No Such Thing as Failing Schools in Texas, Sort Of
An announcement from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Monday came with great news! According to them, there is no such thing as a failing school in Texas ... kind of. The TEA just released its newest accountability ratings for public schools and is now using a new...
House Speaker Wants to Renew Controversial Corporate Welfare Program
Last week, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan made headlines for his comments at the West Texas Legislative Summit in San Angelo, Texas, where he indicated that the House will take a “long, hard look” in the next legislative session at bringing back the...
Abbott Forecasts ‘Biggest Property Tax Cut in Texas History’
Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave the keynote address at the 18th annual West Texas Legislative Summit in San Angelo, Texas. In the address, he talked about property taxes and other issues in his plan for the upcoming legislative session. The chief economist...
Democrat Lawmaker Suggests Expanding Medicaid is Wise Fiscal Policy
Democrat State Rep. Bobby Guerra (Mission), who "boasts" a career rating of an F on the Fiscal Responsibility Index and scored a dismal 17 out of 100 in the most recent legislative session, recently took to the Rio Grande Guardian to opine about why he believes...
Explainer: What is ESG?
If you are an investor or someone who pays close attention to the economy, you have probably heard the term 'ESG'. Despite hearing the acronym, many do not understand what it actually is and its implications for our economic system. In this article, we aim to define...
They Dare Not Call it a Recession
Thursday, Americans woke up to the news that the U.S. economy continued to contract for the second straight quarter. For Americans who have been experiencing a higher cost of living in the last year or so, it is not necessarily news as much as it is an affirmation of...
Explainer: What Is The Overton Window?
If you have spent any amount of time in politics I am sure you have heard the phrase "The Overton Window" before. Today we are going to talk about what it is, and how to use this concept to our advantage as conservatives. Joseph Overton was an American policy analyst...
Do Not Let Texas Lawmakers Plunder Our Money
Last week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced an updated revenue estimate, which increased our continually growing budget surplus by nearly $14 billion. Yes, you heard that right $14 billion more! This raised the previous estimate from roughly $13 billion to a...
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Announces Historic Surplus in Updated Estimate
Thursday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released his updated revenue estimate for the state of Texas. Previously the surplus estimate coming off of the most recent legislative session was around $8 billion. This estimate was updated in November of 2021 to be closer to...