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Armed females of America, Texas chapter
Source: AFA TX
TX, United States

"Pro gun women on full auto!" Lots of great information and links, of interest nationwide and men and women alike.

Texas handgun laws
Source: Armed Females of Texas
TX, United States

Links to Texas Handgun Law,Texas Handgun Rules,Proper Conduct During a Traffic Stop in Texas,Texas Attorney General Opinions and info on other state gun laws compiled by Armed Females of Texas

Libertarian Views
Source: Webseed Publishing
Dallas, TX, United States
harveygrund@yahoo.com

Frequently updated links to libertarian commentary around the web.

Why jail Vanessa Leggett?
Source: CFIF
Author: the editors
TX, United States

"Vanessa Leggett, a would-be true crime writer in Houston, Texas, is fast becoming the latest martyr of the Fourth Estate in the eternal, albeit sporadic, conflict between reporters who refuse to divulge their sources or information and prosecutors who believe that to jail them is divine." (08/30/01)

Texas Constitution 2000
Source: Texas Constitution Ratification Fund
TX, United States

A comprehensive look at the process whereby some Texans hope to take their state out of the Union and into the future. Features include an overtly libertarian constitution, a standard for ratification and implementation, and a fund for bringing the whole thing to fruition.

Houston Unschoolers Group
Source: HUG
Houston, TX, United States

The motto: "HUG me...I'm autodidactic." HUG is a homeschool support group for families practicing child-led learning. Although the group is no longer active, the site remains up to provide information and resources for those interested in unschooling.

School Choice 2000: What's Happening in the States: Texas
Source: The Heritage Foundation
TX, United States

Education statistics, the legal context for school choice, and a summary of recent developments in the state. Also provides contact information and links to information in the other states and U.S. territories.

The Texian Home Education Freedom Connection
Source: HomeSchooling Texas
TX, United States
webmistress@homeschoolingtexas.org

Links to Texas homeschooling support groups and boards, articles, Texas law, etc. Site bills itself as "promoting Individual Liberty Through Intellectual Freedom."

HomeTaught: Gail Withrow's Homeschooling Site
Source: Gail Withrow
Austin, TX, United States
gail@hometaught.com

One homeschooler's perspective on the whats and hows of homeschooling. What homeschooling is, various approaches to homeschooling, whether it's right for you, the ingredients of a rational curriculum. Site is liberally illustrated with fine art.

Texas Justice Foundation overview of cases
Source: TJF
TX, United States
TxJF@prodigy.net

Brief synopses of cases the TJF has undertaken to scale back government interference into Texans' lives.

Landslide Clyde: Fort Worth City Councilman Clyde Picht
Source: Clyde Picht
Fort Worth, TX, United States
cpicht@landslideclyde.com

Fort Worth City Councilman Clyde Picht takes citizen participation seriously -- and, judging by the number of constituents who offer feedback via this well-constructed site, so do they.

Immigration Advocates
Source: Robert R. Virasin and Vijay K. Kale
Dallas, TX, United States
immigration@emphasys.net

Immigration news and resource page, dedicated to abolition of immigration laws.

Save Our Children From Abuse And Neglect
Source: SOCAN
San Antonio, TX, United States

San Antonio-based group that works to make the trial process as stress-free as possible for children.

AntiShyster Online
Source: Alfred Adask
Dallas, TX, United States

"A news magazine and web site that stands in sharp opposition to lies and to professional liars, especially in the arenas of law and politics." Loaded with links for those who care to explore the nature, history, rulings, and errors of law.

Liberty Matters
Source: Land Rights Letter
Austin, TX, United States
libertym@libertymatters.org

Information resources concerning property rights and constitutional issues. The site was created for "connecting grassroots America with public policy institutions and lawmakers to effect legislative and political change."

Putting Children First
Source: PCF
Austin, TX, United States
info@pcfirst.org

Mission: To provide equal access to a quality education for every child in Texas through a statewide, comprehensive school choice program.

The Capitalist Conservative Republican Homepage
Source: GOPcapitalist
Houston, TX, United States
gopcapitalist@yahoo.com

A political commentary resource including capitalist viewpoints, Clinton scandal commentary, and political satire.

