Texas Supreme Court Agrees that Austin Ballot Language is Misleading
By Russell H. Withers, Director of Policy & General Counsel. March 3, 2021 In a Feb. 12 post on LIFT Perspectives titled "City of...
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TCCRI Statement on Proposed Tax Swap
The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute applauds Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen after their...
El Chupacabra - Hispanic, Woman, and a Republican!
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The Unsustainable "Bad Math" of Property Taxes
Published in TribTalk February 26, 2018 Dale Craymer is right. In his Feb. 5 column “Bad Math: Replacing property taxes with higher sales...
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Published in the Star-Telegram on February 14, 2018 Texas is one of only two states to have two cities listed among the 10 most congested...
Legislature Should Clarify the Legality of Fantasy Sports
Published in MyStatesman. On March 6, the seventh annual Wise County Hog Contest came to an end. After a month of hunting, 158...
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Published in the Star-Telegram. There is an epidemic of local economic regulations sweeping our state, stifling economic...
Municipalities Gone Wild: Stifling Economic Freedom, One Regulation at a Time
Published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times. There is an epidemic of local economic regulations sweeping our state, stifling economic...
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