Family
HB 205: Court-Ordered Family Services
Testimony before the House Human Services Committee by Brandon Logan, J.D., CWLS
April 17, 2017
Taxes & Spending
HB 3849: Reducing State Budget Reliance on Dedicated Accounts
Testimony before the House Appropriations Committee in support of HB 3849 continued by Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
April 17, 2017
Family
SB 11: Community-Based Foster Care
Testimony before the House Human Services Committee continued by Brandon Logan, J.D., CWLS
April 17, 2017
K-12 Education
D.C. schools are a national tragedy, but freedom can fix them
The rhetoric on both sides about education is all moot, however, if we continue to throw more money at the same systems, which evidence little impulse to innovate. Our new president has shown a willingness to end business as usual. If he wants a lever for change that will spur similar reforms around the country, he need look no farther than the children of our capital city.
April 14, 2017
Taxes & Spending
Proposed Hays High School Will Make You Want to Go Back to 12th Grade
In May, Hays Consolidated Independent School District will ask voters to approve two separate bond propositions totaling $250 million. While officials are pitching the bonds as a way to “provid[e] the infrastructure needed to meet the current student enrollment and the expected growth in enrollment,” a growing number of residents are expressing concern about the...
April 13, 2017
Taxes & Spending
Billions on the Ballot in May
May promises to be a busy time for voters. Next month’s election cycle will see 45 different political subdivisions asking voters to approve 49 separate bond propositions totaling $5.5 billion. That’s a hefty sum, especially given Texas’ already elevated level of debt. Among those asking for the most are: Lewisville ISD ($737.5 M); Collin County...
April 13, 2017
Energy & Environment
HCR 84: Texas Drives U.S. Energy: Return Its Authority
Testimony before the Select Committee on State & Federal Power & Responsibility on HCR 84 by Megan Ingram
April 13, 2017
Energy & Environment
SB 1588: Elimination of Vehicle Safety Inspections
Testimony before the Texas Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee for SB 1588 by Vance Ginn, Ph.D.
April 12, 2017
Economy
HB 2659: A Glide Path to Market-Based Universal Service: Eliminating the Texas Universal Service Fund
Bill Analysis, House Bill 2659, by Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom.
April 12, 2017
Economy
HB 3015: A Violation of the Texas Constitution’s Gift Clause
HB 3015: A Violation of the Texas Constitution’s Gift Clause Bill Analysis — House Bill 3015 – by Bill Peacock, Vice President of Research, Director of Center for Economic Freedom
April 12, 2017
Taxes & Spending
SB 488: Improving Local Ordinance Integrity
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations by James Quintero
April 11, 2017
Economy
SB 1087 & HB 2407: Brushing Away Unequal Cosmetology Licensing Requirements
Brushing Away Unequal Cosmetology Licensing Requirements Bill Analysis — SB 1087 and HB 2407 – by J.D. Rimann, analyst and Kent Cho, research assistant
April 11, 2017