Initiative for Texas
Source: Mike Ford
Austin, TX, United States
mford@io.com

The home site for the non-partisan project to obtain the right of binding initiative and referendum on state statutes and constitutional amendments for Texans.

Information on Texas Concealed Handgun Licenses
Source: Paul Barnett
TX, United States
txchl@ptb.org

Information about the Texas CHL -- how to get one, relevant Texas laws, statistics, crimes thwarted by CHL-holders, links.

TPPF Event Calendar
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States
jmjudson@tppf.org

This event calendar lists other free-market events in the Texas area as well as TPPF's own.

Dr. John Merrifield
Source: Education Policy Institute
San Antonio, TX, United States
JMerrifield@utsa.edu

Author of "The School Choice Wars," Dr. Merrifield is an economist who writes on a variety of topics.

Barry J. Seldon
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
TX, United States
seldon@utdallas.edu

Senior Fellos at NCPA. Professor of Economics and Political Economy at the University of Texas at Dallas. His publications have spanned a variety of topics from research and development to advertising and public finance, public choice and political support, anti-trust economics and public opinion on environmental spending.

Gerald Scully
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
Dallas , TX, United States

Senior Fellow of the National Center for Policy Analysis and a professor of economics in the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He is an expert on the economics of sports.

Merrill Matthews, Jr.
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
Dallas, TX, United States
ncpa@ncpa.org

Dr. Merrill Matthews, Jr., is the Vice President for Domestic Policy and the director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at the National Center for Policy Analysis. He has an extensive background in medical ethics, and lectures and consults on medical ethical issues. Frequently appears on C-SPAN as an expert in the health care reform arena.

Virginia Postrel
Source: Dynamist.com
Dallas, TX, United States

Virginia Postrel, the author of "The Future and Its Enemies," writes the Economic Scene column for The New York Times business section every fourth Thursday. She served as editor-at-large of Reason magazine in 2000-2001.

H. Sterling Burnett
Source: National Center for Policy Analysis
Dallas, TX, United States
hsburnett@ncpa.org

Senior Fellow for the NCPA, specializes in issues involving environmental policy and gun policy. Holds a Ph.D. in applied Philosophy with a specialization in environmental ethics. Former PERC Fellow at the Political Economy Research Center. Burnett's reviews and articles have appeared in various major newspapers and scholarly journals.

Gun rights and political activism
Source: Armed Females of Texas
TX, United States

"If the Republicans are on the political right, and the Democrats are on the political left, the Libertarians are definitely in the Twilight Zone - and I'm right out there with them. {A]s Heinlein points out in the above quote, the Libertarians want to leave me alone to enjoy my freedom in my own way, so long as I don't interfere with my neighbor."

More energy, better wildlife: the Welder wildlife refuge
Source: Center for Private Conservation
Author: Michael De Alessi
TX, United States
mdealessi@privateconservation.org

"Many environmental groups are lamenting over the new Administration’s ‘anti-environment’ agenda and striking fear into the hearts of their members about the possibility of oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ...Yet, anyone who thinks that oil and wildlife cannot mix has surely never visited the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Refuge near Corpus Christi, Texas." (07/13/01)

Texas charter schools: a good choice
Source: Texas Association of School Boards
TX, United States

A Q&A that answers questions about charters in general as well as Texas charters in particular.

Texas criticized during death-penalty hearing
Source: Dallas Morning News
TX, United States

"The death penalty in Texas took a beating as a former judge and others urged senators to set minimum standards for defense attorneys and allow more DNA testing." (6/14/00)

TPPF extends leadership and expertise to state panels
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States

TPPF proposal to the Lt. Governor’s 21st Century Commission on Higher Education

A Critical Look at Texas Colleges of Education
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Dr. Joseph M. Horn
TX, United States

A steady stream of marginal teachers enters the teaching profession each year. These teachers can retard the academic development of their students .... Adobe PDF. (1999)

Big brother government is not a solution to education crisis
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Stephanie Cecil
TX, United States

School-to-work reforms are innovative but ignore schools' primary responsibility: teaching kids to read, write and do basic math. Adobe PDF. (7/1/96)

