This is not their fault. U.S. Department of Education statistics show that, today, roughly two out of every three college students graduate without ever having taken even one course in American government.
Some concerning new figures have just been released by the Pension Review Board (PRB) that shine a poor light on Texas’ state and local retirement systems.
Congress can now exert sweeping control over how Americans obtain healthcare, education, and housing, even though all things being equal poverty in these areas would be better served by families, communities, and in some cases the states.
Texas must do even better, of course, and it can by following Nevada’s lead in bringing true choice to public education by passing a universal education savings account program.
In doing so, the Court has failed in its fundamental responsibility to interpret the Constitution in an honest, nonpartisan manner.
There is much to remain positive about in the Lone Star State after more jobs were created last month than in the previous two months. The Texas Legislature should continue to take steps to limit spending, reduce regulation, and cut taxes so that the success of the Texas model will continue to benefit all Texans.
City governments shouldn’t be able to trample on Texans’ private property rights through forced annexation.
Annexing anyone against their will disparages their fundamental rights to life, liberty and property. Isn’t the purpose of government to protect these rights, not trample on them?
In three short decades, America will look like today’s Texas or California, and, as far as poverty, jobs, taxes, regulation and welfare, the Texas model works.
The end result will be that we won't have further action by Congress to address the real problems that we have in our health care system here in America.
Possibly the most far-reaching of the Supreme Court decisions handed down today had to do with the Environmental Protection Agency. In its zeal to improve air quality, the EPA expanded its powers under the Clean Air Act to further regulate pollutants coming out of power plants, especially older, coal-fired plants.
So, how important are oil and gas jobs to the Texas economy? The answer is, not as much as the claims of those who seek to discount Texas’ economic success.