That’s Illegal
What to know: The state of Texas has agreed to abide by federal law, which says illegal immigrants can’t get the reduced “in-state tuition” fees enjoyed by Texas citizens—but denied to other American citizens.
The TPPF take: TPPF attorneys have litigated this issue in the past.
“Federal law stipulates that universities cannot charge illegal immigrants a lower in-state tuition rate while charging American citizens from other states the higher out-of-state rate,” says TPPF’s Chance Weldon. “The University of North Texas rakes in $5.7 million per year by violating this law, charging its out-of-state students nine times more than the in-state tuition rate offered to foreign nationals illegally residing in Texas.”
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To DEI For
What to know: The “diversity, equity and inclusion” scam has proven very resilient, at least in academia. But the Florida university system has taken a stand against it by rejecting an ultra-woke leftist as the system’s new leader.
The TPPF take: DEI is a failure, and Americans have rejected it.
“Viewing the world through the DEI ideology requires pronouncing virtually everything that humans have accomplished since time began as the result of white supremacy, racism or colonialism,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “It rejects the principles of individual freedom and autonomy, science, research, advancement, inquiry and discovery. Their worldview is a dark place where everything humans value is proclaimed to be bad and everything human decency condemns as bad is said to be good.”
For more on DEI, click here.
Carbon Capture
What to know: An industry journal acknowledges that “Carbon capture is struggling just as big projects start,” largely because “Political headwinds and corporate retrenchment threaten to prevent the sector from taking off.”
The TPPF take: Carbon capture technology is unrealistic, and requires massive subsides.
“We’ve seen how this story ends,” says Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian, writing in The Cannon Online. “In Texas, the Petra Nova CCS facility launched in 2017 amid much fanfare. Three years later, it shut down—economically unsustainable once its subsidies dried up. It reopened only after the Biden administration showered the industry with new funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.”
For more on carbon capture, click here.