Parents as Partners Scholarship Program
Source: Lake Travis Texas School District
TX, United States

The Lake Travis Texas school district has proposed to give district-funded scholarships to parents who wish to send their children to private or parochial schools. Adobe PDF. (1996)

Making the Grade in Texas
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Nina Shokraii Rees and John C. Bowman
TX, United States

"Texas may soon have an opportunity to considerably decrease Washington's stranglehold on its schools" via "Straight A's. (8/29/99)

Another Look at Parental Choice in Education
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Avon Williams III
TX, United States

Williams researches the benefits children can receive when their parents are given the choice to choose which schools they will attend. (7/99)

Education funding: how Texas stacks up
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States

Part four of a six part series examining taxes in Texas shows that the lone star state allots more money for schools than the national average. (PDF file) (6/26/02)

The worst tax for Texas
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States

A new study finds that income and property taxes are far worse than sales tax. (3/13/02)

Bureaucracy would ruin charter schools
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Jeff M. Judson
TX, United States

"Some legislators are now attempting to impose the same and worse regulations on charter schools as have failed to make traditional public schools efficient. In addition, they have established a two-year moratorium on the issuance of any new charters." (06/08/01)

Clearing Houston's Air
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: George Tolley and Barton Smith
TX, United States

Tolley and Smith present an economic evaluation of Clean Air Act compliance strategy alternatives. (2/15/01)

An analysis of public-private school choice in Texas
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States

Surveys the school choice landscape in Texas, proposes criteria for evaluating the success of school choice, and concludes that "limitations on existing private school capacity and the time required for this capacity to expand will cause the effects of choice to be gradual."

Teacher attitudes in Texas public and private schools
Source: Texas Public Policy Institute
Author: John Pisciotta, Ph.D.
TX, United States

Although tentative in its conclusions, this study does affirm that parents are happier sending their kids to private schools and that teacher morale is higher in private schools. "School choice offers a way of tapping the organizational advantages of private schools for the benefit of more Texas students." (12/7/00)

Teacher attitudes in Texas public and private schools
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: John Pisciotta, Ph.D.
TX, United States

Pisciotta's in-depth survey reveals important comparisons between public and private school teachers for: school discipline, control over class content, parental involvement, academic performance, attitude of a teacher toward sending their own child to their school and overall teacher morale. (12/19/00)

The impact of judicial reforms on economic activity in Texas
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Author: Raymond Perryman
TX, United States

A CSE-commissioned study estimates that tort reform has saved the state's consumers nearly $1.8 billion a year since it was enacted. Full study available in Adobe Acrobat. (8/9/00)

Trolley folley: a critical analysis of the Austin light rail proposal
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Thomas A. Rubin and Wendell Cox
Austin, TX, United States

Examines the aspects of the light rail transit line proposed by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capitol Metro). After analyzing Capital Metro's projections on ridership, speed, and cost-effectiveness, the plans appear to be consistent with the broken promises in other cities that have invested heavily in such systems with insignificant results. (9/27/00)

Options ignored, opportunities lost
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Thomas A. Rubin and Wendell Cox
Austin, TX, United States

Rubin and Cox analyze affordable transportation options for Austin, Texas. (10/15/00)

Uninsured in the lone star state
Source: NCPA
Author: Naomi Lopez Bauman and Devon M. Herrick
TX, United States

According to the U.S. Census Bureau about one in every four [Texans] are not covered by health insurance. However, in many cases the uninsured are uninsured by choice. And lacking health insurance does not mean lacking health care. (8/29/00)

The effects of school choice on the Edgewood Independent School District
Source: Texas Public Policy
Author: John C. Bowman
TX, United States

The research shows that students have benefited academically from choice in this Texas school district, and that parents are more satisfied with the schools they choose. (Adobe pdf.) (Spring, 2000)

Texas concealed handgun carriers: Law-abiding public benefactors
Source: NCPA
Author: H. Sterling Burnett
TX, United States

Texans licensed to carry concealed handguns have an arrest rate much lower than that of Texans at large. The state violent crime rate has plummeted since passage of the law. (6/5/00)

