Watts Up With That?
What to know: Rural Texans say they don’t want the planned 765 kV electric transmission lines traversing their areas, citing threats to their land and their livelihoods.
The TPPF take: Those transmission lines would impose nearly $100 billion in lifetime costs on Texas ratepayers and create irreversible property losses for thousands of landowners across the state.
“The plan is unnecessary. Other plans exist that can increase the supply of reliable generation, reduce the cost to consumers, and lessen the impact of new infrastructure projects,” says TPPF’s Carson Clayton, “Policymakers should pause implementation of the plan and consider alternatives to minimize the cost and impact.”
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Close to Home
What to know: Texas is currently suing the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its Texas chapters, citing Islamist influence and fundraising for terrorists.
The TPPF take: Islamist influence in Texas has been hidden for too long.
“Too many policymakers think of the Iranian regime as solely a Middle Eastern matter,” says TPPF’s Sam Westrop. “But with attentions focused elsewhere, a powerful network of South Asian Shia Islamists operates with near impunity much closer—across the state of Texas.”
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Motherhood
What to know: Why the renewed war on motherhood? The UN’s recent Commission on the Status of Women session didn’t even mention the word “mother.”
The TPPF take: Motherhood isn’t easy, but it’s a vital role in society.
“Motherhood is a discipline—one that is rigorous, formative, and can be profoundly undervalued in our cultural conversation,” says TPPF’s Hannah Bruck. “That’s what it means to give your time and attention to someone so fully that the goal is their departure. That is the paradox at the heart of motherhood: To succeed is to be, in some sense, left behind.”
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