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Economy
How government in the Obama era deals with the will of the people
'We're from the government,' etc.
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Law and Government
Church meets state: Texas fund reimburses cities for church meetings
A state Events Trust Fund reimbursed Dallas $2,048,345 for a gathering by T.D. Jakes Ministry, and the city is seeking…
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Economy
What nation would be dumb enough to build a $43 million gas station?
Fill ‘er up? Not so fast. Yes, the U.S. has built a $43 million gas station, but you won’t be able to…
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Economy
As GOP targets ‘sanctuary cities,’ Hillary calls for broader path to U.S. citizenship
In the face of growing anger over “sanctuary cities,” Hillary Clinton further blurred the line between legal and illegal immigration…
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Law and Government
Democratic Party boss takes a hit in vote-fraud case
A client of Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa is facing 16 criminal charges of rigging votes in a Rio…
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Economy
As student debt soars, colleges stockpile cash
As America’s $1.4 trillion student-loan debt balloons like the 2008 real-estate bubble, here’s a modest proposal: Use multibillion-dollar college endowments…
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Law and Government
Food truck vendors sue city over ban against operating within 300 feet of restaurant
Competition may be at the heart of free enterprise, but in San Antonio, there’s only room for one bite of the…
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Education
Students scoring low on standardized test? No problem, says U. of Texas, which has adopted this ‘fix’
If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad … Muhammad will ignore the mountain. That is the message reflected in a decision by…
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Economy
Bipartisan measure would save American consumers billions in fuel costs: Will Obama block it?
While President Obama wants to open the way for Iran oil exports, House members are pushing to put U.S. crude back…
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Law and Government
Magic act: 8 Texas counties list more voters than residents
Amazingly, no law prevents localities from having more registered voters than voting-age residents, and eight Texas counties do. Now a…
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Education
Amazing stats show where Texas public school funding really goes
In a Texas Supreme Court showdown, school-reform groups are escalating the fight over education financing. Countering teacher-union claims that state…
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Education
What would happen if schools bucked the trend toward diversity? See for yourself
In 2000, the left-leaning National Institute for Urban School Improvement issued a white paper (maybe rainbow paper is a more…
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Education
You’re hired! Donald Trump for school boss?
Could Bill Gates or Donald Trump run a school district better than a lifelong professional educator? The Texas State Board for…
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Law and Government
Broken investor-visa program gets ‘lipstick on a pig’ treatment
America’s investor-visa program is ripe for fraud, a new investigation finds — but an immigration expert says the government’s proposed fixes…
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Politics
In Texas, Hillary plays race card for 2016
Echoing President Obama’s musing about mandatory voting while leveraging a billionaire’s money, Hillary Clinton is playing the race card in…
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Economy
San Antonio, deep in debt, digs hole deeper with $13-an-hour minimum wage plan
Already mired in $17 billion of debt, the city of San Antonio wants to raise the minimum wage for city…
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Education
Texas fails school-choice test
Free marketer Milton Friedman would surely be perplexed by the state of education in Texas. The late Nobel Prize-winning economist…
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Economy
Taxpayers brace for hit from ‘Lone Star Rail’
[Even in Texas, uneconomic rail boondoggles cloud fiscal futures. – J.E.] A national transportation expert calls the proposed Lone Star…
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Law and Government
‘Doping the vote’ in South Texas triggers federal indictments
Shady ballot brokers are “doping the vote” in the Rio Grande Valley, an election-watch group says. Now the FBI is…
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Unyielding
Texas bill would eliminate hard time for teens who skip school
Texas will continue to jail and fine 17-year-olds for skipping school — draconian punishment that conservatives and liberals denounce as…
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Economy
Pacific trade pact could boost No. 1 ‘Tex-ports’
Powered by its energy sector, Texas leads the nation in exports. Shipping out $326 billion worth of goods and services…
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Texas business group slams EPA water grab
A Long Star State business alliance is accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of seeking to control “every pond, puddle…
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Law and Government
High cost of green energy hitting pocketbooks of poorest Texans hardest
“Green” power is smacking Texans with higher utility bills, but Democratic lawmakers in Austin, aided by wayward Republicans, don’t care.…
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Economy
Las Vegas suburb reportedly looking to strip ‘integrity, respect, leadership ’ from its core values
Many Americans rightly feel there is a lack of integrity, respect, and creativity in our country these days. Yet one of…
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