If Texas wants to retain its status as the envy of the nation in terms of opportunity and economic growth, it must not allow government to restrict the advance of the free market to the point of criminalization just to serve the narrow business interest of industry incumbents.
Texas also ranks poorly on a per capita basis. Compared to its large state peers, Texas’ local debt per capita ranks as the second highest burden, with each Texan owing $8,350 for his or her share. Only New York’s local debt per capita totaled more, with each New Yorker owing more than $10,600.
The fact is, it is easier to get access to classified government material than it is to see the science behind the policies being promoted in Paris even though public government funds pay for this science.
When offenders are employed, the Lone Star State's tax revenue increases while its prison expenditures decrease - a win-win for all parties involved.
TPPF reports that League City stands to save between $30 million to $56 million annually – a reduction of roughly 15 to 28 percent from recent spending levels – by simply contracting their services out to private providers.
ERCOT’s recent study estimates that the costs of implementing the CPP alone will increase consumer’s electric bills by sixteen percent.
Presently, nearly 50 percent of reported temperature data is not taken from an actual measurement.
These attacks on payday and auto title lenders are simply the latest predatory government policies designed to restrict economic opportunity — especially for low-income people attempting to raise themselves out of poverty.
According to the Texas Bond Review Board (BRB), local debt outstanding reached more than $225 billion in fiscal year 2014, representing almost 85 percent of total Texas debt.
MacGillis also points to the re-election last year of Maine’s governor, Paul LePage, who has long pushed for more restrictions on welfare programs in a state where nearly 15 percent of residents are on food stamps—third highest in the country.
In advancing the narrative that people with mental illness and PTSD are so fragile that they need to be protected at all times, universities not only fail to help people overcome their traumas, they increase the already toxic stigma against people with mental illness.
The final oral arguments for the current school finance litigation were heard before the Texas Supreme Court on September 1st 2015. This amicus brief explains how our state can make education more productive for Texas children.