Prices, Reliability, and Consumer Choice in the Texas Electricity Market

Click here for video introduction Texas, alone among the states, has moved forward into a truly restructured and competitive electricity era, which has brought lower prices, greater reliability, and increased consumer choice.

Charter Schools in Texas: The Waiting Lists Grow Longer

Click here for video introduction For the 2008-09 school year, 40,813 Texas school children were on waiting lists to be accepted into charter schools. This figure is more than double last year's total and demonstrates strong demand for charter schools in Texas.

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Yes, Texas Can End the Property Tax The Texas Legislature and our last two governors have acted in good faith to reduce property taxes, but the combination of rising property valuations and local government excesses have caused property taxes to continue their surge. So what can our state do to relieve this burden?

Equip Students With Generations of Wisdom College coursework focusing on Western civilization and American traditions would teach students critical thinking and reasoning skills and provide a solid grounding in civic responsibility and ethical character – improving society in the wake of moral muddiness.

Net Neutrality Would Open Door to Government Censorship of Internet Proponents of “net neutrality” offer no explanation of how our government’s regulation of the Internet would differ from that of the Chinese government. In fact, the attack on current providers for prioritizing data is odd, considering both sides of the debate generally agree that prioritization is necessary—the FCC has included a “reasonable network management” exception to each of the proposed rules.

Mandatory Insurance Could Be Unconstitutional It now appears that some form of a health care bill will be passed unilaterally by congressional Democrats. But the fat lady has yet to warm up. Key provisions in the bill could be unconstitutional and need to be challenged. It could be a close constitutional call, as there are arguments on both sides.

Less Crime for Less Money Public safety is job one, but recent improvements in Texas parole outcomes demonstrate that we can be safer while saving money.

From Bad to Worse Snake-oil stimulus dollars were supposed to be a cure-all for states faced with severe budget shortfalls. As it turns out, they may end up making a bad situation even worse.

Too Many Texas Students are Waiting in Line While almost 130,000 students benefit from attending a public charter school in Texas, 40,000 more are prevented from attending due to space constraints. Clearly, demand is increasing for public charter schools, but supply is not.

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