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Cleaner By the Dozen: Transportation
Introduction Over the past several months, TXEnergyProject worked closely with R Street Institute to identify and develop conservative...
Matt Patterson
Jun 15, 20224 min read


Cleaner By the Dozen: Electricity
By Josiah Neeley & Matt Patterson, May 17, 2022 Introduction Over the past several months, TXEnergyProject worked closely with R Street...
Matt Patterson
May 17, 20225 min read


Now Is the Time for Property Tax Relief
The 87th Legislature chose not to extend the Chapter 313 property tax incentive program beyond December 31, 2022, although Chapter 313...
Tom Wolfe
Apr 19, 20222 min read


Demise of Chapter 313 Should Prompt Thorough Examination of Commercial Property Taxes
Commercial property taxes in Texas are burdensome due to a combination of high tax rates and a broad tax base. In 2021, the Legislature...
Tom Wolfe
Mar 17, 20226 min read


Health Insurance Does Not Equal Access to Care
Health coverage is great, but doesn’t mean much without available providers.
TCCRI Staff
Mar 15, 20223 min read


Government Price Controls are Bad Medicine for Healthcare Consumers
In last night’s State of the Union Address, President Biden recycled yet another formerly rejected policy proposal when he urged...
TCCRI Staff
Mar 2, 20222 min read


Study Suggests State-Funded Pre-K Not as Beneficial as Once Thought
Editorial Credit: Alejandro Guzmani / Shutterstock.com As the federal government considers legislation that would create universal...
TCCRI Staff
Jan 28, 20223 min read


Texas AFT’s Clumsy Efforts to End Accountability
Editorial Credit: Kokoulina / Shutterstock.com In a truly bizarre article that the Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT)...
Russell Withers
Oct 8, 20213 min read


A Conservative Tejana
With the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, I wanted to take a step back from where I am now to talk about how I got here. I am proud...
Mia McCord
Sep 15, 20216 min read


9/11 Was An Inside Job
The 9/11 attacks were planned and orchestrated inside Afghanistan. We would do well not to forget that on their 20th anniversary.
Tom Aldred
Sep 13, 20214 min read
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