Independent analysis of mathematics textbooks
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Chris Patterson
TX, United States

Texas school districts are currently in the process of choosing math textbooks from a state-approved list of candidates. But a national organization dedicated to the purpose of improving course content finds "Several textbooks identified as inferior ...." Adobe PDF. (1/1/1999)

The Effect of NAFTA on Texas
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Paul Kengor, Ph.D.
TX, United States

This in-depth report analyzes the five-year effect of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Texas. (8/8/99)

Texas Creates an Environmental Superagency
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: Duggan Flanakin
TX, United States

Is the Texas state version of the EPA doomed to become a bureaucratic nightmare? Document not available online. Available in print for $10.00.

Austin's Save Our Springs Ordinance
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Author: David S. Caudill
Austin, TX, United States

From 1992. Explores the potential legal challenges by landowners to the "Save Our Springs" ordinance, and whether the city has, in Justice Holmes' words "gone too far." Not available online. Available in print for $10.00.

Interview with Rep. Ron Paul
Source: Antiwar.com
Author: Philip Dru
TX, United States

"Regime Change" -- an audio interview with Rep. Ron Paul. Choose between WMV and MP3 formats of this 6/04 interview with the popular Texas politician whose writings are featured at Antiwar.com and LewRockwell.com.

Transcript of anti-Patriot Act speech
Source: TruthOut.org
Author: William Rivers Pitt
TX, United States

Text transcript of a stirring, excellent speech at an Austin, TX town hall meeting, 9/03.

Texas Freedom International
Source: M.G. Moore
TX, United States
mmoore6066@aol.com

Home site of the Jeff Davis shortwave radio and cable access television shows.

STAR Sponsorship Program, Inc.: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Fort Worth, TX, United States
starcsf@flash.net

Patty Myers, Executive Director; Frances Hauss, Program Administrator; 316 Bailey Ave., Suite 109, Fort Worth, TX 76107; phone 817-332-8550, FAX 817-332-8825. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

CEO San Antonio: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
San Antonio, TX, United States
TFTreat@aol.com

Robert Aguirre, Managing Director; Teresa Treat, Program Director; 8122 Datapoint Dr., Suite 804; San Antonio, TX 78229; phone 210-614-0037, FAX 210-614-5730. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

Houston CEO Foundation: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: HERN/CEO America
Houston, TX, United States

Herb Butrum, Executive Director; Stacy Bandfield, Program Administrator; 952 Echo Lane, Suite 350, Houston, TX 77024; phone 713-722-8555, FAX 713-722-7442. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

CEO Austin: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Austin, TX, United States
Austinceo@aol.com

Jane Kilgore, Administrator; 111 Congress, Suite 3000, Austin, TX 78701; phone 512-472-0153, FAX 512-310-1688. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

Children's Education Fund: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Dallas, TX, United States
Today@TodayFoundation.org

George Pond, Executive Director; Fran Sauls, Administrator; P.O. Box 225743, Dallas, TX 75214; phone 972-298-1811, FAX 972-298-6369. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

CEO Midland: A CEO America Affiliate Program
Source: CEO America
Midland, TX, United States

Andrea Catania, Chairman; #6 Desta Drive, Suite 6440, Midland, TX 79705; phone 915-682-4422, FAX 915-683-1988. Most private voucher programs affiliated with Children's Educational Opportunity Foundation have been established by individuals wishing to promote educational choice.

Texas freedom agenda
Source: CSE
TX, United States

Overview of legislative agenda in Texas, with suggestions on writing legislators on the issues.

Texas Concealed Handgun Times
Source: Texas Concealed Handgun Times
TX, United States

Online magazine which provides resources, articles, links and a forum in which interested parties can exchange information about Texas concelealed handgun law, requirements, etc

The Dallas Libertarian Post, February 2002
Source: The Dallas Libertarian Post
Dallas, TX, United States

In this edition: "President Bush's USA Freedom Corp" “'Texas Best' -- Public Service: the Dallas County Elections Department" "Town of Enfield charged with violating free speech, free exercise rights" "The Cost of Ignoring Female Abusers" "A Plan for Holocaust" "FFF Capsule Commentary" "Half a Win Is Better than None -- Second Amendment" "Hage v. United Sates Property Rights Victory"

The World of B. S. Pyle
Source: B.S. Pyle
Goat Island, TX, United States
bspyle@bspyle.com

Named one of the top ten political humor sites on the web by Yahoo! Internet Life. Updated weekly for no apparent reason.

