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The Alamo, Remember?

The Alamo, Remember? What to know: As predicted, the revisionists have come for Texas history. Time magazine has a new piece titled, “We’ve Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It’s Time to Correct the Record.” It’s as bad as it sounds. The TPPF take: Revisionist history is precisely why TPPF...

June 16, 2021
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No Laughing Matter

No Laughing Matter What to know: Vice President Kamala Harris continues to laugh off the border crisis when asked about it by reporters. The TPPF take: The border crisis is real, and it’s impacting lives. That’s what TPPF’s Josh Trevino confirmed in a recent trip to the border town of Del Rio. “Some days back,...

June 16, 2021
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Surrendering Sovereignty

Surrendering Sovereignty What to know: Because of Biden administration policies, illegal border crossings have surged to their highest levels in a decade. The TPPF take: Illegal immigration threatens South Texans and their way of life, as members of the Border Security Coalition learned on a recent trip. “What we learned across 36 hours in the...

June 16, 2021
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Critical Race Theory

What to know: Some opposed to the Texan ban on the teaching of state-sponsored racism claim that critical race theory isn’t even taught in Texas public schools. The TPPF take: Critical race theory is taught in public schools throughout Texas. Here’s one example. “As a high school debate coach, I’ve watched critical race theory crush...

June 16, 2021
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Border Crisis

Border Crisis What to know: Some Texas counties are charging illegal immigrants with child endangerment and criminal trespass, since the federal government is taking no action on the border crisis. The TPPF take: The Biden administration has stood down on the border, leaving Americans to fend for themselves. “After more than two decades of incomplete...

June 16, 2021
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Disaster

Disaster What to know: Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration in response to the border crisis. The TPPF take: TPPF’s John Hostettler traveled to the border with the TPPF-led Border Security Coalition last week to see the crisis first-hand. “Like many border communities, Del Rio is on the front lines of a crisis...

June 7, 2021
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Forgotten, Again

Forgotten, Again What to know: President Joe Biden’s big plans (and $6 trillion budget) have left something out—the average American who just wants to work hard and make a better life for his or her family. The TPPF take: Average Americans are forgotten in President Joe Biden’s effort to “build back better.” “Through no fault...

June 7, 2021
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Land Rush

Land Rush What to know: Texas is facing a new land rush, with so many people relocating here. Could that turn a red state blue? The TPPF take: Don’t worry about Texas turning blue; people moving here know what they’re fleeing. “It has long been a fear of conservative-minded Texans — and a hope of...

June 7, 2021
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Yay! Spending Limits

Yay! Spending Limits! What to know: The Legislature passed a bill that will limit state spending to what the Conservative Texas Budget outlines—no growth beyond population plus inflation. The TPPF take: This will help rein in the growth of government. “This critical reform that places much of TPPF’s Conservative Texas Budget in state law is...

June 7, 2021
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Level the Playing Field

Level the Playing Field What to know: A bill ending energy discrimination has been sent to the governor for signing. The TPPF take: This bill will end the practice of discriminating against responsible energy producers—in a state that produces more energy than any other. “Wall Street banks and investment firms are colluding to deny critical...

June 7, 2021
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A Win for Patients

A Win for Patients What to know: With hospital price transparency comes real competition for the consumer’s dollar—and that’s a win for the patient, as one family’s story shows. The TPPF take: The Texas House has passed a bill that strengthens price transparency rules. “The American Hospital Association claims that ‘disclosure of privately negotiated rates...

June 7, 2021
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Ding Dong!

Ding Dong! What to know: Legislators successfully killed a program that subsidized unreliable renewable energy (among other things) with taxpayer money. The law allowing Chapter 313 tax breaks will sunset in 2022. The TPPF take: These tax breaks are costly and unnecessary. “At best, these incentives do not work; at worst, they can be harmful,”...

June 7, 2021
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