One of the most important functions of government is the fair administration and enforcement of laws, both criminal and civil. The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute’s Criminal Justice and Government Reform Task Force focuses on these issues. One major policy area is the proliferation of marijuana-adjacent products taking advantage of changes made to Texas law, particularly regarding hemp. Texas remains a jurisdiction in which marijuana possession and consumption

On January 13, 2023 The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ (ATF) final rule (2021R-08F), “ Factoring Criteria for...

The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute is pleased to release the Final Report of the 2021-2022 Criminal Justice & Government...

In this piece for National Review Online last year, I discussed the numerous false narratives used by Democrats and the media when...

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Photo credit: Bob Korn / Shutterstock.com With the United States Supreme Court’s recent holding in Dobbs that there is no constitutional...

Published on nationalreview.com on October, 13, 2020 Texas Governor Abbott has made voting in upcoming elections — both in-person and by...

On Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court held that Article X, Section 6 of Montana’s State Constitution violates the First Amendment to t