Jobs at the Expense of Liberty?

TransCanada is a private foreign oil company. They are planning to build a pipeline to transport oil from Canada through the heartland of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline will bring hundreds of jobs along it's path to several states. Sounds good? Or perhaps too good to be true. In Texas, TransCanada is using the power of eminent to seize land in order to build it. This is proving to be yet another Trans Texas Corridor type battle trying to sneak quietly through our state.

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Presenting: Our 82nd Legislature

Introducing our video series examining the attributes of the recently concluded Texas 82nd Legislative Session. With a"conservative" majority in the Senate and a super majority in the house, were you satisfied with the results from Austin this year? These videos offer a brief glimpse into what happened under the Capitol dome.

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We're Fighting for You

We Texans is staking a claim in the Texas Capitol daily fighting for you, for life, liberty and property. In the course of that work, we’ve also identified a very real need to promote dialog about justice and integrity.  We have worked tirelessly this year to stop bad legislation and rally around good. In this video, we highlight that impact and also provide an overview of how we’ve grown. Help us continue fighting the battle for freedom in Texas. Become a member today!

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The Philosphy of Liberty: Plunder

In this follow up video to The Philosophy of Liberty: Property, we explore Frederic Bastiat's concept of Legal Plunder. Is it ever OK for government to steal your stuff and give it to someone else? Or is government just a glorified organized crime syndicate ala Tony Soprano? Does it really make sense for citizens to plunder each other like competing bands of vikings? This video was produced by The Foundation for a Free Society.

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