This report discusses fiscal 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, in which local debt outstanding, or the amount of unpaid principal on debt owed by Texas’ political subdivisions, grew to an estimated $212.4 billion, “an increase of $20.09 billion (10.4 percent) over the past several years” (Texas Bond Review Board, 2). To help rein in the growth of local government debt, state legislators should require political subdivisions to provide voters with more information at the ballot box for each new debt proposition.
Higher Education
DEI versus the Declaration of Independence
So-called Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have become the official ideology at a number of American universities today, including in Texas. DEI, masking itself as minority recruitment tools for students and faculty, distorts the affirmative terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion into divisive and alienating policies that weaken the academic strength of our students...
September 21, 2023