Ban Ranked-Choice Voting
What to know: The Texas Legislature is close to banning ranked-choice voting, a costly and confusing election scheme that many other Red States have also rejected. In fact, 13 states have now banned ranked-choice voting while “there are also legislative efforts to ban RCV in at least 11 states this year.”
The TPPF take: Ranked-choice voting violates the one person, one vote doctrine—and it has no place in Texas.
“Proponents of ranked-choice voting promise a better election system, but in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. RCV is slow, confusing, and complex. So much so that more than a dozen states have already banned it. It’s time for Texas to be the next state on that list,” says TPPF’s James Quintero.
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New Military Fitness Standards
What to know: The Pentagon has implemented new fitness standards for members of the U.S. Army. MSNBC is already calling the new standards “biased against women.”
The TPPF take: A bill before the Texas Legislature would bring the Texas Military Department in line with the new standards for our National Guard.
“This isn’t just about pushups,” says TPPF’s Ammon Blair. “America’s military readiness crisis is real, and it’s gutting our combat capability across the force. Military readiness isn’t a slogan—it’s the bedrock of deterrence and victory. Yet today, 68% of U.S. service members are overweight or obese, according to a 2023 report by the American Security Project.”
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Fully Operational
What to know: A bill before the Texas Legislature would give last session’s “Death Star” bill, which limits how much blue cities can impose regulations on their citizens, more teeth.
The TPPF take: Senate Bill 2858 would protect the rights of Texans, no matter where they live.
“SB 2858 reinforces a simple but powerful principle: that the rule of law is the bedrock of society and a faithful observance requires all parties—even local governments—to observe its rules and requirements,” says TPPF’s Judge Shepard. “This bill reinforces that ideal by explicitly preventing local governments from enacting ordinances that conflict with the Texas Penal Code or Election Code—two areas that should not be subject to the whims of local political agendas in a select few cities.”
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