Backing the Blue What to know: National Police Week is an opportunity to recognize our courageous police officers. The TPPF take: Thank our police officers this week; they need to hear it. “It has been quite the year for our police officers,” says TPPF’s Randy Petersen. “And officers handled it all remarkably well. I believe...
We Have Reservations What to know: ERCOT, the state’s power grid manager, continues to exaggerate its reserve margins of electricity available to Texans, claiming there’s less than a 1% chance of more blackouts this summer. The TPPF take: ERCOT’s overconfidence is a slap in the face to the Texans it is supposed to serve. “The...
Suffer the Children What to know: Critical race theory is showing up more and more in public school curricula. The TPPF take: Critical race theory is nothing less than state-sponsored racism. “When we teach history, we’re teaching our children who they are and where they came from,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “When we teach them...
Inflation is Here What to know: Americans are already paying higher prices for goods and services. The TPPF take: Inflation is just a tax by another name. “Inflation originates in one place: behind the façade of a Greek temple on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.—at the Federal Reserve,” says TPPF’s E.J. Antoni. “The Fed can...
You Do You, New York What to know: New York is responding to the exodus of residents (largely because of its high taxes) by raising taxes. The TPPF take: Texas can benefit from New York’s blunders—if we can get our own taxes under better control. “Texas now has a prodigious opportunity to welcome hundreds of...
Moms Look Out for Us What to know: Eco-anxiety is hurting our kids. The TPPF take: Good moms can counter eco-anxiety with facts and hope. “Saddling our next generation of leaders with the burden of fatalistic pessimism is wrong for so many reasons, especially when even a cursory review of the history of the human...
Election Integrity What to know: The Texas House has announced it will hear HB 6 on the House Floor today (Thursday, May 6). This bill would improve the security of and trust in our elections. The TPPF take: Congressman Chip Roy, in a memo obtained by The Cannon Online, documents incidents of voter fraud—and explains how...
You Don’t Say What to know: Texans are overwhelmingly opposed to lobbying funded with tax dollars. According to a new Texas Tribune poll, “Overall, 69% of Texas voters would support such a ban, including 63% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans.” The TPPF take: Local government officials and employees may still participate in the legislative...
Picking Winners (Hint: Not Us) What to know: Writing in the San Antonio Express-News, advocates of tax abatement deals say such agreements benefit Texans. The TPPF take: The evidence is clear: At best, these incentives do not work; at worst, they can be harmful. “Local tax abatement agreements (under Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax...
Local elected officials have the power to offset soaring appraisals with lower tax rates. It’s within their discretion to bring this balance to your tax bill.
Texas local governments already owe more than $375 billion total, and yet many of the most indebted entities are asking to put more on the taxpayer credit card.
We love budget and tax cuts, of course; the Texas Legislature should take every opportunity to ease the burden on taxpayers, leaving more of their money in their own pockets.