
Governor Greg Abbott calls on Texas to join other states in calling for an Article V Convention of the States to write new amendments to the U.S. Constitution. He says his 100-page “Texas Plan” “fixes this government run amok” and “returns lawmaking to the process enshrined in the Constitution.”
by Lana Shadwick8 Jan 2016, 11:01 AM PST0

When progressive U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis gave his now famous dissent in the landmark case New State Ice v Liebmann, he wrote, “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.”
by Breitbart Texas18 Nov 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

The Cold War between the West, led by America, and the Communist bloc, led by the former Soviet Union, was a titanic struggle that spanned six decades. Its grinding permanence is now largely lost to the post-9/11 generation.
by Chuck DeVore31 Oct 2015, 2:32 PM PST0

October heralds the return of the endangered Whooping Crane to Texas. Over the next two months the only self-sustaining wild population of Whooping Crane will migrate from its summer home in Canada to its winter home in Aransas National Wildlife Reserve. Once close to extinction, this federally endangered flock has slowly continued to grow in size and is now close to 300 birds.
by Breitbart Texas26 Oct 2015, 6:30 AM PST0

A police search in San Marcos, Texas made headlines this past month after two individuals accused officers of breaking into their private property.
by Breitbart Texas21 Oct 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

The Texas economy has taken hits from a plunge in oil prices, global economic weakness, and a stronger U.S. dollar during the last year. One indication of this combined blow is the latest report by the Dallas Federal Reserve showing a 7.7 percent drop in exports during the last year through July. With exports contributing to almost one-fifth of the state’s total economy and supporting more than one million jobs, it’s no shock that the state’s economy is slowing.
by Breitbart Texas14 Oct 2015, 3:37 AM PST0

Constitution Day might as well be called America’s forgotten holiday, or so joshed a colleague of mine in the office elevator. There was a lilt of exaggeration in his voice, but he was not too far off the mark.
by Breitbart Texas17 Sep 2015, 7:07 PM PST0

Texans benefit from living in one of only nine states without a personal income tax. However, Texas’ cumbersome property tax system warrants concern as it essentially functions as a replacement to the income tax and harms property owners.
by Breitbart Texas27 Aug 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

Most people are unaware of the unconstitutional expansion of federal authority to take control of electric generation in this country.
by Breitbart Texas28 Jul 2015, 3:01 AM PST0

“Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes.”
Such is the claim made by a new report released by the Violence Policy Center this month. According to the report—in which they cite data from the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report—there were “only” 259 justifiable homicides across the country in 2012 involving a private citizen’s use of a firearm, compared to the 8,342 criminal homicides that occurred the same year. Put another way, for every defensive use of a firearm that year, there 32 guns implicated in a criminal homicide.
by Breitbart Texas30 Jun 2015, 11:35 AM PST0

In Part III of our exclusive interview with Rick Perry, he shares his thoughts about Texas’ successful criminal justice reforms, his philosophy on the Tenth Amendment and how he would encourage more innovation and freedom for the states, and the special role his wife Anita will play in his campaign.
by Sarah Rumpf22 Jun 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

The government is not allowed to ban peaceful political advocacy or violate your privacy rights just for exercising your First Amendment rights. But some activists and politicians are using the scare term “Dark Money” to shut down anonymous political speech and take away our free-speech rights.
by Breitbart Texas19 May 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

The Texas House and the Texas Senate haven’t yet come to an agreement on the best way to provide tax relief—but there’s a growing recognition in both chambers that tax reform is equally, if not more, important. Especially when it comes to property taxes.
by Breitbart Texas15 May 2015, 9:47 AM PST0

A heated debate erupted over a proposed bill that would decriminalize truancy for minors in Texas. The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice hearing room was standing room only as legislators prepared to hear public testimony on the matter. Senate Bill
by Merrill Hope3 Apr 2015, 8:08 AM PST0

Breitbart Texas Contributing Editor and border security expert Sylvia Longmire has written a paper, “The Nature and Impact of Illegal Immigration on Security in Texas,” for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The paper, which examines the security threat posed by illegal immigration in Texas, is reprinted below with permission.
by Bob Price31 Mar 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

A bill in the Texas House authored by State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) would allow a school district to require mental health evaluations of students at the sole discretion of the school. This could lead to wrongful mental health determinations, and result in suspensions or alternative education placements of students, even creating an offense.
by Merrill Hope27 Mar 2015, 2:26 AM PST0

Few public policy issues are more boring than public employee pensions.
Really, who wants to sit around the dinner table and talk about pension amortization, funded ratios, or unfunded liabilities? By comparison, C-SPAN 2 looks like a summer blockbuster.
by Breitbart Texas25 Mar 2015, 7:25 AM PST0

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry has joined the list of prominent conservatives who have endorsed the Statement of Principles of the Right on Crime campaign. The announcement was made on Wednesday. Right on Crime is a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) in partnership with the American Conservative Union Foundation and Justice Fellowship and seeks to promote criminal justice reforms from a conservative perspective.
by Sarah Rumpf12 Mar 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

A new poll released by Right on Crime, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), shows that Texas voters strongly support the criminal justice reforms passed in recent years, and would like to see those reforms continue.
by Sarah Rumpf10 Mar 2015, 7:10 AM PST0

Today, Texas is only one of two states that still criminalizes truancy. Texas prosecutes children for truancy at more than double the rate of all forty-nine other states combined. Schoolchildren are prosecuted, punished and fined for cutting classes and missing school. Their futures are often jeopardized by criminal records over their unlawful absenteeism.
by Merrill Hope6 Mar 2015, 8:38 AM PST0

The old expression “you can’t fight city hall” seems more relevant than ever, with cities all over the state and country imposing massive new regulatory schemes that threaten both our liberty and pocketbooks.
by Breitbart Texas3 Mar 2015, 3:06 PM PST0

Texas Republicans and Democrats found some common ground recently on a difficult issue plaguing every homeowner and business in the state: sky-high property taxes.
by Breitbart Texas15 Feb 2015, 8:24 AM PST0

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is the most recent Republican governor to buy into President Obama’s push to expand Medicaid.
by Michael Patrick Leahy29 Jan 2015, 5:30 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — Lieutenant Governor-elect Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton spoke out about the ongoing admissions scandal at the University of Texas at Austin Thursday evening, voicing their support for Wallace J. Hall, Jr., the embattled Board of Regents member. Patrick went one step further, specifically criticizing legislators who had sought an unfair advantage for their children in getting admitted to UT.
by Sarah Rumpf9 Jan 2015, 7:50 AM PST0

AUSTIN, Texas — As the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) kicked off their annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature conference on Wednesday, the first day ended with a spirited discussion of school choice issues. TPPF Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Education Freedom Kent Grusendorf moderated the discussion between Lieutenant Governor-elect Dan Patrick and economist Art Laffer.
by Sarah Rumpf8 Jan 2015, 7:50 AM PST0