HB 100: Cutting the Ridesharing Red Tape

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Those states that practice more free-market capitalism with limited government tend to have better economic performance, providing an economy and civil society with opportunities to help the neediest among us achieve long-lasting prosperity. Key points – Comparing institutional frameworks in states and their outcomes provides key factors that encourage thriving states, families, and entrepreneurs. –...

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Licensing Should Not Be Bigger in Texas: A Roadmap for Licensing Reform

Occupational licensing hinders individuals attempting to work in their chosen field, often with little benefit to the public. Key points – Occupational licenses should only be required where there is a clear and convincing need to protect the health and safety of the public and the license is reasonably expected to achieve that protection. –...

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One thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving is that it took the Pilgrims only a year or so to figure out that socialism was bad, both for individuals and communities as a whole. Four centuries ago, William Bradford, the first governor of the Plymouth Colony, stated flatly in his history of Plymouth that the Pilgrims had been wrong to think...

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