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Patrick releases 25 legislative priorities Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his top 25 legislative priorities as the legislative session gets underway, The Texas Tribune reported.

The Chainsaw President!

Finally, a real libertarian is president.That's in Argentina, where last year, Javier Milei surprised pundits by winning the election by a landslide. Now that he's had a chance to govern, my new video covers the results and explains why Milei is now even more popular.

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$1 billion for vouchers, $5 billion for teachers?Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

The End of ESG

by John Stossel 'Sustainability' investments became popular a few years back. So-called experts said companies shouldn't just focus on profit. They should put more effort into being 'nice.' Funds pushing ESG (environmental, social and governance) were all the rage.

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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.