Austin Review Web site
Source: Texas Review Society, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
AustinReview@aol.com

A free-market conservative student and community newspaper serving UT-Austin and the surrounding area.

Lone Star Report
Source: Lone Star Foundation
Austin, TX, United States
lsr@lonestarreport.org

"A weekly newsletter devoted exclusively to coverage of Texas politics ... in print since September, 1996."

The Austin Review
Source: The Texas Review Society, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
feedback@austinreview.com

An insightful monthly publication which concentrates on Austin-area politics, though is by no means limited to that subject. The Review's articles are enjoyable to read and the Web site is very pleasing to the eye.

ObjectivismOnline.net
Source: ObjectivismOnline
TX, United States
mail@objectivismonline.net

A student-run site for coordinating activism and awareness of Objectivism all across America's universities. Forums, links, articles, gallery, and more.

Texas Independent Party
Source: TIP
TX, United States

New political party in Texas, with strong libertarian leanings.

Texas Congressional candidate signs pledge
Source: ATR
Austin, TX, United States

Scott Armey is the only candidate among four, vying for the Republican nomination to the 26th District Texas seat in Congress, to sign the ATR's "Taxpayer Protection Pledge." The district is one of the most conservative areas in the United States. (03/08/02)

The Dallas Libertarian Post
Source: Dallas Libertarian Post
Dallas, TX, United States

"The Dallas Libertarian Post -- Defenders of Individual Liberty and the Free Market -- is a review of local and national thought, culture, and politics. It takes a libertarian/classical liberal perspective on issues. This magazine and the activities sponsored by affiliate organizations are sponsored and made possible by contributions and subscriptions."

Students for the Second Amendment
Source: Students for the Second Amendment
San Antonio, TX, United States
dtorres@sf2a.org

A non-partisan, campus based, student organization dedicated to educating Texas's young people about their rights guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States, especially that right that is the guarantor of all the others - the Second Amendment.

CFIF offers 'Free Vanessa Leggett!' bumper stickers
Source: CFIF
TX, United States

"The Center for Individual Freedom -- a constitutional watchdog group that concentrates on First Amendment issues -- has produced a 'Free Vanessa Leggett' bumper sticker. The effort seeks to focus attention on the plight of the Houston writer and teacher jailed since July 20 for refusing to surrender confidential information to federal prosecutors." (10/26/01)

Westside YMCA Homeschool Group
Source: Jayne Allen
Houston, TX, United States
WestsideY@hotmail.com

Serves homeschooling families in Houston, Texas. An inclusive group of home schooling families dedicated to the support of all home educators regardless of faith or educational styles and choices.

Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education
Source: PROVE
TX, United States
prove@vaccineinfo.net

PROVE's "mission is to prevent vaccine injury and death and to promote and protect the right of every person to make informed independent vaccination decisions for themselves and their families." Also opposes immunization registry on privacy grounds.

Texans Against Intrusive Government
Source: TAIG
Haltom City, TX, United States
bonnieblue@iname.com

Activist group agitates for various freedom causes. Currently, it is protesting the use Social Security number, fingerprint, digital photograph and digital signature requirements for Texas licenses.

Second Amendment Sisters, Inc.
Source: SAS
Dallas, TX, United States
contact@sas-aim.org

Born in response to the Million Mom March, the Second Amendment Sisters "hope to raise awareness for the importance of the Second Amendment and the role it plays in protecting our right to self-defense." Lots of opportunities for gun-rights activism here, particularly for women, of course.

Girls and Boys Preparatory Academy
Source: GBPA
Houston, TX, United States
GBPA2@aol.com

Charter school; contact Dr. Carroll Salley.

Renaissance Charter School
Source: RCS
Irving, TX, United States
donj2000@hotmail.com

Charter school; contact Clair McKean

Prairie Creek Academy
Source: PCA
Dallas, TX, United States
prairie_creek@hotmail.com

Charter school

NYOS (Not Your Ordinary School)
Source: NYOS
Austin, TX, United States
busadmin@nyos.org

Charter school; contact Teresa Elliott

Seashore Learning Center
Source: SLC
Corpus Christi, TX, United States
msalazar@seashore.esc2.net

Charter school; contact Melissa Salazar

Dallas Can! Academy Charter School
Source: DCACS
Dallas , TX, United States
dalcan1@airmail.net

Charter school; contact Amy Beutel.

Burnham Wood Charter School
Source: BWCS
El Paso, TX, United States
lopezj@elp.rr.com

Charter school; contact Jose A. Lopez.

An Alternative -- Residential Charter School
Source: AARCS
Splendora, TX, United States
footejason@hotmail.com

Charter school; contact Jason Foote.

Arlington Classics Academy
Source: ACA
Arlington, TX, United States
rhughes@arlingtonclassics.org

Charter schools; contact Robert E. Hughes.

Texas charter schools
Source: U.S. Charter Schools
TX, United States

Profiles of charter schools in the state.

Charter School Resource Center
Source: CSRC
TX, United States
oneillp@texas.net

Resource center assisting charter school operators. Patsy O'Neill, 40 NE Loop 410 - Ste. 408, San Antonio, TX 78216. Office 210-348-7890, FAX 210-348-7899.

Texas Home School Coalition
Source: THSC
TX, United States
staff@thsc.org

Resources and support for homeschoolers. P.O. Box 6982, Lubbock, TX 79493. Phone: (806) 797-4927.

Aggie Libertarians at Texas A&M
Source: Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, United States
m_grether@hotmail.com

Student run political/social organization at Texas A&M University. Web site has calendar of meetings.

HomeSchooling Texas
Source: HomeSchooling Texas
TX, United States

"Promoting individual liberty through intellectual freedom."

Texas Justice Foundation
Source: TJF
TX, United States
TxJF@prodigy.net

TJF seeks to preserve the fundamental freedoms of a just, ordered American society through litigation and education. They accept "landmark cases to promote limited government, free markets, private property, and parental rights."

Travis County Libertarian Party Home Page
Source: Travis County LP
TX, United States

Local libertarian organization. Site includes contacts.

Justice for All
Source: JFA
Houston, TX, United States
jfanet@ix.netcom.com

Texas group advocating changes in the legal system "for the sake of law-abiding citizens." Tough on crime. Pro-death penalty. Pro-castration for repeat sex offenders. Etc.

Libertarian Party of Dallas County
Source: LP of Dallas County
Dallas, TX, United States

Local LP affiliate. Site contains online documents and news.

Libertarian Party of Texas
Source: LP of Texas
TX, United States
smither@c-c-i.com

Texas affiliate of the National LP. Site includes contacts and news releases.

Objectivist Study Group at UT Austin
Source: OSG at UT Austin
Austin, TX, United States

Student group for the discussion of Objectivist ideas. Site features meeting information, a list of past topics, and more.

Private Enterprise Research Center
Source: The Private Enterprise Research Center
College Station, TX, United States
perc@tamu.edu

Small think-tank at Texas A&M. Features an online newsletter.

Texas Libertarians at UT Austin
Source: Texas Libertarians at UT Austin
Austin, TX, United States

Student libertarian organization whose site includes a meeting and events schedule, mailing list subscription form, and an extensive list of suggested readings.

Texas State Rifle Association
Source: TSRA
Richardson, TX, United States

Firearms organization involved in defending the 2nd Amendment and supporting junior gun education and training. Site includes legislative alerts, activities, products, and articles of interest.

The Austin Freedom Boiler
Source: Kevin Parker
Austin, TX, United States
kparker@realtime.net

Unlike most think tanks, this one openly labels itself "A pressure group." Focusing on local politics in the Austin, TX locale to catalyze local and thinkers and activists toward making some noise and progress. State and national issues aren't spared either.

