Infrastructure
One Man's Waste: The Ike Dike and earmarks
Houston needs the Ike Dike and we'd be closer to getting it if Congress used this abandoned tool.
Reform
Anti-Cynicism: Smaller Communities
Today our political communities are too big. The Founding Fathers believed in small, tight knit communities. It's time Texas returned to that model.
Voting
Vote At Home
Even in normal times, voting is like a timed standardized test. These are important decisions and it's time we modernize our system so voters can take the time they need to get it right.
Texas Legislature
The First Branch
As COVID drags on, the 9th largest economy in the world is being run by one man. Is that really representative democracy?
Ballot Propositions
The Peoples' Agenda
After a few months hiatus, I'm restarting Texas Plenty. First up: Oklahoma voters decided to expand Medicaid. What would you ask Texans to vote on if we had ballot propositions?
About Alex
About Texas Plenty
Texas Plenty is my (long time coming) personal blog. I started it in 2020 as a place to write about politics, policy, economics and culture in the State of Texas.
