See You in Court, ATF What to Know: The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing a Texas gun shop in a case against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Under the Biden administration, the agency is misusing a rule to shut down gun retailers for clerical mistakes in customers’ paperwork. The TPPF...
Without Accountability, the Homeless Will Never Enjoy Freedom What to Know: $69 million spent in Oakland on “mixed homelessness results” is but one example of the pervasive absence of accountability in California’s homelessness system. The TPPF Take: California’s homelessness crisis is fueled by a lack of accountability. “With the number of homeless individuals rising ever...
Wronging Our Border Patrol What to Know: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas knew that Border Patrol agents were innocent even as President Biden sharply criticized the agency after some misleading photos of agents on horseback were released. The TPPF Take: The Biden administration’s treatment of our Border Patrol agents was shameful. “What our agents needed...
Partners in Crime What to Know: Hackers have exposed evidence that the Mexican military has cooperated with the criminal cartels, even selling the cartels weapons. The TPPF Take: The data is damning. “The hack of sensitive Defense Secretariat data by self-described ‘hacktivist’ group Guacamaya has put the Mexican government on the defensive, revealing emails, photos,...
More Expensive Every Day What to Know: Who is suffering most from President Biden’s inflation combined with a stagnating economy? Lower-income families. The TPPF Take: All Americans continue to struggle in the Biden economy. “Consumer expectations about the economy have dropped to the lowest in nearly a decade,” says TPPF’s Vance Ginn. “Small business sentiment...
Right Time to Borrow Big? What to Know: Inflation is up and the economy is down. Even still, Texas’ local governments want to borrow big. This election cycle, cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are asking voters to approve a staggering $21 billion in new debt. The TPPF Take: It’s up to voters to...
That’s Not How This Works What to Know: San Francisco policies—not holding “problem tenants” accountable—are making public housing there unlivable. The TPPF Take: No Accountability = No Opportunity for Success “In the world of public housing and in homelessness, accountability—such as work and sobriety requirements—are now considered to be ‘barriers’ to getting people the help...
It’s Back What to Know: Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke has resurrected the debunked claim that Texans pay more in taxes than Californians do. The TPPF Take: No, Texans don’t pay more taxes than Californians. “Californians pay $6,813, per capita in state and local taxes each year, according to the Tax Foundation. Texans pay $4,481...
Spooky What to Know: Big Tech collects frighteningly large amounts of data on you. The TPPF Take: It’s scary. “If you have a Google account—which includes Gmail, YouTube, etc.—they likely have gigabytes of data on you,” says TPPF’s David Dunmoyer. “For example, my Google data is 17.75 GB, which equates to approximately 13 million Word...
Not So Fast What to Know: President Biden’s scheme to “forgive” student loan debt (really, it would just transfer the debt to taxpayers) has been challenged in the courts. The TPPF Take: President Biden himself acknowledged that the COVID pandemic is over, which is the basis for the student loan cancellation program “Biden’s the president...
The M&O Has to Go What to Know: Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants major property tax changes. He announced: “My goal is to eliminate the school property taxes imposed in the state of Texas so that people can genuinely own their own home without being taxed out of it.” The TPPF...
Quit Complaining and Eat Your Bugs What to Know: Even the recession combined with inflation (stagflation) has “silver linings,” according to the media elite in their defense of the Biden administration. The TPPF Take: Americans continue to struggle in the Biden economy. “Consumer expectations about the economy have dropped to the lowest in nearly a...