Health Care
States need more tools to fix Medicaid
All this reveals how little control states have over Medicaid.
September 8, 2015
Economy
California’s failed green energy project lesson for Texas
In Texas, wind’s performance at times of peak demand has a capacity factor of only 8.6 percent.
September 8, 2015
Economy
EPA’s Clean Power Plan nationalizes electric policy, electric bills to soar
The bottom line: it isn’t easy being green—it’s downright costly.
September 8, 2015
Property Rights
San Antonio’s “aggressive” land grab
Private property rights are America’s least partisan and most hallowed tradition, a defining characteristic of our free society. But those rights are increasingly coming under attack by Texas cities employing forced annexation policies.
September 8, 2015
Taxes & Spending
Stop wasting taxpayer dollars on “green” energy projects
Let’s cut to the chase: “green” energy projects funded by the government with taxpayer dollars are doomed to fail and must end.
September 2, 2015
Taxes & Spending
Texas fiscal year 2016 starts and budget items end
The evidence is clear that the Texas model of low taxes, no individual income tax, less regulation, and a good lawsuit climate promotes economic prosperity and individual liberty.
September 2, 2015
Energy & Environment
Glacial fiction
Though the EPA and the White House would have you believe that glacial melt is a result of human development over the last 60 years, this natural phenomenon is not novel, nor is it caused by man-made carbon dioxide.
September 2, 2015
Criminal Justice
How a little-known program has turned local law enforcement into a domestic army
It is concerning that this military-style equipment likely leads to unnecessary escalation and fosters a war zone-like environment.
September 1, 2015
Taxes & Spending
New survey says Texas schools behind contracting curve
In recent years, the Mackinac Center has found per-pupil savings ranged from $34 for food contracts, $110 for transportation and as high as $191 for a custodial services.
September 1, 2015
Property Rights
Senator Phil Gramm: End forced annexation
Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm has a message for his fellow Texans: It’s time to end forced annexation in the Lone Star State. In a just-released video, Senator Gramm calls on policymakers “to right a terrible wrong that’s occurring in our state” by overhauling municipal annexation policies in Texas. Right now, cities are allowed to...
August 31, 2015
Taxes & Spending
Own a home in Austin? Get ready for higher taxes…
For all the talk about Austin’s affordability challenges, Central Texas’ local governments continue to raise taxes and fees, pushing up the cost of owning a home and pushing out many longtime residents.
August 31, 2015
Energy & Environment
EPA’s Clean Power Plan and Europe’s folly
The agency apparently has concluded that building new natural gas plants will delay achieving the ultimate goal of decarbonization, an objective casually asserted by President Obama.
August 31, 2015