A Donkey in Elephant’s Clothing
What to know: Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a Democrat from Austin, is out with a new ad in her campaign for governor: “Welcome to Texas, y’all, where we celebrate freedom from big government.”
The TPPF take: The hypocrisy is astounding.
“Hinojosa’s ad isn’t taking issue with the cameras; Hinojosa herself has no objection to big government – she’s just hoping to draw away disaffected (and poorly informed) conservatives,” says TPPF’s Rob Henneke. “Her whole political agenda is, in fact, big government. Hinojosa was a vocal proponent of school closures and mask mandates during COVID-19. On education, she’s desperate to kill Texas’ school choice program, calling it ‘corrupt’ and claiming it drains the coffers of public schools. None of that is true, of course.”
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Young Communism
What to know: A recent survey by the Cato Institute and YouGov paints a troubling picture: 62 percent of Americans aged 18–29 say they hold a “favorable view” of socialism, and 34 percent say the same of communism.
The TPPF take: For too long, too many American students have graduated without understanding the country they inherited.
“Young people did not arrive at these conclusions in a vacuum. For decades, critical theory, Marxist ideology and socialist-leaning teachings have worked their way through higher education and into the way history is presented to younger generations,” says TPPF’s Mandy Drogin. “Texas, and by extension, America’s, freedoms and future hangs in the balance without an educated populace. When organizations like the Texas and National Council of the Social Studies and American Historical Association (which have become radical leftist propaganda machines) are churning out classroom lessons and sharing resources for Marxists ideologues, we have a huge problem.”
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Texas Teaches Water is Wet
What to know: The Texas Board of Education gave final approval to changes to the state’s high school social studies curriculum including language that attributes 9/11 to “radical Islam”.
The TPPF take: For too long, foreign state-backed groups and extremist networks have tried to quietly subvert American principles in our public school system.
“Texas schools should be places where children learn the truth, not places where foreign interests get to shape what they think,” says TPPF’s Kate Bierly. “When foreign governments or organizations fund curriculum, teacher training, or educational programs, they can gain access to our classrooms and influence children at an incredibly formative age.”