| December 01, 1995 |
| | An Analysis of Public Private School Choice in Texas By Prof. J. Chrys Dougherty and Stephen L. BeckerA landmark study presenting an assessment of four issues often raised about proposed school choice plans. The study shows that academic quality is an important motivating factor for low-income parents who desire school choice. public schools will not be monetarily hurt by a voucher plan because a limited number of private school vacancies will prevent a mass exodus from public schools.
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| October 15, 1995 |
| | Tort Reform Has Texas Ended Its Lawsuit Lottery? By B. D. Daniel and Michael D. WeissThe 73rd and 74th Sessions of the Texas Legislature generated significant legislation reforming the Texas civil justice system. While this legislation will govern lawsuits involving business disputes as well as those cases involving physical injuries, these legislative changes are normally and most effectively encapsulated by the phrase "tort reform."
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| August 15, 1995 |
| | Public Education Grants Your Right to Public School Choice By Allen E. Parker, Jr.A question-and-answer explanation of the Public Education Grant Program, designed to allow students assigned to low-performing public schools have a choice to attend another public school, including one outside their own district.
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| March 01, 1995 |
| | A Market-Based Partnership Approach to Species Protection By John Merrifield and Duggan FlanakinAs the Congressional debate rages over reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act, both property rights advocates and environmental activists agree that the key to balancing species protection with landowner rights is through the implementation of market-based incentives to preserve and create habitat.
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| January 15, 1995 |
| | Juris-Imprudence Law And Disorder At The Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals By Don R. WillettTexans know very little about the Court of Criminal Appeals, but it must be reformed. The Court once ruled in favor of a man charged with drowning his wife because prosecutors neglected to say what she'd drowned in. The Court's approach forgets that an individual crime is a violent eruption that shatters lives. Enough is enough; only criminals and inefficiency would suffer in the Court's absence.
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