Jonathan Zalewski is a visiting legal fellow and Koch associate at The Heritage Foundation. Texas has been at the forefront of state prison and criminal justice reform since 2007, but it isn’t resting ...

More than 20% of America’s workers need permission from the government in the form of an occupational license before they can practice their profession. The occupational licensing burden placed on ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion last week that changes the requirements for obtaining occupational licenses in the state, a move that could affect thousands of Texas workers.

Texas has been at the forefront of state prison and criminal justice reform since 2007, but it isn’t resting on its laurels. By reforming its criminal justice system, Texas has sensibly and carefully ...