At the direction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has ordered the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas (TexAM) to halt its operations, stating that the organization is not a recognized university and thus “prohibited by law from granting or offering to grant degrees.” But there are other reasons for...
Your type isn’t a person anymore. It’s a product. Timothée Chalamet is a rat boy. That’s why women loved him. “Loved,” because, like many leading men who rise quickly in public attention, his cultural moment has cooled. What’s a rat boy, you may ask? It’s a boy who has angular features, expressive eyes, a certain...
Replacing America’s declining schools of education. It’s time to dismantle one of the most degraded sectors in American higher education: schools of education. The colleges responsible for training and certifying the majority of our nation’s teachers have become factories for mediocrity and indoctrination—the embodiment of what Allan Bloom termed “the closing of the American mind.”...
On Monday, the House Committee on Public Education held a public hearing to discuss the “State of Education” in Texas, with a particular emphasis on assessing academic outcomes, enrollment trends, and school budgets. Among the many revelations to come to light was that public school enrollment continues to struggle. According to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath’s invited testimony, public school enrollment decreased in the...
Sometimes I forget how remarkable my mother is. She holds two degrees in different fields, built a successful professional career, and then, by choice, became a homeschool mom to me and my three siblings until we each left for college. Without her attention and dedication, I would not be who I am today. She patiently...
Hit the Brakes What to know: Attorney General Ken Paxton recently informed 130 different cities “that they are prohibited from raising [property] taxes above the no-new-revenue tax rate,” after determining those entities failed to comply with new state auditing requirements (SB 1851). The TPPF take: City officials don’t get to pick and choose which state laws to follow. “The...
SAVE America What to know: Democrats continue to misrepresent the SAVE Act, which would ensure election integrity with safeguards such as voter ID. The TPPF take: There’s more than one way to SAVE America. “Protecting our sovereignty is more than just funding ICE and border security,” says TPPF’s Byron Fisher. “We must protect our voter rolls and provide tools...
Sky-high Prescription Prices What to know: New Jersey is the latest of 43 states suing drug makers for price fixing. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/generic-drug-prices-rigged-pharmaceutical-165427028.html The TPPF take: Americans are deeply concerned about the cost of prescription drugs—and for good reason. “Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some cutting-edge...
The EPA’s 2025 decision to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding is being called one of the largest deregulatory actions in US history. But what exactly is the Endangerment Finding, and why do supporters say this change matters for American families and businesses? In this Fast Facts breakdown, we explain the 16-year history of greenhouse gas...
Since it has been unable to pass new gun restrictions through the legislative process, President Biden’s Administration is intentionally ignoring and misinterpreting well-established law to shut down lawfully operating gun dealers. TPPF Senior Attorney Matt Miller breaks down how this backdoor scheme works and explains TPPF’s lawsuit to restore Americans’ legal right to purchase firearms.
Illegal activity that harms the U.S. is coming from Mexico in much the same way as it does from other corrupt individuals in other countries the U.S. currently sanctions. Texas should compile a list of corrupt Mexican elites and request the federal government to deny them entry to the U.S. or revoke their visas. Read...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. While President Donald Trump was in China strengthening his relationship with Xi Jinping, here’s who made the list: LOSER: Murder by Critical Race Theory Another horrible street killing story in New York City...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. It remains very tense in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Virginia Supreme Court just struck down the Democrat-leaning redistricting map voters approved last month, so we’ll wait to see how that all shakes out. Meanwhile, here’s who made the list: WINNER: Cell Phone Ban...
Thomas said our calling as Americans is to live the Constitution’s principles, not revise them. When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took the stage recently at the University of Texas at Austin to deliver a speech marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, more than a few law students in...
Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. It’s good to be on the radio in a week when all the trades are reporting that “audio is having a moment.” Big deals are brewing across the industry. Meanwhile, here’s who made...