Texas Young Republicans represent the entire spectrum of the Republican Party. Because of this, sometimes finding agreement on specific policy can be tough. There can be a lot of differences on how Republican principles should become policy. The one area where we see overwhelming support is criminal justice reform.
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Utility regulators in Texas have been sending positive signs they will make sure consumers get their fair share of savings from the recent corporate tax cuts — but let’s hold the applause until we start seeing lower monthly bills. For the sake of millions of families, this needs to happen sooner rather than later.
Our indigenous, Spanish, Mexican and Texan histories form important aspects of our culture and must be acknowledged and studied. Our place in Texas and our uniquely Texan and Tejano character requires nothing less than Mexican American Studies standards. The State Board of Education shouldn't bury all of that in a general Latino Studies curriculum.
What if the state could adopt a program with a decades-long track record of containing health care cost growth to rates four times lower than national averages, while improving clients’ quality of care? While that may sound too good to be true, Texas was one of the first states to embrace this initiative, known as Medicaid managed care.
Taking basic services away from Texans who are working towards better lives isn’t a responsible way to deal with their economic problems, or our nation’s. Work requires fuel, and hunger never helped anyone find a job.
Although the PROTECT Act is just one more step forward in our battle, the strong support we’ve already received from victim advocates and law enforcement illustrates that people across this country will never tolerate incidents like the one in that San Antonio parking lot. The dangerous trafficking of human beings isn’t over — yet — but at least we’re fighting back.
As our nation continues to engage in this long overdue conversation around gun violence, we each need to decide the role we want to play. Our students are leading the way, and now it’s up to us to follow. As a mother, as a teacher, and as a candidate for Congress, I’m choosing to stand on the side of the students.
Tax financing of political campaigns comes at great cost to Americans’ political rights and autonomy. Yet it does not seem to produce much of a payoff — except for politicians. Austin City Council members would do well to actually look at the real-world experience of campaign vouchers. They may find it hard to vouch for their success.
Many participants and fans accept gendered segregation without significant reflection. Yet the challenges presented by transgendered and intersex athletes serve as a reminder of how easily we confound the familiar with the necessary.
America is a nation divided. We are divided by income and race, military vs. non-military, tech vs. non-tech, boss vs. worker, old vs. young, urban vs. rural, Republican vs. Democrat, you name it. If it can be categorized as "us vs. them,” you can almost guarantee we’re sorting ourselves that way.
With the potential for so much change in the November elections, we still have a long way to go until the speaker’s race really takes shape. That’s still eight months — and hundreds of presidential tweets — away. When the election dust settles, we look forward to working with our Republican colleagues to make a decision about a new speaker, one who will allow members of the House to serve their districts well and address the issues important to our constituents.
The First Amendment wasn’t designed to physically endanger people in need of care. This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court must reaffirm that understanding or risk the health of women across the country.
Many teachers do not want to carry guns in schools — a sentiment shared by many police officers. In chaotic situations, multiple shooters can create confusion for law enforcement about who the actual threat is. Many students and parents do not want school employees to carry guns in schools.
There’s a long road ahead, but a path to victory has been revealed. Texans now believe their votes can make a difference. More than anything else, the notion that individuals can affect change has driven a Democratic surge of voters.
Federal policymakers and lawmakers in other states should follow Texas’ lead by making work requirements mandatory for all able-bodied adults on welfare and refocusing training programs to have a work-first culture. Only then will America be able to move millions of people off the sidelines, out of dependency, and back to work.
Seal a tarot card inside a crystal ball, like a ship in a bottle. You now have a device just as capable of predicting general election outcomes based on primary election inputs as all the soothsayers sealed inside the post-Texas primary media bubble.
Austin's recently passed ordinance requiring paid sick leave adds one more layer of difficulty for small- and medium-sized businesses. In a growing city with a young population, the creation and expansion of new, interesting, and innovative firms and even industries play an essential role in providing the needed job opportunities and services. Taking away the flexibility of such firms to determine their own mix of compensation when competing for workers inhibits this type of growth.
Promising to fix property tax problems with a local tax cap is deceptive and amounts to just another unfunded state mandate. School taxes make up 54 percent of all property taxes, but a tax cap would not apply to public education.
Climate change is intensifying drought around the world, and South Africa has pushed for strong international action on climate change. Cape Town has even been a global leader in water conservation. But there’s one piece that frequently seems to be left out of the country’s water conversation: energy.
