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Allowing APRNs to Practice at the Top of the Licenses Would Make Healthcare More Affordable

This piece is adapted from TCCRI’s recent report “Improving Medicaid Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness”, available online at: https://www...

City of Austin Makes the Case for State Oversight of Ballot Proposition Language, Again.

Anyone who spent regular time in the City of Austin before June 2019 will tell you how different the city has been over the last 18 month...

The Case for a Stronger Constitutional Spending Limit in Texas

Texas's current constitutional spending limit, contained in Article VIII, Section 22 of the Texas Constitution, reads as follows: In no b...

Bring True Reciprocity in Occupational Licensing to Texas

There is little doubt that occupational licensing—i.e., requiring the government’s permission in order to pursue a specific occupation or...

The Story of Virtual Learning's Failures and Why Texas Must Fight to Overhaul the System

TCCRI recently published the Final Report of our 2019-20 Education & Workforce Task Force. The Final Report is the result of numerous Tas...

Whose America Is This?

As most reasonable Americans are, I am dismayed, deeply saddened, and pretty darn peeved (this is my nice word) at what transpired on Wed...

Saudade: 2020- A Year of Reflection and Nostalgia

By Mia Garza McCord, President. December 2, 2020 Saudade- a Portuguese word that translates to longing, nostalgia, yearning. Saudade ...

Cancelling STAAR Exams Again Would be a Mistake

By Russell H. Withers, General Counsel & Senior Policy Analyst November. 24, 2020 The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readines...

Interview with Jorge Martinez, Texas Coalitions Director for The LIBRE Initiative

National Review Online: Texas Governor Abbott Has Made It Easier, Not Harder, to Vote

General Counsel & Policy Director, Russell H. Withers for National Review: Texas Governor Abbott Has Made It Easier, Not Harder, to Vote

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