Texas adopted Hoover’s blueprint a century ago. Today, the bill is due in higher prices and lost liberty. Progressive-era policy rears its head in Texas housing. A century after Herbet Hoover put housing under government management, innovation has faltered, consumer choice has dwindled, and costs have exploded. Popular sentiment casts Herbert Hoover as a do-nothing,...
Restoring Confidence and Prestige to the Teaching Profession The epidemic of uncertified teachers in Texas schools is the result of the collapse of the teacher preparation program, especially university programs. These programs have traded a focus on the classroom for social activism. Key points: More than 10% of teachers in Texas schools are now uncertified....
Austin-area progressives constantly bemoan the region’s affordability crisis—and then set about making matters worse through all manner of ways. Case-in-point: The latest round of tax increases proposed and adopted by the very left-leaning local officials presiding over the city of Austin, Travis County, Central Health, and Austin ISD. Let’s take them one at a time....