Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, the state's chief financial officer, is winding down his time in office after accepting the position of chancellor at Texas A&M University in College Station. Before he ...

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced the launch of his reelection campaign in Houston this past Sunday evening. Bringing school choice to Texas was the dominant policy proposal on which Abbott’s ...

The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a right-wing think tank with ties to the state’s most powerful politicians and political donors, has long lobbied legislators to abolish property taxes. So far, ...