Shock Front Elite, Brave Liberators of Texas
Source: Shock Front Elite, Restoring Texas Sovereignty
San Antonio, TX, United States
sfe@lycosmail.com

Shock Front Elite is a private association, actively committed to regaining Texas Sovereignty and National Independence.

Texas Citizens for a Sound Economy
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Austin, TX, United States
txcse@cse.org

Texas chapter of CSE, which supports lower taxes and deregulation. Check in for events and electronic publications.

CATS, Houston
Source: Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
Houston, TX, United States
yschick@aol.com

Houston chapter of a grassroots organization that advocates a national sales tax to replace the U.S. income tax and IRS.

Houston Space Society
Source: Houston Space Society, Inc.
Houston, TX, United States
davidson@net1.net

HSS seeks to promote a free enterprise approach to space development. They have some materials here criticizing socialistic space activities (NASA). Promotes activism.

Americans for Fair Taxation
Source: AFT
Houston, TX, United States
LDDaft@aol.com

Offers a detailed proposal and recruitment pitch for replacing the federal income tax with a 23 percent national retail sales tax (not a value-added tax).

Institute for Policy Innovation
Source: IPI
Lewisville, TX, United States
ipi@free-market.net

This simply-designed site will link you to IPI policy studies and reports on "taxation and government spending, economic growth initiatives, and government regulation" from the philosophical viewpoint which favors "individual liberty and responsibility, free markets, and limited government."

Center for the American Idea
Source: Center for the American Idea
Houston, TX, United States
info@americanidea.org

"Strives to educate teachers and students in the principles of private property, effective limited government, free market economics, liberty, and an enduring moral order." This includes seminars and workshops, scholarship essay contests and so on. Formerly the Free Enterprise Institute.

Texas Public Policy Foundation web site
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
San Antonio, TX, United States
tppf@txdirect.net

Texas-focused think-tank providing monthly editorials and lengthy policy papers focusing on school choice and privatization, among other topics.

Drug Policy Forum of Texas
Source: Media Awareness Project
Houston, TX, United States
galan@prodigy.net

Local and Web discussion forum.

Policy Action Update
Source: Texas Public Policy Foundation
TX, United States

The Policy Action Update is an update highlighting the Texas Public Policy Foundation's influence on public policy statewide. If you are interested in receiving Policy Action Update reports via email, please contact Jennifer LaValley at tppf@tppf.org.

Jane's Due Process
Source: JDP
TX, United States

This controversial site gives teens under 18 information about the Parental Notification Law (1999) which requires abortion providers to notify parents. It counsels teenagers on how to obtain a judicial bypass so that no notification is necessary. Pro-life organizations have expressed outrage.

Britain's Relative Economic Performance 1870-1999
Source: IEA
Author: Nicholas Crafts
TX, United Kingdom

"His book is a mine of information about economic trends since the 1870s, giving details of the GDP, productivity, investment, educational attainment, taxation and other statistics which are relevant if proper assessments of economic performance are to be made." (£10.00)(04/02)

The Ashes of Waco
Source: Syracuse University Press
Author: Dick Reavis
Dallas, TX, United States
djreavis@onramp.net

A well-made Web site devoted to journalist Dick Reavis' book on the Waco tragedy. The site includes plenty of excerpts, photos and sketches, and even some audio clips. 300p.

The F.L.I.R. Project
Source: Michael J. McNulty
Waco, TX, United States

Mike McNulty, one half of the team behind "Waco: Rules of Engagement" is back for more with this latest film, "The F.L.I.R. Project," which calls into question Sen. Danforth's conclusion that the feds never fired on the Davidians.

Books on Faith and Freedom
Source: Candlestick Publishing
San Antonio, TX, United States
davydoodle_@hotmail.com

"A catalog containing often otherwise unavailable books and materials on the subject of freedom." Christian libertarian, with a bit of conspiracy theory thrown in.

WEPIN Store: Services for the Sovereign Individual
Source: West El Paso Information Network
El Paso, TX, United States

A catalog of mostly "Terra Libra Freedom Technology." We don't know what to make of that, but there are some interesting privacy products. Caveat emptor.

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