Abstract: The role of the states, particularly the idea that most governmental power should be in the states, is important to America's constitutional system. It has been somewhat eroded in many fields by adverse Supreme Court decisions, but the states are still… Read more
James Carafano discussing the increasing violence in Texas due to the Mexican drug wars. … Read more
Genevieve Wood on PBS 2/11/07 … Read more
Over the past several decades, federal and state transportation policies have struggled to keep pace with a rising population and increasing numbers of motorists and trucks using the roads. As a result, congestion has worsened in most major metropolitan areas, imposing extra costs on all motorists and truckers and… Read more
Testimony Before the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security and Committee on International Relations and Trade Matt A. Mayer Chairs Carona and Lucio, Vice-Chairs Watson and Patrick, and Committee Members, thank you for this opportunity to come before you to share my thoughts and answer your questions as best I can. The… Read more
Should Taxpayers continue subsidizing millionaires? That's the question Congress is mulling over as it considers reauthorizing farm subsidies doled out by the Department of Agriculture. The agriculture budget totals $25 billion - more than we spend on the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Farm subsidies… Read more
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) cites Heritage health care research on the House floor. … Read more
The argument that original meaning should guide constitutional interpretation is nearly as old as the Constitution itself. Before there were strict constructionists, before there were judicial activists, there were originalists. In those early days, few seriously objected to the notion that the Constitution should… Read more
Today, the Supreme Court tossed out the work of a district court that attempted to force its own electoral maps on the...… Read more
When it comes to creating jobs, North Dakota has found the right formula. The state has the largest percentage increase...… Read more
"I feel very, very badly for the children there," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week. No, he wasn't talking...… Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to ensure that everything is bigger in Texas, including the state’s...… Read more
Here’s an amazing statistic: Texas created 37 percent of all jobs since the beginning of the economic recovery, more...… Read more
The private sector is where its at; less bureaucracy, more opportunity to advance and the ability to create and maintain...… Read more
Union members in Massachusetts support Senator Scott Brown (R). So it is perhaps surprising to see Massachusetts unions...… Read more
Today, President Barack Obama will welcome Mexican President Felipe Calderon to the White House. As Senior Latin...… Read more
The Wall Street Journal reports today that the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted 5-2...… Read more
Texas Governor Rick Perry was at The Heritage Foundation on Monday to speak on his new book FED UP! Its message is...… Read more