Texas Senate Pushes Border Security, While Texas House Lags Behind
We are now ten days into the third Special Session of the Texas Legislature. While school choice has been a focal point of the session thus far, another major area of concern is the ongoing border crisis and illegal immigration. After the entire regular...
Understanding Texas’ Financial Health: Takeaways from a 2023 State Report
Recently, Truth in Accounting (TIA), a fiscal watchdog organization, published a report titled "Financial State of the States 2023" shedding light on the perceived fiscal health of all 50 states in the United States based on key factors. According to TIA, Texas'...
A Brief Examination of a Texas House Hopeful’s Record
The race to fill the vacant seat for Texas House District 2 is underway, with the special election now less than a month out. One candidate, Jill Dutton, has thrown her hat into the ring, hoping that Voters in HD-2 will send her down to Austin to represent them...
The Ginn Economic Brief: U.S. Economic Situation—October 2023
Highlights We need more free-market capitalism in America, which is the best way to let people prosper. Big government policies in D.C. have resulted in a dire economic situation for Americans. Find out how and what to do about it in this economic brief. Figure 1:...
School Choice for All… Some… Not That Many
What does it say about a state that has to pay off government schools and those within the government school system in order to potentially adopt a school choice system that benefits only some students? That scenario is exactly what is playing out right now in the...
Comptroller Says Texas is Taking Too Much of Your Money
The State’s metaphorical piggy bank continues to fill up with surplus dollars from your wallet, says the Texas Comptroller. Last Friday, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Certification Revenue Estimate(CRE) for the fiscal 2024-25 biennium. The CRE...
ROUND 3: The Third Special Session Has Begun
The third special session of the year has officially started, with the Texas House and Texas Senate both convening this afternoon. Tensions between the two chambers and members of leadership are high after a strained regular session, two special sessions, and a...
Last Call for School Choice: Third Special Session in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is again promoting what could be universal school choice during the third special session in Texas that starts on Oct. 9th. That would be among the best actions Texas can make, the other being eliminating property taxes. School choice...
Texas House Lawmakers Join the Call for Audit of Impeachment Investigation
Friday, three Texas House lawmakers called on both the Texas House Speaker, Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) and State Rep. Andrew Murr (R-Junction) to conduct a "complete audit and providing an itemized account of taxpayer funds spent on the impeachment investigation and...