Statement on the Comptroller’s Revenue Estimate Statement by The Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy and former Chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee: “Now that the Comptroller has released her estimate of state revenues for the next two years, it is imperative that the Texas Legislature produce a budget that [...]

Yet another reason to move to Texas, where we have no income tax. When legislators in blue states realize that they are losing capital, businesses, and intellectual talent because of their high income taxes, maybe then they will follow the paths of places like Texas and Washington. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/01/06/tax-increase-plan-bigger-than-expected/

DYCR Friends December 30, 2010 RE: Candidacy for Chairman, Dallas County Young Republicans This letter is my formal announcement of my candidacy for Chairman of the Dallas County Young Republicans.  Over the past year I have served as Vice Chairman of Membership for the Dallas County Young Republicans, and I have enjoyed working with our [...]

Howdy All! Last week one of my posts on facebook was a Dr. Seuss quote from one of his books, “The Lorax.” Some might take issue with the context from which the quote came because “The Lorax” was a book written by Dr. Seuss in the early 1970′s as a pro-environmentalist (and some perceived anti [...]