TCCRI StaffDec 5, 20171 min readCommittee TestimonyFree Enterprise: House Select Committee on Economic CompetitivenessIntroduction The House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness will meet on December 5, 2017 to discuss the important issues of...
TCCRI StaffOct 11, 20171 min readWhite PaperThe Importance of NAFTA and Free Trade to TexasBackground: Free Trade in Theory and Practice Free trade between nations is one of the foundational concepts of modern economics. In the...
Tom AldredOct 10, 20173 min readLIFT PerspectivesCriticisms of NAFTA Overlook the Benefits to TexasOn October 11, NAFTA renegotiations will recommence between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The free trade agreement has come under a lot...
TCCRI StaffApr 4, 20173 min readLIFT PerspectivesLegislature Should Clarify the Legality of Fantasy SportsPublished in MyStatesman. On March 6, the seventh annual Wise County Hog Contest came to an end. After a month of hunting, 158...
TCCRI StaffMar 15, 20173 min readLIFT PerspectivesCities gone Wild: It's time for the Texas Legislature to Assert Statewide ControlPublished in the Star-Telegram. There is an epidemic of local economic regulations sweeping our state, stifling economic...
TCCRI StaffMar 10, 20173 min readLIFT PerspectivesMunicipalities Gone Wild: Stifling Economic Freedom, One Regulation at a TimePublished in the Corpus Christi Caller Times. There is an epidemic of local economic regulations sweeping our state, stifling economic...
TCCRI StaffJan 19, 20171 min readTask Force ReportFree Enterprise Task Force: 2017 Final ReportIntroduction The free market is a central tenet of conservatism, which rests on the belief that the individuals interacting in the...