Policy Brief: Eminent Domain Jurisdiction in Texas

May 13, 2015

In Texas’ five largest counties, eminent domain cases are neither filed nor tried in district court. Sec. 21.013(b), Property Code, requires that the cases be filed and tried in a county court at law in any county which has a county court at law with eminent domain jurisdiction.

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A Touch of Philosophy: Understanding Why Progressive Policies Fail

We’ve seen it everywhere, in the news, in our own lives: the Left’s policies and liberal cities failing, time and time again, to deliver on their promises. Housing will fix homelessness. Welfare will fix poverty. The right combination of the right laws is society’s panacea—if only the government was given the power to solve the...

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Colleges need to be accredited for their students to receive federal financial aid, but there is growing evidence that the quality of accreditors varies considerably. States should encourage their colleges to use high quality accreditors and discourage or prevent them from using low quality accreditors. Key Points Accreditors play a key role in determining whether...

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Stories of rampant corruption in the Mexican bureaucracy, acceptance of bribes at the highest levels of government, the growing number of civilian disappearances, and the increase in drug and human trafficking point to collusion between the Mexican government and cartels. Key points The Mexican drug trade has seen an increase in both activity and violence...

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