The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time What to know: Author and influencer Corey DeAngelis, along with former Texas Ranger Mark Teixeira, will speak at a TPPF event today in Austin about the civil rights issue of our time, school choice. The TPPF take: Now is the time to empower Texas parents with real school choice. “In...
Squatters What to know: New York City has a plan to “fix” the surge in squatting—in which people occupy a property with no legal claim to it—by helping the squatters, not the property owners. The TPPF take: The Left is using squatting regulations to undermine property rights. “States have laws against trespassing, but also laws that protect tenants,” says...
Baked In What to know: Anti-Semitism is at the heart of progressive ideology, Edward Halper writes. That’s because in the progressive mind, Jews are part of the oppressor class—just by existing. The TPPF take: Progressivism—in the form of diversity, equity and inclusion offices and initiatives—has played a huge role in incubating campus violence and radicalism. “DEI offices and personnel...
Overreach What to know: The Biden administration authorized the use of deadly force in the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. The TPPF take: This ridiculous measure shows the Biden administration has weaponized the Justice Department against his political foes. “The broader effect of politicized prosecutions is clear — Americans are increasingly convinced we live in a...
What to know: President Joe Biden is selling off more of our fuel reserves in an effort to lower gasoline prices, ABC is reporting. The TPPF take: Selling off our fuel reserves won’t fix what the Biden administration has broken. “Painful gas and diesel price hikes are a direct result of President Biden’s publicly avowed crusade to end...
Property Rights Victory What to know: The Austin City Council voted to reduce the minimum lot size for a single-family home from allows property owners to build a home from 5,750 square feet to 1,800 square feet of land. The TPPF take: This is smart policy for addressing the housing affordability crisis. “Burdensome local zoning regulations mandating larger minimum...
Is There a Doctor in the House? What to know: A KFF poll found that voters’ most common health care priority, by far, is lowering out-of-pocket costs. The TPPF take: America needs more doctors to curb nonsensical healthcare pricing. “Fixing access in our healthcare system requires a holistic approach which cannot afford to be confined to just expanding coverage,”...
CCP Infiltration What to know: More Chinese nationals illegally entered the U.S. in two days this month than in all of 2021. The TPPF take: This phenomenon not only underscores a significant breach in national security, but also facilitates greater infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) into the United States. “The U.S. must reevaluate its immigration policies to...
Millions Got Away What to know: Newly uncovered U.S. Customs and Border Protection data reveals that there were over 1.6 million recorded “gotaways” at the border from FY 2021 through FY 2023. For comparison, there were 1.4 million total gotaways recorded in the decade before that. The TPPF take: Those figures only represent the number of illegal aliens who...
Buckle Up For Blackouts What to know: Texas hasn’t had an energy crisis in 3 years. But with the power grid on shaky footing and the worst of the summer heat still to come, concerns about rolling blackouts have once again emerged. The TPPF take: Buckle up. An overreliance on wind and solar increases volatility, making an Energy...
Character Still Counts What to know: In an age when the truism is, “Diversity is our strength,” how did diversity become the “master concept” of our age? The TPPF take: Character, not diversity, is our strength. “It would be hard to imagine anything that has been more harmful to minority and marginalized students than DEI,”...
Yes, It’s a Crisis What to know: Even the left-lurching Vox.com now admits there’s a crisis at the southern U.S. border. The TPPF take: TPPF’s Ammon Blair testified before the House about the border crisis last week. “The proud people of Texas have the right and the sacred duty to defend our nation and the...