Veritas, our semi-regular publication, is the Latin word for "truth."In the pages of Veritas you will find fresh perspectives on the issues facing us as a people and new insights on policy and culture. If you have an idea or proposal for a future Veritas article, please contact us info@TexasPolicy.com but do not send manuscripts.

Volume September 2004, Issue Water, Taxes & Philosophy, 2004-09-15
1. Welcome To Veritas!, Brooke Leslie Rollins 2. Salty Solution To Texas’ Water Wars, Steven A. Carr 3. No More Tax Heroin, Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. 4. How Much Worse Off Are We?, Arnold Kling 5. Rolling Back Government, Maurice P. McTigue Full text of Veritas, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Volume May 2004, Issue "Facts, Figures & Findings", 2004-05-17

01. Fingertip Facts On Spending, Texas Public Policy Foundation 02. Fingertip Facts On Taxes, Texas Public Policy Foundation 03. Follow The Money, Chris Patterson 04. Splitting the Difference, Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. 05. Effective, Efficient, Fair, 06. Texas-STAMP, The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University 07. Assessing Performance, 08. The Business Activity Tax, Richard Vedder, Ph.D., & Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. 09. The High Costs Of Texas Public Education, Milton Holloway 10. Building For The Future, Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. 11. Paying For Education, Chris Patterson 12. General Principles For Conservatives, Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute Full text of Veritas, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Volume December 2003, Issue "Looking Forward To 2004", 2003-12-15
1. Welcome to Veritas!, Brooke Leslie Rollins 2. Medicaid Issues and Challenges, Beau Egert 3. A Labor of Love, Pamela Benigno 4. Common Sense Budgeting, Bob Williams 5. What's Money Got To Do With It?, Chris Patterson 6. Pass It On: Telecom Matters, Kent Lassman 7. The Business of Government?, Wendell Cox Full text of Veritas, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Volume September 2003, Issue "Reviewing the 78th Legislative Session", 2003-09-08

1. Welcome to Veritas, Brooke Leslie Rollins 2. We Did What We Set Out To Do, The Honorable Rick Perry 3. New Texas Heroes, The Honorable Tom Craddick 4. Leaving the Safe Harbor, The Honorable Florence Shapiro 5. Lean Budget Helps School Finance, The Honorable Kent Grusendorf 6. Curing Texas' Lawsuit Headache, The Honorable Joseph M. Nixon 7. Rebuilding Texas Health Care, The Honorable Dianne White Delisi 8. A Fresh(man) Perspective, The Honorable Linda Harper-Brown 9. The Inside World of the Texas Press, Sherry Sylvester Let the Texas Majority Rejoice!, Michael Quinn Sullivan

Volume 3, Issue 2, 2002-03-01

Promoting Judicial Independence & Public Confidence In The Courts: The Case for Judicial Appointments in Texas, Mark A. Behrens and Cary Silverman Reforming Judicial Selection: The Case for Judicial Elections in Texas, Justice Tom James State Tax Policy: The Why & What of Econometric Models, David G. Tuerck The Illusion of Transit Choice, Wendell Cox The Statesman Doesn’t Matter: The Declining Influence of the Mainstream Media, Michael Quinn Sullivan

Volume 3, Issue 1, 2002-01-15
Are Muslims Conservatives?, Grover Norquist Defending Liberty After September 11, Daniel Bonevac, Ph.D. Give Texas Back Its Money, William Conerly, Ph.D. Sexual Harassment Policies Push The Envelope At Texas Universities, Marc Levin The Growing Asbestos Litigation Crisis In Texas: Immediate Action Is Needed, Richard Faulk The Medicaid Problem in Texas, The Honorable Arlene Wohlgemuth

Volume 2, Issue 3, 2001-10-15
Beyond the Left/Right Debate: What Science Says About "Safe Sex", Danyelle E. Daniel Letting The People Take The Initiative: Is I&R Good For Texas?, Mike Ford School Accountability: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?, John Pisciotta Texas Tax Reform May Lighten Your Wallet, Richard Vedder, Ph.D.

Volume 2, Issue 2, 2001-06-15
Are Conservatives Ready to Govern Texas?, Jeff Judson Losing the Race: The SAT and College Admissions, Chris Patterson The Endangered Species Act: Species Protection or Federal Land Use Control?, Clayton Trotter Urban Sprawl in Texas: Will the Portland Smart Growth Policies Make A Difference?, Wendell Cox

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2001-01-15

A Review of the Texas Public School Accountability System Is it Working?, Jeff Judson Empowering Students by Increasing Competition Among Universities, Ryan C. Amacher and Roger E. Meiners Hate Crime Laws and the Reversion to Medieval Society, Morgan Reynolds The Future of Health Care in Texas, Kathi Seay The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for Preserving Freedom and Livability in America’s Cities and Suburbs, Steven Hayward

Volume 1, Issue 3, 2000-10-15
A Common Sense Approach To The Problem of Gun Violence, The Honorable John Cornyn Compassionate Conservatism, Marvin Olasky Divorce: The Bigger Picture, Brett A. Magbee Silent No More: The Law is Behind Parents Who Assert Their Rights in Public Schools, Linda L. Schlueter The Texas Tax Relief Act in Retrospect, David A. Hartman

Volume 1, Issue 2, 2000-07-15

A Taxing Challenge: Maintaining Your Privacy on the Internet by Bartlett D. Cleland, Bartlett Cleland Ideas Reign, The Honorable Phil Gramm Reforming Higher Education Through Statewide Examinations, Daniel Bonevac and Robert C. Koons The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship, The Future of Mass Transit in the United States: Can We Get There From Here?, Thomas Rubin The Future of Mass Transit: New extended version, includes case studies on Atlanta and Las Vegas, Thomas Rubin

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2000-05-01
Medical Perspectives on Clean Air Health Effects, John Dunn, M.D., J.D. Meeting the Challenge of the Uninsured, Grace-Marie Arnett The Anti-Sprawl War on the Suburbs: False Diagnosis, Hopeless Policies, Wendell Cox The Effects of School Choice on the Edgewood Independent School District, John Bowman Water Markets Surging Into the New Millennium, Clay Landry

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