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Lawmaker calls for probe into $95 million lottery jackpot The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported.

DOGE to the Rescue?

by John Stossel The Department of Government Efficiency has started making moves. The D.C. media are furious about his attempts to cut government agencies.But I take Elon Musk's side. More efficient government has been promised often. It's never happened. Instead, government just grew.Sen.

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Voucher bill passes Senate, arrives in House A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Illegal Immigration

In politics, few figures have demonstrated the kind of transactional decisiveness that Trump exemplifies. His recent dealings with the Colombian government underscore the efficiency of his approach.

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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.