Texas should adopt the defined contribution reform plan that offers state and local government workers the choice of a defined contribution retirement plan in place of their current defined benefit plans. Such a plan offers great advantages for both workers and taxpayers. Over the past 20 years, private sector employers have shifted sharply towards “defined contribution” pension programs. The number of private sector employees in such plans soared from 11 million in 1975 to 43 million in 1995, an increase of about 300%.
Foreign Policy
Mexico’s Regime in the United States
Mexico’s Regime in the United States By: Alejandrina Elms and Melissa Ford Download the full paper here. Executive Summary Under the Sheinbaum Administration, MORENA has continued and expanded an organized U.S. political presence, including a nationwide organization strategy, political education efforts, public political activity, and documented interaction between its “foreign relations” apparatus and Mexico’s consular...
October 14, 2026