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Hegar releases biennial revenue forecastThe Texas Legislature begins its work creating a state budget for the next two years with slightly less revenue available than it had during the previous biennium.Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar projects lawmakers will have $194.

The Idle American

Relax. This is NOT going to be another one of those “promise pieces” about helpful resolutions that might elevate life for me in 2025. I leave that to others.In fact, were I to make a New Year’s resolution, it would be the determination to avoid making annual resolutions in the future.

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Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen.

Anarchists Versus Libertarians

'Donald Trump will be a tyrant!'So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me.Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about 'terminating' parts of the U.S. Constitution.But I don't think he means it.

Victimhood U

Colleges went mad.They charge students big bucks and then make them feel guilty.My new video looks at a new documentary called 'The Coddling of the American Mind.' It persuasively suggests that today, young people are anxious and depressed because 'adults' at their schools brainwashed them.

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Legislative session begins on Jan. 14 The 89th Texas legislative session begins on Jan. 14 with a still-unresolved race for speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.State Reps.

Give or Take?

'Tis the season for giving.For me, that mostly means supporting charities. One organization I donate to is SSP, Student Sponsor Partners, a nonprofit that gives scholarships to kids from low-income families.

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Vehicle inspections no longer required Drivers will no longer be required to get annual safety inspections beginning Jan. 1, the Texas Standard reported. However, drivers in the state’s 17 most populous counties will still be required to get an emissions test in order to register their vehicles.

2024’s Biggest Story

by Austin Bay On July 13, 2024, as he turned to consult a chart, an assassin's bullet grazed the presidential candidate's right ear.

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Abbott unveils new border strategy Gov. Greg Abbott said last Thursday the state is initiating a billboard campaign across Central America and border cities in northern Mexico to discourage migrants from attempting to enter Texas, the Austin American-Statesman reported.