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Every year, millions of Texans receive their property tax appraisal notice and do the same thing: they glance at it, maybe grumble, and then move on. No protest. No pushback. No action. In doing so, they make…
The Fourth Amendment is one of the clearest statements in the Bill of Rights: the government does not…
There’s a line often attributed to Benjamin Franklin: “A republic, if you can keep it.” That line gets quoted…
Every election cycle, voters across Texas are asked to approve billions in new bond debt. The pitch is…
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View Archive →A Texas Tech graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, I've spent the last decade running liberty-focused campaigns, staffing Texas lawmakers, and working in public policy. I currently serve as President of Texas Policy Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing transparency to the legislative process and advancing liberty-based solutions that improve governance across the Lone Star State.
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