You Do You, New York What to know: New York is responding to the exodus of residents (largely because of its high taxes) by raising taxes. The TPPF take: Texas can benefit from New York’s blunders—if we can get our own taxes under better control. “Texas now has a prodigious opportunity to welcome hundreds of...
Moms Look Out for Us What to know: Eco-anxiety is hurting our kids. The TPPF take: Good moms can counter eco-anxiety with facts and hope. “Saddling our next generation of leaders with the burden of fatalistic pessimism is wrong for so many reasons, especially when even a cursory review of the history of the human...
Election Integrity What to know: The Texas House has announced it will hear HB 6 on the House Floor today (Thursday, May 6). This bill would improve the security of and trust in our elections. The TPPF take: Congressman Chip Roy, in a memo obtained by The Cannon Online, documents incidents of voter fraud—and explains how...
You Don’t Say What to know: Texans are overwhelmingly opposed to lobbying funded with tax dollars. According to a new Texas Tribune poll, “Overall, 69% of Texas voters would support such a ban, including 63% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans.” The TPPF take: Local government officials and employees may still participate in the legislative...
Picking Winners (Hint: Not Us) What to know: Writing in the San Antonio Express-News, advocates of tax abatement deals say such agreements benefit Texans. The TPPF take: The evidence is clear: At best, these incentives do not work; at worst, they can be harmful. “Local tax abatement agreements (under Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax...
Local elected officials have the power to offset soaring appraisals with lower tax rates. It’s within their discretion to bring this balance to your tax bill.
Texas local governments already owe more than $375 billion total, and yet many of the most indebted entities are asking to put more on the taxpayer credit card.
We love budget and tax cuts, of course; the Texas Legislature should take every opportunity to ease the burden on taxpayers, leaving more of their money in their own pockets.
Voter Fraud is Real What to know: The fight over voter fraud continues in Texas—with some still asking whether it exists. The TPPF take: Here you go! Congressman Chip Roy, in a memo obtained by The Cannon Online, documents incidents of voter fraud—and explains how to address the issue. “Voter fraud is real and failure...
Human Crisis What to know: Human traffickers are avoiding the U.S. Border Patrol and moving migrants directly through the ranches and across the desert country of South Texas, NPR reports. The TPPF take: TPPF’s Ken Oliver accompanied members of Congress to the border last month and saw this happening first-hand. “The coyotes are fast—it takes...
What the other cops learned instead, from those burning down buildings to demand an end to being unfairly treated as a group, is that treating police officers unfairly as a group is totally acceptable.
Secure elections are the right of every Texas voter, and lawmakers have a duty to them—not to the insufferable scolds of the corporate world.