Texas
state of the United States of America
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Policy Brief
Transmission Without Representation
The Senate permitting bill would vastly expand the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s power, letting unelected federal regulators site transmission lines over state, local and community objections, and could shift the cost of blue-state renewable mandates onto…
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Op-Ed
Markets Are Sending a Message on Energy; Texas Should Listen
Natural gas prices across the Southwest tell a story no courtroom can dispute. Gas futures have remained below $3 per million BTU through August, settling at $2.69 in the day-ahead market as of early October. In…
Originally published inDC Journal
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Op-Ed
Global carbon accounting lets unelected foreign-led NGOs pick winners and losers
Americans are increasingly being governed by rules they never voted for, written by people they will never elect, and enforced through systems they cannot challenge. Foreign-led institutions are effectively controlling U.S. domestic environmental policy. Behind the…
Originally published inWashington Examiner
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Policy Brief
The Death Knell for Elizabeth Warren’s CFPB
Trump’s CFPB reset offers hope for reform, but state attorneys general are already building a fragmented and punitive new regulatory regime
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Op-Ed
Out of One, Many
As CFPB retreats, the new danger is a jumble of state-level mandates.
Originally published inAmerican Banker
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Policy Brief
Out of One, Many
Why banks, payment networks, merchant servicers, and financial firms will face a harder four years, and what to do about it.
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Policy Brief
Ensuring Accountability and Impact in Opioid Settlement Spending
The $26 billion opioid settlement offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat America’s deadliest drug crisis, if states and localities spend the funds transparently, strategically, and solely on opioid abatement.
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Op-Ed
Death by a thousand caps—State laws could kill credit card rewards
A group of states are pursuing similar efforts to cap credit card interchange fees, endangering rewards programs that customers value, and raising concerns about an illegal interstate compact.
Originally published inAmerican Banker
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Op-Ed
It’s Time to Disrupt the System and Introduce Real School Reform in New Mexico
New Mexico must embrace comprehensive school choice reform, exemplified in Senator Craig Brandt’s Education Freedom Bill, to empower parents, improve educational outcomes, and make our state competitive.
Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal