Currently, civil asset forfeiture practices are a gross violation of long-prized, zealously guarded civil rights, including the presumption of innocence and due process.
Justice John Roberts, in sidestepping the Chevron deference test and flatly ignoring the plain meaning of the statutory language in the Affordable Care Act, may have handed the states the keys to the vehicle that they will drive over the Environmental Protection Agency, and through the heart of its Clean Power Plan.
But this line of reasoning puts too many eggs in one basket and potentially handicaps prosperous trade agreements.
Houston’s fiscal fortunes aren’t as rosy as you might imagine, according to a new report from Moody’s Investor Services, one of the nation’s top three credit ratings agencies.
California has the lock on the five dirtiest metros in all three categories of unhealthful air.
Most Austinites, and certainly a majority of Texans, probably would agree that city government ought to be focused on fixing potholes and providing for public safety, not coming up with schemes to 'alter the behavior' of residents.
When developing policies and platforms to attract the support of America’s emerging majority, conservatives would do well to point to California as a cautionary tale while drawing inspiration from Texas.
And it is the same fight that we who love liberty, the Constitution, and our rights advance today.
We could come again to understand why the future of our democracy depends on properly celebrating the Fourth of July.
Though low oil prices, stronger dollar, and weak global economy have challenged the Texas economy, the economy has withstood these headwinds relatively well from a highly diversified economy supported by pro-growth policies championed by the Texas model.
Allowing the bank’s charter to expire will go a long way toward turning today’s costly international trade into genuinely free trade.
Labor force participation has yet to rebound from the Great Recession.