“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
by Michael Maharrey Texas has the opportunity to take matters into its own hands. Opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with its embedded health insurance mandates, has stirred a widespread revival of interest in the Tenth Amendment and state...
by Brian Roberts A few days ago I wrote an article entitled “The EPA can go to Hell, and I will go to Texas”. The article pointed out that Texas could (and does) favorably manage it’s own environmental policy while maintaining a superior economy....
After being nearly derailed on a technicality earlier this month, Texas House Concurrent Resolution 50 (HCR50) was brought back for a vote today, and passed by a wide margin. The resolution affirms that “the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth...
by Anna M. Tinsley, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram A Texas lawmaker wants to further push state sovereignty from the federal government. Rep. Leo Berman, a former Arlington mayor pro tem, has filed a bill to make guns, ammunition and gun parts that are made, sold and kept in...
House Concurrent Resolution 50, introduced by Texas State Representative Brandon Creighton passed out of committee today. The vote was 10-2 with 3 not voting. The resolution passed without amendment and is awaiting further action. (h/t Jeff Matthews) Here’s...
