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Testimony: Bringing States Together to Protect the Border

"Testimony: Bringing States Together to Protect the Border" contains Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Dr. Tom Lindsay's testimony before the Senate Committee on State Affairs in support of Senate Bill 1252.

April 20, 2015
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Restore local control to pension plans

It’s not hard to understand the motive for this sort of protectionist pension policy. Erecting a bureaucratic barrier to local reform benefits the status quo and, in many instances, prevents change from taking place, even though it might be needed.

April 20, 2015
Other

Liberty’s new address

This San Jacinto Day, we’re celebrating a milestone with the inauguration of our new headquarters at Ninth and Congress. And although we’re excited that liberty will have a new address in Austin, our mission remains public policy reform for the preservation and increase of liberty, in Texas and beyond.

April 20, 2015
K-12 Education

School choice rewards

It would require more opportunities for parents to have control over the school that meets their child’s needs, however. It would require teachers to be paid their worth so that quality teachers teach.

April 20, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Texas Legislature 2016-17 Budget Comparison

Today, the Texas Senate passed their version of the Committee Substitute for House Bill (CSHB) 1, otherwise known as the 2016-17 budget. 

April 15, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Texans look to win from historic tax relief discussion

With the end of the 2015 Legislative Session quickly approaching, there is no clear tax cut package that will prevail. We’ve shown in a recent study the substantial economic gains in prosperity and job creation from eliminating the margin tax. 

April 15, 2015
Energy & Environment

Testimony: Rights of a Groundwater Owner

"Testimony: Rights of a Groundwater Owner" contains Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Policy Analyst Leigh Thompson's testimony on House Bill 4112 before the Texas Legislature Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives.

April 15, 2015
Local Government

Testimony: Ensuring State Oversight of Federal Funds

"Testimony: Ensuring State Oversight of Federal Funds" contains Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Dr. Tom Lindsay's testimony before the House Select Committee on budget transparency and reform in support of House Bill 86.

April 15, 2015
Economy

Hunker: Money is not the only form of career compensation

It’s therefore no surprise that every April, Texans engage in a healthy debate on whether lingering veins of discrimination prevent women from equally partaking in the workforce.

April 14, 2015
Energy & Environment

Federal government continues to limit energy production in Texas

The Obama Administration rolled out the latest threat to the U.S. energy boom in the form of a methane emissions reduction plan.  

April 14, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Testimony: Economic Benefits of Cutting the Margin Tax

"Testimony: Economic Benefits of Cutting the Margin Tax" includes Dr. Vance Ginn's testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee in support of Committee Substitute House Bill 32.

April 14, 2015
Taxes & Spending

Testimony: Time for Tax Relief

"Testimony: Time for Tax Relief" includes The Honorable Talmadge Heflin's testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on Committee Substitute House Bill 31.

April 14, 2015
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