HB 871 & HB 1620: Community Support for Children and Families

March 13, 2017

Brandon J. Logan

Testimony before the House Human Services Committee in support of HB 871 and HB 1620 by Brandon Logan.

Children are still being damaged by our foster care system

Liberty Hamilton describes her time in foster care as “the most traumatic experience I ever had.” Her foster mother abused alcohol and drugs, she told a Texas Senate Committee on Monday. “She would always leave pipes lying around that she used to smoke,” she said. “She would party all night with loud music and random...

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I’m in south Texas where we know Biden’s border crisis firsthand

Media’s rush to praise Biden’s visit to the border is drastically premature At the outset of the new year, President Joe Biden deserves some acknowledgment for finally doing the bare minimum and visiting the U.S.-Mexico border. But the mainstream media’s rush to praise his visit as a sign that the president is getting serious about...

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ESG investments’ failures show states are right to fight the green investing agenda

In the last two years, five states have abolished politically motivated ESG investing from state-operated pensions, and almost half of states have raised antitrust concerns that BlackRock and other ESG-focused investing firms may be abusing taxpayer dollars. ESG activists are now claiming these commonsense protections for retirees could increase costs. But the real cost of buying into...

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