Ginn: Texas is the land of opportunity. The Texas Legislature would be wise to enhance the Texas model promoting individual liberty and economic prosperity by advancing pro-growth reforms next session.
Ginn: Bolster the Texas model to sustain prosperity
Ginn: Bolster the Texas model to sustain prosperity
The main problem with the fascination with casinos by those who want to promote economic development is that casinos don’t produce new wealth. They simply provide a way for people to spend money they already have.
Neeley: While in the rest of the U.S. decisions on electricity are centrally decided by government-regulated monopolies, in Texas such decisions are made by the market. This system has provided Texans more choice and cheaper electricity.
Lugo: The Clean Power is agency invention with only tangential basis in statutory legitimacy.
Peacock: Since competition started in 2002, demand for electricity in Texas has increased 80% faster than in the rest of the country. But Texas electricity prices have actually decreased by 14% in real dollars and by 57% relative to national prices.
Texas is a Real Model for Economic Opportunity
Ginn: Texas has added jobs in all wage quartiles over this period "Ó unlike other states "Ó with the top two quartiles accounting for 55% of net new jobs. Texas is adding quality jobs.
Cohen: Federal prison overcrowding can be greatly diminished, if not eliminated, with sensible criminal justice reform. Several bills currently before Congress would bring about these necessary changes.
Bag the Ban!
Davidson: Without true independence, the doctor-patient relationship breaks down and is replaced by other forces, the chief concerns of which are not necessarily what's best for the patient.