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Feb 13, 2025 47 min

Legislative Potpourri for $1,000

from The Right Idea Hosted by Texas Public Policy Foundation

Brian Phillips and Derek Cohen tackle the top headlines of the week, from Valentine's Day decorum, to property tax relief, to the lies and damn lies surrounding school choice. 2:17 Hot Take: How long can you date someone and NOT have to buy them a Valentine’s Day gift? 6:50 Property Tax Relief Update 17:17 DOGE cuts nearly $1 billion from Department of Education 22:25 NIH caps non-research funding 25:36 Some in Texas want their own statewide DOGE 29:14 Should Texas be reimbursed for Operation Lone Star? 32:13 Survey Says! 32:46 Taxpayer funded lobbying 34:09 Housing affordability 35:29 Texas State Border Security Agency 35:47 Nuclear Power 36:21 Bail Reform (the numbers appear split) 39:40 Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics - School Choice Myths 45:08 What’re you watching?

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