Setting the Record Straight What to know: State Sen. Bryan Hughes says his election integrity bill, SB 1, will make it easier to vote but harder to cheat in Texas elections. The TPPF take: Sen. Hughes recently posted an op-ed on The Cannon Online, setting the record straight on SB 1. “This bill is not...
A Dream for Doctors What to know: Medical students and residents at the University of Houston’s planned Direct Primary Care clinic will get to build real relationships with their patients. The TPPF take: This is a dream come true for those doctors-in-training. “This is the kind of medicine they worked for years to be able...
Blowing Up the Budget What to know: The U.S. Senate could take up the “reconciliation bill”—a massive spending spree—as soon as today. The TPPF take: This big-spending bill should be rejected outright. “President Biden and Congressional Democrats have proposed roughly $6 trillion in new spending over a decade of hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” says TPPF’s Vance...
Back from the Dead? What to know: Democrats are looking for a way to revive the “For the People Act,” a bill killed by the Senate that would have amounted to a federal takeover of elections. The TPPF take: This bill was designed to destroy voter protections nationwide and federalize local and state elections, making...
We’ve Seen This Show Before What to know: As current special session of the Texas Legislature ends, Gov. Greg Abbott has already announced another—set to begin at noon on Saturday. The TPPF take: Texas Democrats who fled to Washington D.C. (and apparently to European vacations) to break quorum need to come home and do their...
Well Of Course They Did What to know: The Texas Tribune tracked down an “expert” to say things aren’t as bad at the border as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says. The TPPF take: The crisis at the border is real. “The crisis at the border is a humanitarian one,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “Even as...
A Common Sense Policy What to know: The White House on Monday renewed a public health order—Title 42—that allows the Border Patrol to turn migrants back at the border over COVID-19 concerns. The TPPF take: This is a win, but the Biden administration must now do a better job of enforcing the order. “We need...
He’s Begging You What to know: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pleading with citizens to come back to New York City. The TPPF take: It will take more than Cuomo’s pleas to get people to return to higher taxes and more severe regulations. “When people vote—with a moving van or a U-Haul truck—they vote...
Road to Nowhere What to know: The U.S. Senate has advanced President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package—though it has little to do with infrastructure like roads and bridges. The TPPF take: This big-spending bill should be rejected outright. “President Biden and Congressional Democrats have proposed roughly $6 trillion in new spending over a decade of hard-earned...
Failing Big What to know: Those Texas Democrats who fled to Washington D.C. to break the Texas House quorum may finally get their meeting with the president—just not the current president. The TPPF take: Texas Democrats are losing big, on both optics and on policy. “There’s a reason why Texas Democrats are focused on changing...
Every Town is a Border Town What to know: The crisis at the border caused by a surge in illegal immigration will have far-reaching effects. The TPPF take: The border crisis was the topic of a recent livestream event at TPPF. “It has impacted every single town in America,” U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., said...
Texas Steps Up What to know: Gov. Greg Abbott says the state of Texas has begun arresting illegal immigrants and charging them with trespassing—a tactic designed to make up for federal inaction at the border. The TPPF take: Gov. Abbott’s actions are entirely appropriate. “Texans bear the brunt of President Biden’s negligence,” says TPPF’s Kevin...