Parent Empowerment What to know: Texas public school parents and teachers are just realizing that, in their leadership’s haste to deny parents choice, they also blocked a bill that would have increased teacher pay—now they’re blaming the Legislature rather than admit, they sabotaged teacher pay all to block parent empowerment. The TPPF take: The state surplus doesn’t “belong”...
Whale Watching What to know: National Geographic just can’t figure out why so many whales are washing up dead on the eastern seaboard, where offshore wind projects are under development. The TPPF take: The Biden administration is killing whales to “save the planet.” “The administration’s newest proposed permit is set to allow foreign offshore wind companies to kill 42...
A New Energy Boom? What to know: The Saudis have cut oil production in an effort to keep prices up. The TPPF take: The Saudis and OPEC+ have given the U.S. an opening to create a new energy boom—if the Biden administration will set U.S. producers loose. “President Biden’s energy policy has not weaned the U.S. from oil —...
Only You Can Prevent Alarmism What to know: Those Canadian wildfires? Yeah, there’s no “climate crisis” happening there now. It’s simply bad forest management. The TPPF take: California led the way on abandoning forest management. Canada is just catching up, and seeing the same effects. “The bottom line of wildfires is cruelly simple: What grows must be...
Texas Parents Matter What to know: The Texas Legislature didn’t pass a universal school choice bill in the regular session, but the fight isn’t over. The TPPF take: Texas lawmakers must get school choice over the finish line in a special session. “Throughout the last year, we’ve worked hard to advance parent empowerment. But our opponents have worked hard,...
What to know: Economist Stephen Moore warns that climate hysteria is harming our children. The TPPF take: Scaring children about the climate doesn’t make the world a better place. “If anything, energy’s role in improving the state of the world should provide younger generations with hope for the future,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “The media and our leaders need to...
Taxes in Texas What to know: Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to buy down property taxes in the state. The TPPF take: Speaking at a TPPF event on Friday, the governor said it’s time for property tax relief. “My plan to cut property taxes will put Texans on a pathway to eliminate their property taxes,” Gov. Abbott said. “Driving down...
It’s Coming What to know: Speaking to a TPPF audience on Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged his full support for education savings accounts. The TPPF take: School choice is the civil rights issue of our time. “I will not give up on delivering education freedom for every Texas family,” Gov. Abbott said. “We will have a special session to bring...
That’s The Plan What to know: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed TPPF’s plan for compressing property tax rates: “That’s my plan,” he tweeted, “Use the TPPF roadmap to end property taxes.” The TPPF take: Tax compression is relatively straightforward. “In recent years, tax rate compression efforts have centered on using state funds to buy down school district M&O...
Tax Compression What to know: Leaders in the Texas Legislature, as well as Gov. Greg Abbott, are signaling their support for tax rate compression as the best way to reform the property tax system. The TPPF take: Tax rate compression is the only approach that provides broad-based relief for all and propels Texas down the pathway toward a complete...
Texas, Our Texas What to know: A Texan man who is standing up to wokeism in the Texas State Historical Association gained a procedural win in a Galveston courtroom on Tuesday. The TPPF take: This is a win for how we teach Texas history. J.P. Bryan, the volunteer executive director of the TSHA, says the whole story about Texas...
What to know: The Texas Legislature gaveled out the 88th regular session on Monday. The TPPF take: There’s unfinished business in the Texas Legislature. “The 88th Texas legislature made tremendous progress this session, but the work remains unfinished. The failure to complete several major initiatives are so significant that TPPF supports a call for a special session,” says TPPF’s Greg Sindelar. “The...