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Is the Declaration Of Independence based on a lie?

If we hope to preserve liberty as well as equality, we should take seriously Lincoln’s admonition and restore required study of the Declaration and Constitution at all levels of schooling—not simply in Louisiana, but nationwide.

June 30, 2016
Economy

Uber Does More than Save Lives

Uber’s presence in an urban area decreased the rate of criminal & disorderly conduct arrests 

June 30, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Texas needs a Conservative Spending Limit

Excessive spending growth shows that more needs to be done to limit the excessive burden of government.

June 29, 2016
Taxes & Spending

The Conservative Texas Budget: Ending an Unfavorable Budget Cycle

Past legislatures have also passed conservative budgets; however, favorable budgets have consistently been followed by unfavorable ones with massive spending hikes. 

June 29, 2016
Energy & Environment

America’s full potential for energy still underground

The whole global oil market and certainly the domestic market is in a bad way now because of too much in the supply.

June 29, 2016
Property Rights

San Antonio reins in aggressive forced annexation plans

In a recent press conference, the City of San Antonio (a city well-known for its propensity towards expansive annexation projects) announced that, after extensive study and analysis, officials would radically scale back its annexation plans.

June 28, 2016
Higher Education

Texas College: “Judge — And Fund — Us By Our Results”

American workers continue to suffer from a sluggish economy.

June 26, 2016
Energy & Environment

California’s bullet train on the track to extinction

Today California's High-Speed Rail boondoggle is at least 50 percent over budget and, if ever built as marketed, likely far more, and doesn't have "matching private and federal funding" as promised.

June 25, 2016
Economy

20 state lawmakers file amicus brief on plastic bag ban case

On Tuesday, almost two-dozen Members of the Texas Legislature filed an amicus brief in support of the Laredo Merchants Association’s legal challenge to the City of Laredo’s plastic bag ban. A number of Texas cities either have or are considering similar restrictions. 

June 23, 2016
Criminal Justice

Cornyn and Levin: How Texas became smart on crime

Senator John Coryn and Center for Effective Justice and Right on Crime Director Marc Levin explain how Texas is a model for the nation in criminal justice reform.

June 22, 2016
Taxes & Spending

The Real Texas budget: taxpayers deserve transparency

Given the accounting tricks and gimmicks by the Legislature, it’s imperative that citizens have a better idea of where their hard-working dollars are going and that they are not being spent excessively. The Real Texas Budget provides Texans with answers.

June 22, 2016
Energy & Environment

Climate change policies driven by power, not science

As has been the case for decades, a large contingent of environmentalists treat oil and natural gas as inherently villainous. Yet, these fuels are integral to modern prosperous societies, have lifted billions out of poverty and offer the chance for health and economic growth in the poorest countries on the earth. 

June 21, 2016
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