There’s nothing more important in healthcare than the doctor-patient relationship. One aspect of our system that can complicate that relationship, however, are the noncompete agreements (NCA) doctors often must sign with their employers (hospitals, group practice, etc.). In most instances, an NCA protects legitimate business interests, such as the investments they make in specialized training...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. With Texas just past the halfway mark of the 140-day legislative session and March Madness officially begun, here’s who made the list: Winner: SpaceX Rescue of Astronauts President Donald Trump gave us...
Trump has taken an accurate measure of the Mexican regime. What remains is to put his vision into action. An extraordinary episode in the two centuries of Mexican-American relations unfolded on Feb. 27, as aircraft of the Mexican state flew northward to various locations across the United States. They carried within them 29 of the most-wanted Mexican-cartel...
The Texas doctor shortage is no laughing matter. The Lone Star State is projected to be short 10,330 doctors by 2032. Over 6 million Texans live in Health Provider Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and thirty-seven counties lack a single primary care doctor. To make matters worse, 15 percent of Texas’ primary care physicians are 65 years...
Texas has convened its own DOGE committee. The Delivery of Government Efficiency committee in the Texas House, chaired by Rep. Gio Capriglione, met for the first time last week. “We will not be passive observers. We will be enforcers of accountability now,” the chairman said in his introductory remarks. “Texas can lead the way in...
Too many Americans — lawmakers included — are falling for Chinese propaganda disguised as ‘discrimination’ concerns. I sat in the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on March 6 watching a parade of witnesses — roughly 30 people, all but four were likely naturalized citizens or green card holders from China — rail against SB 17,...
Although President Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office brings renewed optimism for border security efforts, Texas legislators should still double down on their efforts in this regard and build upon the momentum from last session’s attempt at implementing a Texas “Engel List” for the sake of our sovereignty and economy. The Northern Triangle Enhanced...
For years, I’ve warned that college grade inflation is real, rampant, and ravaging a university near you. It is a cancer eating away at American higher education, undermining academic standards, devaluing transcripts, and cheating students and employers alike. My research has tracked this crisis over the last decade, and the evidence is stark: what was...
Every Friday morning I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on 1370 Talk Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. March and the President blew in like a lion. Here’s who made the list: Winner: Trump’s First Speech to Congress One thing that was clear from President Donald Trump’s first speech to...
A new poll from Texas Southern’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center confirms for the bazillionth time that Texans support giving all parents access to an education savings account that will help them pay for private school and other educational expenses. A majority of nearly every demographic approves of ESAs. The only demo...
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he now has the votes—76 in the Texas House—to pass a universal school choice bill, a goal of Lone Star State governors since Rick Perry. The Senate has already passed one. Why did it take so long to get this far? It should be no surprise that Friday night lights...
This sentiment has been growing for years. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have all echoed it. But this is not some movement built purely on the will of Texas’ top politicians. Surely, the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker deserve significant credit for their leadership, but they are three...