Many states have attempted in recent years to fix the glaring flaws of their workers’ compensation systems. Texas implemented perhaps the most successful of these reforms; its success relative to the rest of the country can largely be ascribed to the fact that it is the only state with a thriving private sector work-injury benefit option to state-mandated workers’ compensation programs.
Running Dry: South Texas’ Water Crisis
Farmers slowly dig up their losses and face the unsettling reality that their parched dams, once a reliable water supply for irrigation, will not be replenished. These hardworking, multi-generational Texas farmers are no strangers to the ebbs and flows of the seasons. But when a crop that the Rio Grande Valley has depended on for...