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Introduction to NTCL Video

The video recording of the ‘Introduction to NTCL’ presentation from September 6, 2014 is now available.  The handouts and slideshow related to the presentation are also available at the links below.   We believe citizen involvement is essential for our republican system of government to be healthy and have created framework and processes to maximize our effectiveness based on NTCL principles and goals.  If you were unable to be at the meeting in person and would like to know more about the process, view the video below.  (The full presentation is 1 hour)  If you would like to help the NTCL effort, please contact us.

Handouts mentioned in video:
https://ntcl.org/publicfiles/20140906_handout1.pdf
https://ntcl.org/publicfiles/20140906_handout2.pdf

Slideshow of presentation:
https://ntcl.org/publicfiles/20140906_slideshow.pdf

Direct link to video:
http://youtu.be/ivNW9BGuEpE

Freedom in Texas is Trending the Wrong Way

Screenshot from 2014-01-22 13:18:47A study at George Mason University revealed that the level of freedom in Texas has declined over the past 4 years.  While we can take pride in still being near the top of the list, I’d suggest we focus on why we are worse off than before, even though the a majority of our lawmakers are so-called ‘conservatives’ and would say freedom is one of their top priorities.  It is important to measure a person’s actions against their words– If our elected officials are voting or acting to increase spending, increase debt, or punish victim-less crimes, they are contributing to the trend towards less freedom.  It is our responsibility to correct the trend.

Texas prides itself on being a freedom-loving state, and at 14th in rank its citizens have something to be proud of. However, its policies are sometimes not as consistent with individual liberty as the rhetoric of its officials and citizens would suggest.