Protecting Election Integrity
What to know: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants to tighten up mail-in balloting procedures to help ensure our elections are safe.
The TPPF take: At the federal level, House Resolution 1 would do the exact opposite, and make elections less secure.
“HR 1 is a federal takeover of state elections,” notes TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “It would force states to adopt California’s way of running elections: no voter ID allowed, big increases in mail-in ballots that are more susceptible to fraud, and restrictions on maintaining voter lists, meaning that more noncitizens, dead people and nonresidents remain signed up to vote.”
Election protection is part of TPPF’s Liberty Action Agenda. Learn more here.
Special Needs, Special Parents
What to know: Jason Heye, who served as an intern at TPPF, had to overcome many challenges before he met with success. His mother helped make that happen. Read their moving story here.
The TPPF take: The Heyes’ story shows that parents are crucial to ensuring that every child gets the education he or she deserves.
“Parents should be the ultimate decision makers when it comes to their children’s educations,” says TPPF’s Erin Davis Valdez. “Policy makers tend to forget that the goal of education is helping each child to realize his or her potential, not merely to prop up the system for another two years. This is best achieved by giving parents more choices, not fewer.”
Empowering parents is a key part of TPPF’s Liberty Action Agenda for the legislative session. To learn more, click here.
Zoning Out
What to know: A case now before the Texas Supreme Court is challenging Houston’s “aesthetic regulations” that work as zoning laws.
The TPPF take: At noon today, TPPF will host a livestream event on the case.
“The city is engaged in de facto zoning, which would be contrary to both its character and the law,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “Join our panel of experts to discuss the significance of the pending Texas Supreme Court case, how the city’s actions may have violated its own charter and case law, and where the city’s arguments fall short.”
To view today’s event, click here.