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01:52
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...
01:05
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...
01:43
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...
01:37
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...
03:25
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...
01:59
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...
01:23
Barack The Vote... Barack The Future
Voting for Barack Obama sounds like a really great idea today... But what does that mean for tomorrow?
02:59
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...
