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The EPA’s all pain, no gain plan to nationalize the electric grid

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan has been delayed by the U.S. Supreme Court. But, if the courts allow it to proceed, it will result in higher electricity costs, lost jobs, and a lower standard of living.

March 23, 2016
Energy & Environment

Biodiversity shouldn’t be only driver for water policy

Farms and businesses have been, and continue to be, wrung dry as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stipulates that more than 81 billion gallons of water be held off-limits to human use; that is enough to bring 85,000 acres of farmland back into production.

March 21, 2016
Other

What one group wants from the Texas Supreme Court in the school finance lawsuit

“I think the evidence is overwhelming that money alone is not the issue. It’s how we use the resources that are available,” Grusendorf said.

March 17, 2016
Criminal Justice

Misinformation rampant in opposition to sentencing reform

According to Federal Sentencing Commission data, only about 10 percent of federal inmates were in any position of prominent leadership.

March 16, 2016
Energy & Environment

Obama’s Clean Power Plan will destroy Navajo Nation jobs

The industry is responsible for more than 2,500 of the highest-paying jobs in the Navajo Nation. These revenues represent the Navajo Nation’s ability to act as a sovereign nation.

March 14, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Lack of local control to blame for pension woes?

Today, Texas’ 13 state-governed systems have unfunded pension liabilities totaling $8.7 billion, or an average of $171,155 owed per active member.

March 14, 2016
Taxes & Spending

Feel-good wage policy counterproductive

Research shows that a minimum wage most hurts those it’s intended to help, particularly the young, low-skilled and less-educated, as they have fewer job opportunities.

March 13, 2016
Energy & Environment

Stay means stay

Now EPA’s defiance of the Court’s order is an end run around the Judiciary. This is Executive overreach at its worst.

March 10, 2016
Other

Scalia’s legacy of objectivity

In a democracy, rights are only threatened once they become unpopular. So the threat will always be from modern values.

March 9, 2016
Health Care

Texas could miss a big economic opportunity in telemedicine if medical board regulations stand

Although Texas has one of the strongest economies in the country, it could fall behind in telemedicine. After all, forty-eight other states have fewer restrictions.

March 9, 2016
Health Care

5 reasons Donald Trump’s health plan is worthless

Based on what Trump has put forth, combined with his past support for government-monopoly health-care programs like the United Kingdom’s, Trump’s cure for American health care might well be worse than the disease.

March 7, 2016
Economy

Why Texas needs competition in the title insurance market

The problem with government limits on competition is that they usually don’t deliver what’s promised and leave us wishing for something better — and more stable. Such is the case with the Texas title insurance market.

March 7, 2016
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