Discussions regarding the state budget.
Welcome to 2015! Lest you thought you might get a respite from politics, WRONG! This is especially true if you live in Texas and/or Houston. In just a few days, a new Republican-controlled House and Senate convene to govern our country alongside a Democratic president. Frankly, there is not likely to be much governing going […]
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Tuesday, January 29 was a big day in politics. President Obama presented his plan for immigration changes that will primarily affect America’s Latino population. Previously, a bi-partisan committee of U.S. Senators also presented a plan. While the details of the plans will be hotly debated over the next few months, it may be that immigration […]
Continue reading →Hold on to your pocketbooks and your property folks because the Texas Legislature is on it’s way. In just a month, January 8, 2013, the Texas Legislature will convene for it’s 83rd session. The Texas Constitution, as you probably know, states that the Texas Legislature will meet once every two years for 140 days. Isn’t […]
Continue reading →Last Friday, my firm hosted a half day session on Policy Projections for 2013. We focused on how the 2012 elections will impact policy in 2013 and what that means for business. Providing speakers from the national, state and local level, we addressed how the federal government is refusing to act, the state government overreacts […]
Continue reading →Are you familiar with the Texas Tribune? If not, you should be. This online publication, with some of the best journalists in the state, provides in-depth coverage of Texas policy and politics. They also provide extensive databases, such as the one that allows a reader to look up the salary of any State of Texas […]
Continue reading →Governor Rick Perry plans to make a major speech in Houston today. He will carry through themes from his Presidential campaign of low taxes and challenging Medicaid. Actually, these are themes of his term as Governor that he carried to the Presidential campaign. Citizens all across Texas are feeling the pain of the last Legislative […]
Continue reading →After a respite in the mountains of Colorado with my fellow American Leadership Forum classmates, I have returned to the city with a new focus. My classmates reminded me that everyone cares about the issues we most often discuss on this blog. What is the future of education for Texas? Among my classmates, there were […]
Continue reading →Just when you thought it was safe again, the Texas Legislature reconvenes. They didn’t even take a day off from their tireless end of Session rush. The reason – School Finance. Now the rhetoric moves to a whole new level of noise. The decibels are increasing by the moment. Some claim that the reason they […]
Continue reading →Most of us believe that government is failing to govern well. At the federal level, we blame “partisan gridlock” and with good reason. A Democratic President strives to build consensus with a Republican House and a narrowly Democratic Senate. They constantly bog down in conflict and struggle to govern together. What is our excuse in […]
Continue reading →Dearest Children: We truly do have your best interests at heart. We know you are the future of Texas and we want the very best for you. Part of growing up is learning how to survive in tough times. Many of your families have faced economic challenges over the last few years. We know that […]
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