Texas-Size School Choice
The Lone Star State is considering significantly expanding educational choice options for children. Under consideration: an elimination of the cap on charter schools (only 215… Read More
Obamacare and the Medicaid Expansion: How Does Your State Fare?
The Medicaid expansion is touted by proponents of Obamacare as a “no-brainer.” While it is true that some states may see projected savings, it is… Read More
$14 Billion in Stimulus Spending Generates Just 1.2 Percent of Electricity
Despite more than $14 billion in cash payments to solar, wind, and other renewable energy project developers since 2009, just 48 terawatt hours of additional… Read More
Fowl Statutory Language Puts the Innocent at Risk
Eating a dead animal that you find on your property may be gross, but it may also be criminal. A Texas man recently learned this… Read More
Texas Should Steer Clear of NCLB Waivers
In a “surprise” move, Texas announced last Thursday that it would seek a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…. Read More
Border Security Alone Not Enough to Stem the Tide of Violence
The Texas Department of Agriculture has launched an online video campaign aimed to “shame” the federal government into enhancing U.S. border security. As part of… Read More
Wildlife Hunting: Friends of Animals Threaten Endangered Species in Texas
Is it really better for endangered species to vanish from existence than to be hunted? It is for Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals…. Read More
VIDEO: Undercover Investigation Reveals Liberal Hypocrisy on Voter ID
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas, claiming such measures are “unnecessary,” discriminatory and would… Read More
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Scribecast: Voter ID Proponents Launch Counteroffensive Against DOJ
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is currently blocking implementation of voter ID laws in South Carolina and Texas. It’s the latest battle in the fight… Read More
Photo ID for DOJ, But Not for Texas
To no one’s surprise, the Obama Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have objected to the voter ID law passed by the Texas legislature. The DOJ… Read More
Supremes Shut Down Judicial Activism Over Voting Maps
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the state of Texas, while… Read More
North Dakota’s Job Creation Formula
When it comes to creating jobs, North Dakota has found the right formula. The state has the largest percentage increase in employment over the past… Read More
Crocodile Tears for Texas from the Department of Education
“I feel very, very badly for the children there,” said Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week. No, he wasn’t talking about underprivileged children in South… Read More
EPA Regulations Will Kill Coal, Jobs in Texas
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to ensure that everything is bigger in Texas, including the state’s electricity rates and unemployment lines. On July 7,… Read More
Texas-Sized Job Growth
Here’s an amazing statistic: Texas created 37 percent of all jobs since the beginning of the economic recovery, more than any other state. Excluding New… Read More
Everything’s Bigger in Texas – Including Job Growth
The private sector is where its at; less bureaucracy, more opportunity to advance and the ability to create and maintain jobs even in the midst… Read More
Don’t Mess with Texans’ Paychecks
Union members in Massachusetts support Senator Scott Brown (R). So it is perhaps surprising to see Massachusetts unions announcing their plans to target him for… Read More
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Canseco on Calderon, Obama, and the Border
Today, President Barack Obama will welcome Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House. As Senior Latin American Policy Analyst, Ray Walser, aptly described in… Read More
Texas Leading Way on Nuclear Energy Revival
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5-2 yesterday to approve rules for accepting out-of-state nuclear… Read More
The Lone Star State’s Good Reasons for Going It Alone on Education Standards
Texas Governor Rick Perry was at The Heritage Foundation on Monday to speak on his new book FED UP! Its message is bringing limited, constitutional… Read More
Don’t Mess With Texas; Learn From It
While the United States struggles to escape a recession — and California is plagued with a massive fiscal crisis — there is one outlier posting… Read More
Exclusive Interview with Gov. Rick Perry
President Obama and his administration have mostly escaped criticism during the week-long Education Nation series on NBC. But outside the friendly confines of 30 Rockefeller… Read More
Side Effects: Medicaid Reimbursement Crisis Hits Texas
Obamacare promises that, some years down the road, every American will have health insurance. But the whole point of having health insurance is to get… Read More
Outside the Beltway: Head Start Fraud
Head Start, which provides child development services primarily to low-income families and their children, is one of the few popular programs that came out of… Read More
Guest Blogger: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on Free Trade
For two decades, the word “trade” has been a dividing force in Congress. Its supporters, like me, see trade as a boon to our economy…. Read More
Why Texas Skipped the “Race to the Top”
President Barack Obama’s $787 trillion failed stimulus included a $4.3 billion set aside for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s “Race to the Top” fund. States… Read More
Guest Blogger: Rep. Olson (R-TX) on Afghanistan Strategy & Karzai’s Ability to Lead
Last weekend, I headed to Afghanistan with some of my colleagues to view firsthand the conditions on the ground as a follow up to the… Read More
Guest Blogger: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) on Health Care
Americans love having options. From the food we eat to the cars we drive, we relish making our own choices based on our preferences and… Read More
Outside the Beltway: Austin Electricity Consumers Paying More for Renewable Energy
Our latest post takes us to Austin, Texas. Consumers are suffering from higher electricity prices, stemming from a renewable energy push that allows consumers to… Read More
Don’t Mess With Texas
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHrIxc-QyE[/youtube] In the video above, Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) offers support for a bipartisan resolution in the Texas legislature in support of states’ rights under… Read More
