![New paper from TPPF on the Rule of Lenity: "[T]he conviction of a person for conduct that is not clearly prohibited does not only undermine the legitimacy of the law by going beyond the plain meaning and intent of the statute, but it also can result in an individual’s permanent loss of liberty. [...] The important thing is that burden of precise drafting be placed on the government."
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Less poverty: Texas or California? It appears the Texas model works best.
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TPPA's TX Government Waste Contest extended through the end of 2014! Send in your best examples of gov't waste to win http://txpo.li/1zB0HnG
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Can’t make it to our summit on prosperity and poverty? Watch it LIVE on our website: http://txpo.li/1wogG2H #txlege
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The U.S. Census Bureau just released its 2014 Supplemental Poverty Measure report: http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2014/demo/p60-251.pdf.
Texas’ poverty rate dropped from 16.4% to 15.9%, the same as the natio...nal average.
California, Texas’ demographic twin, has a poverty rate of 23.4%, still the nation’s highest and proportionately 47% higher than Texas’ rate.
The Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure takes some cost of living items into account, such as rent, and it calculates the value of non-cash benefits, such as food stamps and housing vouchers, which the old, official measure doesn't count. See More
Texas’ poverty rate dropped from 16.4% to 15.9%, the same as the natio...nal average.
California, Texas’ demographic twin, has a poverty rate of 23.4%, still the nation’s highest and proportionately 47% higher than Texas’ rate.
The Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure takes some cost of living items into account, such as rent, and it calculates the value of non-cash benefits, such as food stamps and housing vouchers, which the old, official measure doesn't count. See More
Check out the Center for Local Governance's testimony from yesterday about the importance of housing affordability as Texas' population grows, and how government regulation affects affordability.
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Davidson: What lawmakers can do to create health solutions for Texans http://txpo.li/1txCqft #HCSW
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"Regulations that manage and shape growth are intended to benefit residents, but often end up hurting low-income residents by increasing the cost of living. It isn’t just homes that get more expensive because of such regulations, but also rental units. The reality is that everyone ends up paying for needless government red tape and land use regulations."
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THIS MORNING: TPPF’s Jess Fields to testify before Texas House Land and Resource Management Committee http://txpo.li/1sLUHEN #txlege
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The best way to kick off #HCSW? Reading these 4 John Davidson posts on how to fix our #healthcare system. http://txpo.li/1sct9pk #txlege
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How do we destroy the school-to-prison pipeline? Derek Cohen & Michael Barba have some ideas: http://txpo.li/1oQFKLr #txlege #schoolchoice
10/22: Join Chuck DeVore & Texas Public Policy to discuss the economics of poverty and prosperity. http://txpo.li/1sd8oMU #txlege
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NEW REPORT by Josiah Neeley: TX must ensure that landowners can vindicate their rights when regulations go too far. http://txpo.li/groundwater-conservation-reform
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"EPA’s actions are part of a larger pattern of actions made against fossil fuel use generally. In 2010, EPA pulled a similar stunt when it objected to a potential State Department approval of the Keystone Pipeline based on concerns over gre...enhouse gas emissions. As here, EPA had no real formal role in the approval process, but decided to insert itself nonetheless. [...]
EPA’s actions are just one example of the increasing conflict between the power of energy and the power of government. Which of the two prevails will help to determine the course of the next century." -- Josiah Neeley in MRT See More
EPA’s actions are just one example of the increasing conflict between the power of energy and the power of government. Which of the two prevails will help to determine the course of the next century." -- Josiah Neeley in MRT See More
Anyone at TML? Go say hi to the Center for Local Gov guys! They're in Booth #1404.
New paper from TPPF on the Rule of Lenity: "[T]he conviction of a person for conduct that is not clearly prohibited does not only undermine the legitimacy of the law by going beyond the plain meaning and intent of the statute, but it also can result in an individual’s permanent loss of liberty. [...] The important thing is that burden of precise drafting be placed on the government."
Read more: http://txpo.li/1xxviQY
Read more: http://txpo.li/1xxviQY
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NEW PAPER by Vikrant P. Reddy: Codifying the Rule of Lenity http://txpo.li/1mLS6sF #overcrim #txlege
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Kathleen Hartnett White testifies on EPA’s Clean Power Plan before the Environmental Regulation Committee: http://txpo.li/YMQ0NA #txlege
Full house at this week's climate #xroadssummit! Watch the livestream here: http://txpo.li/crossroads-summit-live #txlege
Don’t forget to tune in to the #xroadssummit livestream, staring at 12:30PM Central! http://txpo.li/press-packet
Are y’all ready for At the Crossroads? Follow along today using #xroadssummit
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