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Fire the Middleman

Local elected officials are supposed to represent their communities, both at the statehouse and everywhere else. But a great many have outsourced this awesome responsibility to middlemen who have different motivations and concerns.

February 8, 2021
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We Must Protect Elections

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants to tighten up mail-in balloting procedures to help ensure our elections are safe.

February 4, 2021
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What’s Next for Oil and Gas?

President Biden’s executive overreach will grow government, hurt responsible energy producers, and make the energy we need expensive and scarce — damaging every sector of our economy.

February 3, 2021
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Six More Weeks to Flatten…. Er, of Winter

We know improving policing, a core function of government, is best achieved through better training and better hiring.

February 2, 2021
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Local Debt is Soaring

President Biden’s immigration policies could grant migrant farmworkers here illegally immediate legal status.

February 1, 2021
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You Could Say Things Are Heating Up

Almost 60 state and local elected officials have pledged to end lobbying funded by tax money this session.

January 29, 2021
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Texas = Second Amendment Sanctuary

States such as Utah, Ohio and Missouri are working to become “Second Amendment sanctuary” states.

January 28, 2021
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The National Debt Just Topped What??

It’s School Choice Week, just as some public school teacher unions are refusing to return to school.

January 27, 2021
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The 90s Paged…They Want Their Government Spending Back

The Young Conservatives of Texas has endorsed TPPF’s Conservative Texas Budget for the upcoming biennium

January 26, 2021
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Make America More Like Texas, Not California

Gov. Greg Abbott says he will make it fiscally impossible for cities in Texas to defund their police departments.

January 25, 2021
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Its Time for Texas to Lead

With President Joe Biden sworn in, states have become the new battlegrounds.

January 22, 2021
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New President…Same Liberty Action Agenda

Making telemedicine more available to Texans is part of TPPF’s Liberty Action Agenda.

January 21, 2021
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