Show Me The Money: Texas Welfare For Sports
No, this isn’t about Texas High School Football. This is about the Texas Events Trust Funds that has handed out hundreds of millions of taxpayer money to cover the expenses of bringing major sporting...
View ArticleHow Long Has Our Government Been Big? Is It Big?
It all depends on what your definition of “big” is. With so many “scandals” arising within the Federal government, many, mainly on the Republican side, have declared this as a sign of a government...
View ArticleThe U.S. Export-Import Bank: Playing With Your Money Overseas
We have covered several areas concerning corporate welfare or cronyism; however, our areas of research were limited to the State of Texas. Unfortunately, Texas is not the only government that suffers...
View ArticleIs Foreign Aid Actually Aiding?
Americans have long debated the merits of foreign aid ever since some of the first foreign assistance programs emerged during World War I, such as the Commission for the Relief of Belgium in 1914. Even...
View ArticleTexas Embraces Creator of Failed Healthcare.gov
Many are already familiar with Obamacare’s front-page debut and subsequent debacle called Healthcare.gov. Its crashes, bugs, and general incompleteness are infamous and have been the butt of many...
View ArticlePerry, Dewhurst, Straus, and Now George P. Bush Double Down on Cronyism in Texas
Gov. Perry has a new image. Gov. Perry may have a new look, yuppie glasses and all, but it is still business as usual in Austin. Last year, we showed numerous examples of cronyism, specifically the...
View ArticleWant To End Crony Capitalism In Texas? Repeal Prop 4
To read all of our reports on crony capitalism in Texas, click here. Every time Hercules cut off one of the Hydra’s heads, two more would grow back in its place. Crony capitalism is very similar to the...
View ArticleTexas Spending Faster Than The Federal Leviathan
Conservatism is supposed to mean less government, especially in terms of spending. In Texas, nearly every Republican candidate takes a hard turn to the right to prove just how conservative they have...
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