Taxes & Spending
The Great Texas Budget Debate of 2015
The Great Texas Budget Debate of 2015
July 15, 2014
Economy
Ginn: Though the economy may…
Ginn: Though the economy may be off life support, Washington, D.C.'s prescriptions of easy monetary policy and deficit spending created a drug-induced recovery with no discharge plan to sustain itself.
July 15, 2014
Higher Education
Losing our liberties, one degree at a time
Our freedoms are not guaranteed. They must be re-earned, through being relearned, by every generation.
July 15, 2014
Energy & Environment
City of Denton Could Ban Fracking
City of Denton Could Ban Fracking
July 14, 2014
Economy
Peacock: Most Texans understand the…
Peacock: Most Texans understand the heavy costs of increased government spending, perhaps because since 2001 they have experienced firsthand the benefits of keeping spending under control.
July 14, 2014
Economy
Ginn: By following the limits,…
Ginn: By following the limits, as set out in the foundation's report, Texas families will be able to sit around the kitchen table with more money at their disposal to budget as they see fit.
July 14, 2014
Property Rights
The Houston Miracle
The Houston Miracle
July 11, 2014
Health Care
Neeley: Public health is really…
Neeley: Public health is really not the concern here. If it were, then giving greater scope of practice to naturopaths (who don't provide effective medical care) than to nurses (who do) would make no sense.
July 11, 2014
Higher Education
Will Texas’ ‘impossible’ $10K degree lead the nation?
In the past, the debate over the college tuition and debt crisis has produced calls to action on two fronts, both fiscally unsustainable. But today, with the $10,000 degree, universities themselves are beginning to lower the tuition and fees.
July 11, 2014
Taxes & Spending
TELs Matter for Effectively Limiting State Spending
TELs Matter for Effectively Limiting State Spending
July 10, 2014
Higher Education
Latest accountability move another sign of traditional higher ed’s decline
The country now needs an external test like the CLA to perform a task measuring what college students actually learn that should be the central responsibility of the universities on which students, their parents and taxpayers spend so much.
July 10, 2014
K-12 Education
Barba: Today, Texas schools are…
Barba: Today, Texas schools are again inefficient "Ó not because they lack money, but because they lack competition.
July 9, 2014