410 million fewer humans in extreme poverty today than in 2010. (It's more than a billion since 2000.)

I need Republicans to pretend this is as important as potential cat deaths in Ohio and act accordingly.

Amen. The #Txlege House #SchoolChoice bill last year was a fiscally irresponsible mess that only gave ESAs to about 0.5% of Texas students. We must pass a universal bill that gives ESA to EVERY family who wants on. Because EVERY student deserves a quality education.

🔥My letter to the editor at Dallas Morning News with Brian Harrison on the need and path to eliminate property taxes in #Texas: “Fix Texas tax system” Re: “Ending Property Taxes Is a False Promise — Texas GOP pitch is a dangerous pipe dream,” Wednesday editorial. This editorial

For years, politicians in both parties have acted like inflation had been permanently tamed, that low interest rates meant that borrowing was cheap and easy, and that it appeared there would be no consequences for soaring deficits. This was not true. reason.com/2024/09/07/how…

"I am interested in politics so that one day I will not have to be interested in politics." - Ayn Rand

Don't tell #txlege lawmakers this... #RuralBroadband

It is absurd how much some people freak out at the thought of less government interference. They’ve been brainwashed that we need it. We don’t.

If you want to know why your local public school teachers aren't getting paid more, the answer might just lie in the influx of nonteachers on the district payroll. reason.com/2024/09/10/are…

The case for reducing state power and increasing freedom over the illusion of democracy: mises.org/mises-wire/sma…

Another busy #txlege Hearing week: 👉Joint Budget Hearings continue 👉House Crim Jur, State Affairs, Judiciary & Civil Jur, S/C on Youth, Health, & Safety, Ag. & Livestock, Pensions, Inv. & Fin. Svcs. 👉Senate Nat. Resources & Eco. Dev., Transportation, Health & Human Svcs.,

🤔 Do you support expanded gambling in Texas? (i.e. resort-style casinos)

43 of 45 (95%) of economists recently surveyed by The University of Chicago agreed that "Imposing tariffs results in a substantial portion of the tariffs being borne by consumers of the country that enacts the tariffs, through price increases." (The only "disagree" actually said "it depends")

When the Sunset Commission Commission meets Thursday (9/19), they will consider & possibly take action on the sunset recommendations for: #txlege 👉 Sabine River Authority of Texas 👉 Department of Information Resources 👉 Texas Lottery Commission Agenda here⤵️ sunset.texas.gov/public/uploads…

Okay here we go TikTok v. Garland D.C. Circuit live tweet thread

Good try to use your journalism to do math, better luck for a serious rebuttal next time. If you understood the state budget, then you’d know that a budget surplus is tax revenue exceeding spending, not one-time tax revenue that goes away. If #txlege limits spending to at most

Scott, I'll refrain from copying your your spurious ad hominem attack on Vance Ginn. But your argument is not serious policy or journalism. Texas' general revenue grows on average 6% per biennium. That's a 20 year average. If the state keeps spending growth below that, and why

Why do we tolerate this? ⤵️