Texas Budget

We are making substantial progress in the 84th Legislative Session and the excitement is increasing every day. 
Among all of the tools governors have, the ability to veto bad bills is one of the most powerful. Usually this is wielded in a very limited way, and typically it is either to correct errors or unintended consequences not...
Medicaid currently takes up about a third of Texas' All-Funds budget, and we can expect it to continue growing over the years unless serious reforms are made. According to a 2010 report by Cato Institute Senior Fellow Dr....
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Call members of the House Economic and Small Business Development committee and let them know we’re serious about eliminating corporate welfare and...
School Districts all across Texas are having to cut back and slim down their budgets. This is a good thing. School Districts are spending outrageous amounts of money on non-educational expenditures like trying to build...
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There is currently a push in the Texas Legislature to expand and legalize Gambling in Texas, such as casino gambling. The legislation to legalize gambling is being driven by nearly a million dollars that the gambling...
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Tommy Williams has been plugging the “good conservative budget … we can all be proud of” that the Texas legislature passed and Governor Perry left largely intact. Senator...
The following article was sent in by Joshua McDaniel. McDaniel is a senior economics major from the University of North Texas and is serving as Chairman of the UNT College Republicans.One of the biggest...
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The following is an update from Texas Senator Dan Patrick of the 82nd Legislative Session.Less that a Month to GoWith only 21 calendar days to go before the 82nd Regular Session ends, every moment of every day counts. We...
“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth” - President John F. KennedyFrances Byrd from Liberatchik Discusses Promoting Liberty through the ArtsIt is time conservatives take back the...
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The following is a letter sent in from Texas State Representative Ken Paxton (HD-70):Dear Friends,On Sunday, April 3, the Texas House of Representatives concluded over 23 hours of debate on the first draft of the state...
 

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