2019 School Choice & School Finance Task Force Report
Click here to read the entire Task Force Report. I. School Choice A. Charter Public Schools Texas has a robust public school choice...
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2019 State Budget & Taxation Task Force Report
Click here to read the entire Task Force Report. I. The State Budget in Perspective Boosted by strong oil and gas, sales, and franchise...
El Chupacabra - Hispanic, Woman, and a Republican!
By Mia Garza McCord, President Sep. 18, 2018 El Chupacabra—an urban legend of a wolf or dog like creature who sucks the blood from...
Model Legislation: The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act
Summary The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act (“the Act”) is model legislation that provides consumers with the right to choose...
White Paper: Reforming Texas's Approach to State Jail Felonies
Executive Summary The state jail system and state jail felonies were created in 1993 in order to help alleviate overcrowding in prison...
Testimony: Senate Business & Commerce - Occupational Licensing
Introduction The Committee’s charges today are important. For a number of years now, TCCRI has taken an interest in occupational...
Testimony to the Senate Committee on Administration-Developing a Clear Budget for Legislative Agenci
Background Texas’ General Appropriations Act (GAA) contains a vast amount of information. Indeed, literally every dollar that the state...
Testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security
Summary The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security has a great responsibility in researching legislative...
Testimony to the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence-Legislative Recommendations Regarding the
Introduction The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has a great responsibility in researching legislative options under today’s...
Testimony to the Senate Committee on Higher Education- Funding Models
Introduction This committee’s charge on funding for general academic teaching institutions is an important one. Once minimum operational...
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