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Liberty’s New Address

Governor Greg Abbott spoke in Austin on Tuesday, keynoting the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s new office. The Houston Chronicle reports, Abbott told the crowd that the federal government under the Obama administration threatens their...

What They’re Saying about the Border

As we look back on the first quarter of 2015, it’s easy to see that increasing the number of boots on the ground at the border has helped. Despite that, some Congressional Democrats want to stop to evaluate this effort before going further. According to the El...

Governor Abbott announces franchise tax proposal

At a press conference on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott announced his plan to reduce the business franchise tax in Texas. Speaking at a small business in Austin, Governor Abbott spoke of the burden the tax puts on businesses in Texas. In his remarks,...

Franchise tax relief is essential to Texas economy

This Op-Ed first appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, April 15, 2015. By Greg Abbott The best job creation program is tax reduction. April 15 is an appropriate day to re-evaluate our tax structure and to find ways to reduce taxes on our citizens. This year, it...

As Texas Grows, So Must Our Roads

NewGeography.com reports that in 2013-2014, four Texas cities made the top 10 list for population growth. Among the 53 major metropolitan areas (with more than 1 million population), Texas cities occupied three of five top positions in population growth, and four of...

Obamacare Horror Stories

We asked Texans to share their ObamaCare horror stories with us. Here are just 20 examples of the ways Texans have been shortchanged by ObamaCare: I was on CBA until I was forced into one of the worst HMOs in the USA…Now I cannot see some of the doctors that...