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Yes, Virginia, There’s Voter Fraud in Texas

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted out a bold statement on Tuesday: “We don’t have voter fraud in Texas…” It was part of a longer tweet, which continued, “but we did have massive systemwide grid failure, statewide power outages, bursted water pipes, no water and high electricity bills. Um. Now I understand why some elected officials...

March 16, 2021
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Editor’s Welcome Letter: The Cannon Online

To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World— Fellow Citizens & Compatriots— I am besieged by a thousand or more… So opens the famous letter from William Travis at the Alamo. Our situation isn’t nearly as dire, but our cause is the same. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is proud to announce...

February 8, 2021
K-12 Education

Carine Martinez’s American Journey

TPPF Senior Managing Editor and Policy Analyst Carine Martinez took her Oath of Allegiance on Tuesday, making her an official American (and proud Texan). The journey that led to raising her right hand in a San Antonio naturalization ceremony began in Paris. “But it was after I started learning more about U.S. history—after reading the...

March 19, 2019
Taxes & Spending

Tyler Event: Spending Drives Taxation

Braving cold temperatures and a constant drizzle, East Texans gathered in Tyler on Saturday to learn more about property tax and school finance reform. The event, hosted by Grassroots America-We The People and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, brought TPPF experts Rafa Bejar, Kara Belew and James Quintero in for a closer look at how...

March 4, 2019
Taxes & Spending

Property Tax Roadshow Report

TPPF’s Rafa Bejar, Kara Belew and Vance Ginn spoke to an estimated 100 members of the Republican Club at Heritage Ranch in Fairview near McKinney on Monday, explaining the state’s complicated school finance and property tax systems, and proposing some fixes. “Over time, per-pupil spending for public education is up,” Kara explained. “But at the...

February 19, 2019
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