My confidence in public schools to be a safe place for kids to learn was shattered last August with this quote from a book displayed in the library at Belton Middle School: “From six up, I used to kiss other guys in my neighborhood, make out with them, and perform oral sex on them. I...
The left’s latest attack on pickup trucks is because they’re large and scary and allegedly bad for the environment. Unlike with the right to bear arms, there is no constitutional amendment protecting our right to own vehicles — other than a generally recognized right to move about freely (Crandall v. Nevada, 1867) — and, with...
Since taking office, my overarching goal has been to utilize the natural resources we have been blessed with to ensure energy is cheap, plentiful, and reliable for Texans. Under President Biden’s tenure, the cost of energy for American families has soared (the energy inflation index has risen 7.3 percent over the past 12 months alone)...
Teamwork in action—that’s what we saw when Tyler, Texas-born Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took the field last week in the AFC playoffs—for the second half. An ankle sprain in the first half had the press corps all but dismissing the Mahomes’ chances. But Mahomes, a Texas Tech grad, adapted his playbook for the...
Every child should have access to the education that best meets their unique learning styles. Yet, for decades, this hasn’t been the case for students with disabilities in Texas. Like all children, students with disabilities deserve the opportunity to flourish. But in a nation where education has been designed around the “average” student – rather...
A Danger to Children What to know: A study says that 71.2% of tweens and 83.3% of teens experienced bullying on social media platforms last year. And 62.4% of tweens and 82.2% of teens encountered nudity or content of a sexual nature. The TPPF take: Even their executives agree, social media is harmful to minors. “The solution is simple:...
School Choice Helps Everyone What to know: Opponents of parent empowerment are relying on rural Republicans in Texas to block any meaningful bills. The TPPF take: Empowering parents to make the key decisions about their children’s education benefits everyone involved. “Florida’s experience shows that parent empowerment benefits everyone—even rural areas,” says TPPF’s Roy Maynard. “So far, 24 studies show that...
School Choice and Special Education What to know: Special education students can benefit from a greater array of options for their parents to choose. The TPPF take: Every child should have access to the education that best meets their unique learning styles. “Like all children, students with disabilities deserve the opportunity to flourish. But in a nation where education...
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...
Over the past two years, some parents were shocked to learn that activists school boards, administrators, and teachers have been subjecting students to controversial subjects and material without parents’ consent. Shannon Braun was elected to the Colleyville ISD school board on a promise to protect students and parents’ rights and has been fighting ever since....
“I’m sorry, officer, I didn’t see the speed limit,” has never been a legitimate legal defense. We might say it when we get pulled over, hoping for leniency, but it’s never been a real excuse. Ignorantia juris non excusat: Ignorance of the law is no excuse. That’s a doctrine almost as old as laws themselves....
“The death of one man is a great tragedy; the death of a million is a statistic.” We don’t really know who first said this, but it’s often fittingly attributed to Joseph Stalin, one of the greatest mass murderers in history. Due to the Soviet Union’s shoddy bookkeeping and dubious censuses, we’ll never know Stalin’s...
The Houston Chronicle recently broke the story on a special purpose district in Austin that’s discovered a way to manipulate the law in its favor—a manipulation that has generated the district, and its board members, millions of dollars in profits. Put simply, the SH130 Municipal Management District uses a tax workaround to exempt developers’ land...
You are not a fish. I am not a fish. We are not fish. And yet, our local governments sure do want to treat us like fish to be caught, either on a hook or with a net. Once caught, we stay caught. Right now, in Texas, there is no reasonable way for a group...