Re:Texas law gives grid operator power to disconnect data ce...
by opo on Monday August 18, 2025 @04:53PM
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>...in a libertarian state
I don't think any organization that considers themselves to be libertarian has ever called Texas a "libertarian state". For example:
>...Texas’ institutions and policies continue to bear something of an old statist legacy. In the Cato Institute’s Freedom in the 50 States study, Texas scores a mere 17th, behind even the southern states of Florida (#2), Tennessee (#6), Missouri (#8), Georgia (#9), and Virginia (#12).
I don't think any organization that considers themselves to be libertarian has ever called Texas a "libertarian state". For example:
>...Texas’ institutions and policies continue to bear something of an old statist legacy. In the Cato Institute’s Freedom in the 50 States study, Texas scores a mere 17th, behind even the southern states of Florida (#2), Tennessee (#6), Missouri (#8), Georgia (#9), and Virginia (#12).
https://www.cato.org/commentary/texas-really-future-freedom
Are there any Texas national or state politicians who are members of the Libertarian Party or even refer to themselves as Libertarian?