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Texas-Size Lobbying
Some want to limit lobby expenditures, but that misses the point. People spend money lobbying lobbying government because government has so much...
Subsidizing The Movies
Lawmakers may double the taxpayer subsidy of the movie industry in Texas to $40 million. Such blockbuster numbers may be small change for Hollywood...
Naughty or Nice: Lawmakers $140,000 Christmas Gift
Christmas came early at the Capitol as taxpayers are paying $140,000 for the renovation of a 900-square-foot private lounge. Will we get a thank-you...
Limiting Government
Since 1978 Texas has had a limit on how fast government can grow, but you wouldn't know it looking at how fast state government has actually grown...
Thanks For Overcoming Socialism
The Plymouth Colony was established as a “communal” society -- an experiment in socialism. No one had an incentive to work, so disease...
Gas Taxes Go Off-Road
Why aren’t we getting much mileage out of our gas taxes? Right now, barely 60% of the gas taxes you pay make it to road construction...
Barack The Vote... Barack The Future
Voting for Barack Obama sounds like a really great idea today... But what does that mean for tomorrow?
Scamming Texas Teachers
Texas' teachers join the unions for "liability insurance" -- but it is insurance that is largely unneeded under state law. Your teacher is getting...