A Primer on the National Debt
Daniel Patrick Moynihan once famously quipped that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. Moynihan's...
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Believe the Polling
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans favor Democratic control of Congress by a margin of 50%-38%. Ten...
Read moreSuburbs Sales Tax Collections Outpace City of Houston
For the last several years, I have been occasionally comparing the growth in the City of Houston's sales taxes to...
Read moreFederal Deficits are the Result of Rising Expenditures and Falling Receipts
Contrary to the partisan narratives of our two dissembling political parties, federal deficits have been growing steadily since WWII through...
Read moreWill Tax Cuts Spur Economic Growth?
The assertion that tax cuts will spur economic growth is now Republican orthodoxy, incessantly repeated by the party’s leaders and...
Read moreCity Comptroller Releases Rebuild Houston Audit: It is a Farce
In the 2015 mayoral election, all of the candidates except Steve Costello agreed that the drainage fee adopted by voters...
Read moreReform TIRZs, Don’t Repeal Property Tax Cap
My former colleagues at the Houston Chronicle editorial board opined this week that the City's property tax cap should be...
Read moreState of Texas Debt has nearly Doubled in Last Seven Years
Want a killer Trivial Pursuit question? How about this? While Barack Obama was President, did the debt of the Federal...
Read moreAre Tropical Cyclones Getting Worse?
Harvey has rekindled the debate between climate change advocates and deniers over whether tropical cyclones are becoming more...
Read moreTime to Tap the State Rainy Day Fund for Regional Flood Projects
The State of Texas prudently maintains a “Rainy Day” fund. Currently the fund balance is just over $10 billion. The...
Read moreNot Everyone Concerned about Illegal Immigration is a Racist
I have regular breakfast with a group of politicos that represent a cross-section of the political spectrum. Recently...
Read moreWhat is a Sanctuary City?
Today's world of 24-hour, partisan-slaved cable networks and an ideologically re-enforcing blogosphere is dominated by catch phrases that...
Read more150 Financial Professionals & Executives Ask Legislature to Include Defined Contribution Plans for New City Employees
In the last few days we have heard more of the same old tired, debunked rhetoric from the Turner administration...
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