But what if a major Texas city suddenly faced financial ruin and ultimately bankruptcy, all because they could no longer afford to pay their public employees the guaranteed return promised by their pensions? Suddenly, pensions would be just the first part of a real-life horror movie.
"Testimony: Teachers Win with School Choice" includes Dr. Vance Ginn's testimony before the Senate Education Committee in support of SB 276.
Texans should no longer have to endure the burden of the margin tax. Lawmakers should provide meaningful, lasting tax relief while unleashing an even larger wave of economic growth by funding essential government services within population growth and inflation, then use all available funds to buy down and eliminate the margin tax.
It always amazes me when someone in business supports an additional regulatory framework. Consider those brilliant folks in the high-tech sector who went along with the new Federal Communications Commission rules for so-called net neutrality.
Four out of five Texas voters agree that prisoners should spend a portion of their sentence in their community under supervision rather than being released with no supervision, even if their overall sentence length stays the same.
The Honorable Ernest Angelo's "Testimony: More Government Transparency Needed" includes Angelo's written testimony on local debt in support of House Bill 1399.
Citing a 2011 earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude, the USGS researchers point at fracking as the cause of the largest quake in Oklahoma’s history. What they fail to mention is that the 2011 quake is the largest by .1 – and the next to largest occurred in 1952.
While finding common ground between the Left and Right is becoming more and more difficult to do in today’s hyper-politicized environment, it’s heartening to see that there are still some areas that we, as Texans, can all agree—like the need for transparency and accountability in government, especially as it relates to economic development deals.
The people of Texas deserve more openness in government. This principle unites all of us – whether on the left or right – and serves all Texans.
Ultimately, it’s in Texans’ best interests if state and local policymakers look to liberty, not local control, as their guiding principle.
By creating net nonfarm jobs to the tune of 369,400 in 2014, Texas has continued to add jobs faster than those entering the labor force.
Texans believe in government transparency and accountability. For this reason, we have some of the most advanced open-government initiatives in the nation. Yet one policy area remains outside the view of the general public: economic development.