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Back to Work

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  While some of us may still be recovering from the last legislative session and the subsequent hard-fought special sessions, the pre-season of the 2025 89th Legislative Session is officially underway....

April 22, 2024
K-12 Education

The Truth on School Spending

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  The most dishonest talking point used by opponents of school choice is that public schools are underfunded. They hide behind the complexity of the school financing system to claim schools...

April 12, 2024
Economy

A Housing Harbinger

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Housing affordability in Texas is reaching a crisis, if it’s not already here. In a new TPPF/WPAi poll, 83% of Texans say there is currently an affordability crisis in the...

March 30, 2024
Technology

Condescending Cars

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Imagine packing up the car for your spring break vacation and then plugging in your destination only to have your car inform you that you don’t have enough carbon credits...

March 18, 2024
K-12 Education

One Step Closer

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Primary election season isn’t quite over as there are several runoff elections that need to be decided, but there are at least a few things we can conclude from Tuesday...

March 11, 2024
Economy

No-Show No Go

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  This week the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas sided with the novel concept that members of Congress must show up for work to do their jobs. In...

March 1, 2024
K-12 Education

A Pressure Campaign

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Earlier this month, a school official at Borman Elementary in the Denton school district sent an email pressing school employees to support anti-school choice candidates in the upcoming Republican primary....

February 23, 2024
Economy

A Shrinking Problem

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Joe Biden has finally addressed our inflation problem. “Today, I’m announcing a bold new plan to dramatically reduce government spending, rollback unnecessary and burdensome regulations, and unleash American innovation and...

February 16, 2024
Border Security

Border Bill Debacle

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  For at least the third time in the last two decades, Congress attempted to pass an immigration and border security-related reform. And for the third straight time, the bill failed...

February 9, 2024
Election Integrity

Soros Strategery

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  Texas Democrats will tell you that they lose elections not because Texas is a red state but because it’s a “non-voting” state. It’s an effective coping mechanism for a party...

February 2, 2024
Border Security

Border Payoff

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  In August, TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar predicted that President Biden self-inflicted immigration crisis would get so bad that he would cut a deal with the Mexican government to crack down...

January 12, 2024
Election Integrity

Secure Elections Before Election Day

The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here.  With less than two weeks until the Iowa Caucus and exactly two months (tomorrow) until the Texas primaries, election season is in full swing. America’s election system should be the...

January 4, 2024
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