Ginn: Texas has added jobs in all wage quartiles over this period "Ó unlike other states "Ó with the top two quartiles accounting for 55% of net new jobs. Texas is adding quality jobs.
Cohen: Federal prison overcrowding can be greatly diminished, if not eliminated, with sensible criminal justice reform. Several bills currently before Congress would bring about these necessary changes.
Bag the Ban!
Davidson: Without true independence, the doctor-patient relationship breaks down and is replaced by other forces, the chief concerns of which are not necessarily what's best for the patient.
Interstate Migration is Economically Important and Affected by Taxes
The False Promise of Casinos and Government Economic Development
Davidson: In other words, getting rid of Obamacare will not solve our health care problems because our biggest problems predate the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Texas Won't Benefit from the Clean Power Plan
Texas' Local Government Facing Lots More Red Ink in FY 2013
Sales Tax Holiday Costs v. STaR Fund Benefits
Hunker: Homeowners insurance is one way Texans can find peace of mind, knowing that our investment is covered if the worst should happen. Yet thanks to state regulations, access to that insurance has only grown more difficult and more expensive.
It is a struggle over whether genuine intellectual liberty, or freedom of the mind, is possible.