The alleged negative impacts of SB 3 on farmers and Texas’ economy have been vastly overstated by the proponents of psychoactive products containing THC.

mRNA technology has the potential to combat infectious diseases, cancer, and rare genetic diseases by harnessing the body’s natural protein-making machinery. On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency. Just over three years later, in April 2023, President Biden declared the emergency over. A critical step in responding to the emergency was the development of several vaccines to guard against the SARS-CoV-2 viru

Allowing pharmacists to “test and treat” for common acute conditions can improve health care access in spite of the primary care shortage.

TCCRI is pleased to release its latest white paper on the need to reform the 340B Program. Below is a one-pager document outlining the...

Congress should take the action necessary to address the four key flaws of the 340B program.

The Texas economy continues to be the envy of other states. In January 2025, the Comptroller in his Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) for the 2026-2027 Biennium projected an ending general revenue (GR) balance of $23.8 billion for 2024-2025 biennium, which concludes on August 31, 2025. But that rosy forecast is subject to the usual caveats; projections of economic growth (or contractions) are always tentative at best. It is a given that, due to the large surplus, there will be

Health insurance mandates drive up the cost of premiums. Filed bills by Sen. Bettencourt and Rep. Paul would require an analysis of new...

Claims that institutional investors are behind this affordability challenge are not supported by the evidence.

Americans are paying more than ever for healthcare yet are sicker than they have been in decades. While the rest of the world’s average life expectancy has continued to increase, the U.S. numbers have decreased to levels not seen in 30 years. While the COVID-19 pandemic was certainly a contributing factor to this problem, the trend began before COVID and has continued to linger after the Public Health Emergency ended. Medical debt continues to be the leading cause of personal

The Texas Conservative Coalition (TCCRI) views public policy through the lens of its principles of Limited Government, Individual Liberty, Free Enterprise, and Traditional Values. Together, these principles form the “LIFT Principles.” Of TCCRI’s six public policy Task Forces, only the “Free Enterprise and Government Regulation” task force has one of these principles included in its title. The other half of the title, government regulation , should rightly be understood not as