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2023 marked a year that was comprised of Texas' 88th regular Legislative Session, four subsequent special legislative sessions, a failed impeachment trial of Texas' Attorney General, record irresponsible spending of taxpayer money, crony corporatism, and so much more....
After months of delay following Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's call for a financial audit of the effort to impeach and remove Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton this year, new revelations about the actual cost to taxpayers surfaced last week. These revelations raised major...
Texas' Local Debt Crisis: Unpacking the $461.3 Billion Burden In a startling revelation, the Texas Public Policy Foundation reported a significant surge in Texas' local debt, now towering at an unprecedented $461.3 billion as of the fiscal year 2023. This marks an 11%...
The Texas Legislature wrapped up the fourth special legislative session on Tuesday and one of the most contentious issues remained unresolved: school choice. Despite Governor Greg Abbott's push, the proposal to allow for Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) ultimately...
Texas lost jobs in October and faces major headwinds with a weak U.S. economy and a poor performance by this year’s 88th Legislature. There is a better way. This included the largest spending increase, largest corporate welfare increase, largest amount passed in...
Highlights People prosper most from free-market capitalism, we need more of it in America (and Texas). Americans are suffering from big-government policies out of D.C. Find out more details and what can be done in this economic brief. Figure 1: Real Average Weekly...