Instead of handouts, we should focus on services that enable and encourage change. Our current approach makes it difficult for people to change their lives because it makes them dependent on government services, often enabling them to continue harmful behaviors.
This includes all panels and keynotes from 2015 At the Crossroads: Energy & Climate Policy Summit including U.S. Senator John Cornyn, U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The unabashed campus intolerance on display of late could turn out to be the jolt that was needed to restore intellectual freedom and, with it, rigorous education.
Unfortunately for Mr. Aderholt and countless others that live along the Red River, the federal government’s decision to redefine 'river' to include dry uplands means they could lose their homes and ranches.
Private property, and its respect under the law, represents a foundational principle, solidly anchored to Texas’ longstanding commitment to limited government and a free market economy. It is what allows us, as free individuals, to act upon our ambitions and obtain all the goods and services that give life comfort. In short, property rights are what enable us become self-sufficient.
Private property, and its respect under the law, represents a foundational principle, solidly anchored to Texas’ longstanding commitment to limited government and a free market economy. It is what allows us, as free individuals, to act upon our ambitions and obtain all the goods and services that give life comfort. In short, property rights are what enable us become self-sufficient.
A more likely candidate for the greatest risk to our prosperity, freedom and security is neither terrorism nor warming temperatures.
We have seen what has happened to federalism—and liberty—as state officials, individually and collectively, have failed to adequately respond as Congress and the federal courts have rode roughshod over the Tenth Amendment.
They want the freedom to choose where they send their children to school, just as they have the freedom in many other parts of their life.
Temperatures have not warmed as predicted by the models over the last 18 years. And extreme weather events have not been more frequent or more intense than in the 20th century.
If the federal government can claim land belonging to people like Aderholt and the Pattons as public property without due process or lawful basis, then private property can no longer be considered a right for any Texan.
Though 160 acres may seem like more than enough, for the farmers and ranchers along the Red River that stand to lose upwards of 1,000 acres, being given the opportunity to purchase 160 of your own acres is no consolation and feels like a slap in the face.