by Vance Ginn | Jul 1, 2025 | Commentary
Originally published at X.com. It has been republished here with permission of the Author. Imagine you’re at the grocery store, using your rewards credit card to earn points for a future flight or cash back. But behind the scenes, lawmakers are pushing policies...
by Vance Ginn | Jun 25, 2025 | Texe Lege
Despite strong fundamentals, Texas risks undermining its own success story. With the world’s 8th largest economy at $2.7 trillion, an expanding labor force, and a record-breaking 2.5 million jobs added since 2015, Texas continues to lead the nation in growth. But the...
by Vance Ginn | Jun 10, 2025 | Texe Lege
As Congress revives the misnamed Credit Card Competition Act and state legislatures push bills to regulate swipe fees, policymakers are quietly setting the stage for a major disruption in how Americans access credit. These proposals aim to cap interchange fees—those...
by Vance Ginn | Jun 6, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Taxpayers should be alarmed at final 2026–27 budget passed by the Texas Legislature. What started as competing proposals from the Senate and House has ended in a bloated conference committee budget that dramatically expands state government beyond what key measures...
by Vance Ginn | May 15, 2025 | 89th TXLege, Texe Lege
Texas lawmakers often tout their commitment to limited government, but their excessive budget behavior tells another story. In the current legislative session (ending June 2), they were handed a golden opportunity: a massive $24 billion surplus. They could have...
