Update on Texas COVID Stats – Steady Decline in All Metrics
For the last two weeks (ending February 20), all metrics have indicated that COVID infections in Texas are continuing to...
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The Texas Power Grid Failure is More Complicated than Green v. Carbon
The hyper-partisans have already been using the power grid failure as grist for the renewable energy versus fossil fuel debate. ...
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US COVID Data Update – All Metrics are Plummeting
Over the last two weeks (ending 2/13), the country’s epidemic metrics have plummeted at a rate none of the experts...
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Federally Qualified Health Clinics Should Be on the Frontline in the Vaccination Campaign
You may have never heard of the term “federally qualified health clinic,” commonly referred to as FQHCs, but you probably...
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Does the Economy Need an Additional $1.9 Trillion of Stimulus?
No. The Biden Administration and Democrats in Congress are pressing for another stimulus bill in the amount of $1.9 trillion...
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Update on Texas COVID Stats – Decline Picking up Momentum
For the last two weeks (ending February 6), all metrics have indicated that COVID infections in Texas are steadily declining....
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US COVID Data Update – Down the Backside of Farr’s Curve
Over the last two weeks (ending 1/30), the country’s epidemic metrics showed clear indications that we are on the backside...
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Book Review: Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
If you are even vaguely interested in the state of our country’s politics, you must read Lee Drutman’s Breaking the...
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Update on Texas COVID Stats – It Appears Texas May Have Reached the Peak
It may not seem like it if you work in an emergency room in Texas right now, but the COVID...
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US COVID Data Update – More Indications that the Peak is Near
Over the last two weeks (ending 1/16), the country’s epidemic metrics began to show more evidence that we are at...
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Texas is Getting Shortchanged on Vaccine Distribution
Based on the CDC’s vaccine distribution data, through yesterday 28,504,000 vaccines had been distributed to the states.1 That works out to 8,684...
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“Highlights” from the City’s Audit
The City of Houston is required by state law to file its annual audit (the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report or...
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Update on Texas COVID Stats – Metrics Still Grinding Higher
All the COVID stats for Texas for the last two weeks (ending January 9) continued to track higher but because...
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