There are a lot of things going on in Texas right now. The state is going through economic growth, and because the state has instituted medical malpractice rules, medical facilities are relocating there, and because of state tax policies, businesses are relocating to the state. The state government has been extremely successful in keeping the state prosperous.<\/p>\n
An article in today’s El Paso Times<\/a> gives all of us a clue to the state of Texas’ financial success. <\/p>\n According to the article:<\/p>\n “Texas Republican leaders Tuesday ramped up their fight against federal environmental efforts by filing suit to avoid facing limits on carbon dioxide emissions.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Just for the record, the Tenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution states:<\/p>\n “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.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Texas seems to be one state that is willing to stand up to the federal government to protect the people of the state. <\/p>\n The article further points out:<\/p>\n “Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples started a legal battle against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. <\/em><\/p>\n “They said an “endangerment” finding that was released in December by the agency was based on faulty science and would hurt Texas’ economy. <\/em><\/p>\n “”They are using sweeping mandates, draconian punishments, to force a square peg of their vision into the round hole of reality,” Perry said. “In the process they are preparing to undo decades of progress while painting hardworking entrepreneurs as selfish (and) destroying hundreds of thousands of jobs in the process.””<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n We need more states to stand up the federal government and reclaim their rights!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a lot of things going on in Texas right now. The state is going through economic growth, and because the state has instituted medical malpractice rules, medical facilities are relocating there, and because of state tax policies, businesses are … Continue reading \n
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