Bill Peacock is the vice president of research and director of the Center for Economic Freedom at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank.
If the Legislature actually passes bills on the 20 charges specified in the call by Gov. Greg Abbott, Texans could see a return on their investment in the special session far surpassing their wildest expectations.
Texas has become the nation's economic engine in large part by allowing competition to thrive in markets, even in such unlikely activities as providing benefits for injured workers.
Conservatives in Washington and Texas have it right: Eliminating the Export-Import Bank and most of Texas’ economic development programs will promote liberty and boost the economy.
Not everything went our way, but the 84th Texas Legislature shows what conservatives can accomplish when they set clear goals and stay on top of them.
