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Empathy In Illegal Immigration

Over the last three years, nearly eight million U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encounters with illegal immigrants have occurred....

Proposition 2: Property Tax Exemption for Child-Care Facilities

Proposition 2 would authorize counties and cities to grant a partial or 100 percent property tax exemption for child-care facilities. A...

Proposition 13: Retirement Age of State Justices and Judges

In Texas, state justices and judges are elected officials. Under current law, these judges and justices are required to retire at the age...

Proposition 8: Broadband Infrastructure Fund

Proposition 8 would Create a Broadband Infrastructure Fund to Expand High-Speed Broadband Access in Texas. Access to rapid internet has...

Proposition 5: The Texas University Fund

Proposition 5 would rebrand the National Research University Fund as the Texas University Fund and create a dedicated revenue stream to...

Prop 14 Would Expand State Parkland for All Texans

In 2001, Texas Tech University, in coordination with Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD), published a report that suggested the state of...

Prop 4: Property Tax Relief

Overall, Texas is a relatively low-tax state, being one of only nine states that does not have an individual income tax. Unfortunately,...

Education Choice & Workforce: Charter Public Schools

TCCRI's formerly published Education Choice & Workforce Reform Task Force Report explored the topic of public charter schools. What...

The Misleading and Dishonest Arguments of Education Choice Opponents: Fiscal Impact

TCCRI's paper published earlier this year, Outstanding Opportunities: The Case for Education Choice in the Lone Star State, contains...

Elected Officials in Rural Texas Should Support Education Choice

TCCRI's paper published earlier this year, Outstanding Opportunities: The Case for Education Choice in the Lone Star State, contains...

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