https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/07/despite-the-obama-economy-texas-state-revenues-jump-12-4/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:05:54 -0400<![CDATA[Democrats in and beyond Texas really have no credible arguments left to them. The US government has gone in the direction of statism, producing stagnant unemployment rates, pitiful economic growth and flat overall federal revenue intake. Raising taxes will not help alleviate any of these problems, but Democrats in Texas continue to support the Obama government&#8217;s policies. California has more or less followed the statist, high-tax model and is likewise in a world of fiscal hurt. Gov. Jerry Brown&#8217;s consistent answer: Raise taxes again, so he and the Democrat-dominated legislature can spend more money. Don&#8217;t rinse, just repeat.]]>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:34:50 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2013/01/07/despite-the-obama-economy-texas-state-revenues-jump-12-4-n175849