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OP-ED: Don’t bring California’s misguided data privacy law to Texas

OP-ED: Don’t bring California’s misguided data privacy law to Texas

Posted 25 days ago / New to TCCRI, Op-Eds & Press Releases, Uncategorized 5

0000 Published on houstonchronicle.com, January 22, 2019. It is no secret that Texas likes to compete and win against California. Former Gov. Rick Perry used to actively...

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White Paper: The Case for Healthcare Price Transparency

White Paper: The Case for Healthcare Price Transparency

Posted November 30, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Publications, Research Reports 3

000 0 Background: The Curious Permeation of Competitive Shopping In today’s era of Amazon, Costco, and Google, consumers are conditioned to competitively shop for goods and services.  The concept...

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OP-ED: Congress Has Unfinished Business To Do Regarding Health Care

OP-ED: Congress Has Unfinished Business To Do Regarding Health Care

Posted October 25, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Op-Eds & Press Releases 2

000 0 Published on The Waco Tribune-Herald website on 10/25/2019 By Tom Aldred, Executive Director It is curious that many features of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (or...

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OP-ED: El Chupacabra – Hispanic, Woman, and Republican!

OP-ED: El Chupacabra – Hispanic, Woman, and Republican!

Posted September 18, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Op-Eds & Press Releases, Publications 4

020 2 By Mia Garza McCord El Chupacabra—an urban legend of a wolf or dog like creature who sucks the blood from livestock. While sightings have been reported, actual proof of such creature has...

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Model Legislation: The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act

Model Legislation: The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act

Posted September 13, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Op-Eds & Press Releases, Publications 3

00The Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act (“the Act”) is model legislation that provides consumers with the right to choose a worker who best serves their...

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White Paper: Reforming Texas’s Approach to State Jail Felonies

White Paper: Reforming Texas’s Approach to State Jail Felonies

Posted September 12, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Publications, Research Reports, Uncategorized 5

00The state jail system and state jail felonies were created in 1993 in order to help alleviate overcrowding in prison and county jails, to reduce low-level criminals from contact with violent...

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Testimony to the Senate Committee on Administration, Developing a Clear Budget for Legislative Agencies: August 28, 2018

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Administration, Developing a Clear Budget for Legislative Agencies: August 28, 2018

Posted August 31, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI, Uncategorized 1

00Texas’ General Appropriations Act (GAA) contains a vast amount of information. Indeed, literally every dollar that the state spends is, by definition, accounted for in the state...

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Testimony to the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, regarding Occupational Licensing: August 28, 2018

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, regarding Occupational Licensing: August 28, 2018

Posted August 28, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI, Uncategorized 3

00There is a growing body of evidence that occupational licensing—i.e. requiring the government’s permission in order to pursue a specific occupation or trade—creates negative effects and...

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Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security Testimony: July 18, 2018

Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools & School Security Testimony: July 18, 2018

Posted July 18, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI, Publications, Uncategorized 2

000 0   Summary The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Security has a great responsibility in researching legislative options under today’s charge. The Texas...

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House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Testimony on Legislative Recommendations Regarding the Second Amendment: June 25, 2018

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, Testimony on Legislative Recommendations Regarding the Second Amendment: June 25, 2018

Posted June 25, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI 7

02The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence has a great responsibility in researching...

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Senate Committee on Higher Education Testimony, Funding Models: May 22, 2018

Senate Committee on Higher Education Testimony, Funding Models: May 22, 2018

Posted May 21, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI, Uncategorized 3

00This committee’s charge on funding for general academic teaching institutions is an important one...

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House Transportation Testimony, Transportation Funding Mechanisms: April 18, 2018

House Transportation Testimony, Transportation Funding Mechanisms: April 18, 2018

Posted April 24, 2018 / Letters & Legislative Testimony, New to TCCRI 9

000 0 Background: Increased Funding for Transportation Today’s charge on transportation infrastructure financing is an important one: Transportation financing has been an urgent concern for state...

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