TCCRI Statement on Proposed Tax Swap
0000 The Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute applauds Governor Abbott, Lt. Governor Patrick, and Speaker Bonnen after their release of a joint statement supporting a...
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White Paper: Examining the Need for a Rate Increase to IDD Community-Based Providers
Posted March 21, 2019 / New to TCCRI, Publications, Research Reports, Uncategorized
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00With a total FY 2018-2019 biennial appropriation of $61.8 billion all funds (AF), the Medicaid program makes up just over 28% of the entire state budget.[i]And, because the program is an...
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White Paper: Assessing the Value of State Vehicle Safety Inspections
Posted February 22, 2019 / New to TCCRI, Publications, Research Reports
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00Texas law requires vehicles registered in the state to pass an annual safety inspection. That is in addition to federally mandated emissions tests in 17 state counties in order to comply with...
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OP-ED: Don’t bring California’s misguided data privacy law to Texas
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
Posted November 30, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Publications, Research Reports
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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
Posted October 25, 2018 / New to TCCRI, Op-Eds & Press Releases
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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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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