I’m finding it hard to believe that it is already … [Read more...]
Numbers show why lawmakers must fund the AG’s election fraud unit fully
January 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Mills: Oil & gas industry leaders predict increased activity this year
January 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Alex Mills The oil and gas industry expects … [Read more...]
Texas Senate & House committee appointments dominated Texas this week
January 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The big news of the week in Texas politics centers … [Read more...]
Sad sack Seliger and claims of “phony” legislative scorecards
January 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
One of the constant targets of the politically … [Read more...]
Maybe to understand Leftists we must ditch rationalism and results
January 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Possibly we should completely set aside our ideas … [Read more...]
Senator Seliger makes himself first sad sack soap opera story of legislative session
January 22, 2019 by 3 Comments
Last week I reported that the head of the Texas … [Read more...]
Legislators are often less “up” on issues than you think; you must help ’em out
January 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
You likely think all these guys and gals know what … [Read more...]
Lubbock County Medical Examiner: Is this the invasion of the baby body snatchers?
January 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By L. Scott Mann, the Sandstorm Scholar The … [Read more...]
Mills: Not much optimism for increase in oil prices
January 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Alex Mills Accurately predicting the price … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #7: Hurricane repair, Veterinary medicine, industrial transportation infrastructure
January 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
My list of priorities for the Texas Legislature … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #6: Fund DPS well but audit and restore top training and standards
January 17, 2019 by 1 Comment
In my list of priorities for the Texas … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #5: Shut down CPRIT (and other agencies like it.)
January 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In my list of priorities for the Texas Legislature … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #4: Significantly fund the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Unit
January 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In my list of priorities for the Texas Legislature … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #3: Make school finance system simple and transparent
January 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In my list of priorities for the Texas Legislature … [Read more...]
Mills: Oil, natural gas prices reverse downward trend
January 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Alex Mills Crude oil and natural gas prices … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #2: Meaningful local property tax reform with caps and votes
January 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Second in my legislative priorities list for 2019 … [Read more...]
Legislative priority #1: Respect liberty and property; force local government to do the same
January 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Texas legislature is underway in Austin and I … [Read more...]
Pratt’s Texas legislative priorities, in summary
January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Among the thousands of bills that will be filed … [Read more...]
Pratt on Texas legislative priorities; five through seven summarized
January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Texas Legislature has convened. Yesterday I … [Read more...]
Pratt on Texas legislative priorities; the first four summarized
January 8, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature … [Read more...]
Mills: Oil, gasoline had largest losses of all commodities in 2018
January 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By Alex Mills It is no surprise that crude oil … [Read more...]
Texas legislature convenes tomorrow; proof will be in the pudding.
January 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Texas Legislature convenes this week for its … [Read more...]
Coverage of plight of federal workers offensive to the self-employed
December 30, 2018 by 4 Comments
Last week, among a ton of similar stories, the New … [Read more...]
Matthews: Trump needs to resolve China trade issues in 2019
December 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In speaking with IPI’s resident scholar Dr. … [Read more...]
Houston PD chief Art Acevedo’s political illogic
Austin’s former, and Houston’s current, police … [Read more...]