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 an attempt to overturn any prior election, or to ensure any one party has a permanent majority,” Hughes writes. “The fact is that voter fraud is real—there’s a case in my own district, in which a county commissioner is accused of falsifying dozens of mail-in ballots in a race won by just five votes. That’s just one case, but no level of voter fraud is acceptable.”
For more on SB 1, click here.
Critical Mass
What to know: Progressives have stopped denying that critical race theory is being taught in the classroom; now the Los Angeles Times says it’s a necessary part of high school education.
The TPPF take: Critical race theorists have clear goals, and occupying education is one of them.
“At the heart of critical race theory is the idea of systemic racism—that racism is the original sin of America, and it persists everywhere to this day,” explains TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “Every institution is designed, they say, ‘to maintain the dominance of white people in society.’ That includes schools—which, according to the aim of ‘social justice,’ must be torn down and remade in order to fully root out racism.”
To view a recent livestream event on critical race theory, click here.
Methane Rules
What to know: There’s a new push to undo gains the Trump administration made on methane rules.
The TPPF take: Reversing Trump’s methane regulations won’t help the environment.
“If the United States eliminated all of its methane emissions by 2050, the effect on global temperature in 2100 would be a mere 0.03 degrees Celsius, far less than the error range in our measurements of global temperature,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “In other words, the environmental benefits of eliminating U.S. methane emissions entirely can barely be measured, much less quantified as accurately as the severe costs of achieving those emission reductions.”
For more on methane regulations, click here.