Most Republicans in Austin are AWOL in the fight against big government. This week on the Liberty Cafe, Bill explains how few Republican legislators are joining the fight against the Texas House and Senate’s not-so-conservative high priority bills. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
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The Liberty Café 125: Tax Relief and the Texas Budget
If Texans thought they were going to get real property tax relief this year, it appears they were mistaken. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, Bill talks about the Texas Legislature’s spending spree and the gimmicks they are using to hide it from the public. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
WSJ: Berkshire Hathaway’s Energy Idea Is a Bad Fit for Texas
“Two years ago, not long after the Texas electricity system snapped following a winter storm, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway pitched an idea to Texas lawmakers: Let us build some backup power plants in exchange for steady, guaranteed payment. Now the state is one step closer to making that concept a reality. “The state Senate earlier this month passed a…
The Liberty Café 124: Texas’ Renewable Energy Fiasco
Texans have been fighting against the harms caused by renewable energy for almost two decades, but the Texas Legislature hasn’t noticed. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Robert Pratt about the problems renewable energy is causing all across the state. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
WSJ: A Texas-Sized Energy Fiasco
Austin passes subsidies for gas power to counter wind-power subsidies that have destabilized the state electric grid. What a mess. Renewable subsidies have distorted and destabilized the Texas electric grid, which resulted in a week-long power outage during the February 2021 freeze. To prevent more blackouts, Republicans in the Lone Star State now plan to…
The Liberty Café 123: The Big Lie – Part 2
Texas politicians are trying to convince us that they are giving us more property tax relief than they actually are. As bad as that lie is, this week in Michael Sullivan’s conversation with Bill he shares with us the Big Lie that is designed to keep citizens from regaining control over runaway government. Podcast: Play in…
The Liberty Café 122: The Big Lie – Part 1
We are used to politicians lying to us, but Texas Republicans seem to have taken it to a new level this year when it comes to property taxes. On this week’s Liberty Cafe, Bill talks with Michael Quinn Sullivan about our broken political system that keeps rewarding politicians who say one thing and do another….
“Public-Private” Partnerships are Corrupt
God’s Word provides us with more knowledge than any of us could learn in a lifetime. I’m fact, I’d suggest it provides us with more knowledge than all of humanity could learn throughout eternity. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep mining it for everything we can learn from it. Thus, I’d suggest it would…
More Subsidies, Less Reliability
Our state leaders continue to hand out more money to big business while claiming it will benefit us. In this case, the Texas Senate “voted to set aside $3.9 billion for escalating costs being pushed onto customers.” While this sounds like a good idea, this money would go directly to businesses; it is unclear how…
If California is Our Energy Future, be afraid, be Very Afraid, America
by Chuck DeVore When Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special legislative session in December to tax California’s oil refiners out of their “excessive” profits, he was following a well-trod path of Golden State governors blaming the oil and gas industry for the state’s high energy prices. Newsom should look in a mirror to see…