British airlines, our own airline pilots, Republican lawmakers and anyone with common sense knows mask mandates on planes are worthless—so why do the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuse to “follow the science”? Last week, the Transportation Security Administration became essentially the last holdout in extending a mask mandate on airplanes and in airports (along with...
Despite constant efforts by the Texas media and their collaborators in the progressive left, to divide us by race and ethnicity, a new statewide survey of Hispanic Texans conducted for the Texas Public Policy Foundation finds that 84% say they are proud of being Texans and almost 60% say they have the same access to...
Developers are selling us impossible promises about offshore wind farms. “This reliable renewable energy resource is a game-changer for the New England grid,” says an advocacy group called New England for Offshore Wind. “It is our best chance to address the climate crisis, meet our future energy needs, and grow our economy simultaneously.” But people are...
Evidence continues to grow that Texas Hispanics are disenchanted with liberals. The 2016 and 2020 election results in South Texas surprised just about everyone and showed a significant rightward shift in historically deep blue counties along the border. And the most recent 2022 Texas primary elections featured a record number of Hispanic Republican candidates, as...
Public school superintendents are some of the highest paid public employees in Texas, with some raking in more than $400,000 annually, excluding benefits. Among those at the top end of the pay scale is Arlington ISD’s superintendent who, thanks to a recent contract renewal, saw his annual salary grow from $334,318 in the 2020-21 school...
Soaring property valuations have long been a feature of Texas’ tax landscape. However, this year’s level of increase may be unlike anything we’ve seen before—at least in the Bayou City. On Friday, the Houston Chronicle reported that the average home value had risen by 21% while the average apartment value had grown by 24%. Such...
I’m a small-town Texas entrepreneur with big concerns about out-of-control property tax bills. The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently allowed me to share my story at its annual Policy Orientation. The opportunity gave me a chance to relay my struggle and get to know others who are in a similar situation. Upon getting married, I...
This week marks the final round of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking session addressing the critical issue of accountability in higher education. One of the issues under consideration is the Gainful Employment Rule, an Obama-era regulation that sought to strengthen accountability in higher education. Gainful Employment tried to identify college programs where students...
Federal lawmakers are at it again, agitating for the federal government to forgive literally trillions of dollars of student loan debt. The recent letter from congressional Democrats calls for the continuation of the student loan payment pause. There are many reasons why this is a bad idea, but the conversation does raise another set of...
May 8: Russia’s Annual ‘Victory Day’ Celebration Takes On A Different Meaning This Year On Monday, May 9, Russia will hold its annual celebration marking the defeat of Germany in World War Two. Since 1945, Moscow has hosted a grand military parade in Red Square with dignitaries reviewing the troops from atop the mausoleum than contains...
President Joe Biden’s announcement that the United States would ban Russian oil imports in response to the attack on Ukraine was met with serious concern from both sides of the aisle because of the impact it could have on already record high gas prices. This criticism is valid — and, to be fair, Biden acknowledged in his...
Mary Schommer grew up in a family of seven kids, and, between all of them, they’ve attended private schools, charter schools, and traditional public schools. While she was in elementary school, two of Mary’s older brothers attended a private all-boys Catholic school while Mary and her other siblings attended the one charter school in Irving....