In this instance, however, with the barest glimpse at the facts, it becomes apparent that health and safety concerns are nothing but a convenient veil for municipalities looking to expand their power.
In fact, the number of truancy cases prosecuted in Texas is more than twice the number prosecuted in all other states combined, according to a recent report by Texas Appleseed.
The administration is conflating them in an effort to coerce state lawmakers into implementing the ACA Medicaid expansion against their better judgment—and against voters’ wishes.
The state’s leadership has stated their ultimate goal is to eliminate this tax though it’s not happening this session. This transformational policy would make Texas a leader for America—and even the world—in tax policy.
While the TPP may not be a perfect agreement, as Congress may give too much discretion to the president to fast-track this deal, more free trade along with the Panama Canal project could help take Texas and the nation to the next level of economic opportunity
Those alarmed over growing federal encroachment on the states and their citizens found a plethora of reasons to condemn Chief Justice John Roberts's 2012 opinion upholding Obamacare. Less noticed was Roberts's practical roadmap for future state resistance to federal overreach.
Again, we believe that all of these principles, including a responsibility of protecting taxpayer resources, are of equal import.
"Testimony: Texans Benefit from Franchise Tax Cuts" includes Center for Fiscal Policy Economist Dr. Vance Ginn's testimony before the Senate Finance Committee in support of House Bill 32.
In a speech given earlier this year to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Governor Greg Abbott warned that: “Texas is being California-ized and you may not even be noticing it.”
There’s much to accomplish during the remaining weeks of the 84th Texas Legislature. Fortunately, if legislators hold state funds — and all funds below population growth plus inflation, to provide a conservative budget and follow through on significant tax cuts — Texans will be the winner this session.
In the waning days of the 2015 Texas Legislative Session, the Conference Committee is in the process of resolving differences the two chambers’ versions of the 2016-17 Texas budget before sine die on June 1. Though much could happen before then, there is a good opportunity for legislators to pass a conservative budget.