several problems.

August 10, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Watchdog: Shrinking SAISD wants $450 M in new debt

It’s hard to see how, given these facts and circumstances, the SAISD Board can justify sending voters a massive $450 million bond package in November and expect a positive result.

August 10, 2016
Energy & Environment

Obama’s deluded and illegitimate battle against climate change

Installing 500 million solar panels within a few years with a goal to meet all residential demand with zero-carbon energy by 2030 is an exorbitant pipe dream.

August 9, 2016
Economy

An unexpected obstacle to the American Dream

The philosophy that governs Texas’ title insurance regulations veers sharply leftward from this free market model.  

August 9, 2016
Energy & Environment

Our health and our lifestyles depend on fossil fuels

Even the Brexit debate reflected a retreat from climate mania.

August 8, 2016
Other

Podcast: Exposing the mad war on energy

Kathleen Hartnett White joins the Heartland Daily Podcast to talk about the new book she co-authored with Stephen Moore, titled Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy.

August 8, 2016
Energy & Environment

The renewable energy house of cards

It’s time for Texas to take a closer look at the effect of increasing renewable generation and steer the competitive electricity market away from growing subsidies for unreliable energy sources.

August 4, 2016
Economy

Hollywood moguls, crony corporatists, politicians and the powerless taxpayers who pay for it all

The most-populous state is giving the largest entertainment company the biggest ever film subsidy—what could go wrong?

August 4, 2016
Local Government

The Blaze makes a case for Article V Convention of States

Mark Meckler makes a compelling case for convening an Article V Convention of States to rein in the federal government’s excesses. Meckler is the president of Citizens for Self-Governance, which founded the Convention of States Project.

August 3, 2016
Property Rights

Another Regulatory Blunder In Austin

One does not forfeit their privacy simply by choosing to stay as a guest in a short-term rental.

August 1, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Midland Families Deserve a Conservative Texas Budget

We are not asking legislators to cut the budget, but rather get the spending trend back on track to funding only basic goods and services.

July 31, 2016
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