Water-Break-Gate What to know: The city of Houston is challenging the Legislature’s preemption law—which says local governments can’t overregulate in areas already covered by state law. The TPPF take: Don’t fall for the “no more water breaks for construction” lie; nothing in the legislation even mentions water breaks, much less bans them. “Texas is a safe place to work,”...
Won’t Back Down What to know: Keller ISD went woke, then parents and conservatives ran for school board seats. Now, some sanity is returning to public education in this Fort Worth suburb. The TPPF take: Parents matter—and they won’t back down. And they won’t settle for the educational status quo. “Every day, more and more reports come in of...
Yes, It’s Hot What to know: The last few weeks have been pretty brutal in Texas, where we call this climate condition “summer.” The TPPF take: New data shows that summer isn’t really the problem for the Texas electric grid right now. “We should be fine for the next few summers IF we don’t lose more dispatchable generation, but...
Let Freedom Ring What to know: On this Independence Day, Americans will celebrate the founding of the most free and prosperous nation in history—one that remains for the world “a shining city on a hill.” Want proof? Last year, nearly 1 million legal immigrants became new U.S. citizens—the third-highest year on record. The TPPF take: TPPF’s own Carine Martinez became...
Home-Rule Hissy Fit What to know: Some San Antonio City Council members “are calling for the city to take legal action” to stop House Bill 2127 (i.e., the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act) from taking effect on Sept. 1. City officials argue the bill unfairly limits their ability to regulate. The TPPF take: Progressive activists might not like the...
Blowing Up the Bills What to know: Offshore wind threatens to blow up British utility bills, as offshore wind developer Orsted demands more money. According to the Financial Times, Orsted feels “the electricity prices the UK government offers to developers are not high enough to absorb surging costs.” The TPPF take: Subsidies don’t make “renewable” energy any cheaper...
The Kids Are Not Alright What to know: Middle schoolers’ scores in math and reading are plummeting, a new report shows. The TPPF take: Parent empowerment would help those students. “Having been brought up in the progressive environment of our leftist colleges, the education establishment can’t help itself from focusing on ideology instead of academics,” says TPPF’s Mandy Drogin. “And,...
That’s Good Business? What to know: CNN’s morning crew claimed that “inclusion is good business,” then harrumphed at the spontaneous boycott of Bud Light after its parent company sought to use the brand to push the trans agenda. The TPPF take: Polls show that Americans don’t believe the radical trans agenda is “inclusive” and efforts by Bud Light, Target and...
What to know: America is waking up to the political movement we’ve come to call “woke.” The TPPF take: Texas is winning the war on “woke.” “Ignoring predictable progressive charges of racism and transphobia, Texas lawmakers took on the ‘woke’ insanity, and they won,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “They took significant steps to return reason and free speech...
Living High on the Hog at Taxpayer Expense What to know: Highland Park ISD officials just purchased a $1.8 million home for the superintendent “to live in rent-free.” That comes in addition to his $310,000 annual salary and other generous benefits. The TPPF take: No one should get rich from public service. “An elite few in public education are...
Heat Wave What to know: How have this week’s high temperatures affected the Texas power grid? The TPPF take: Despite another summer of record demand, the grid should hold up fine. But the solar generation that’s helping the grid now will not help in the winter. “The summer situation for the Texas grid is actually better than advertised,...
Outlier What to know: The U.S. has become an outlier regarding treatment of gender dysphoria, a new report shows. European countries are urging caution when it comes to puberty blockers for children. The TPPF take: States such as Texas and Florida are right to prohibit surgical and chemical modification of children. “’Gender-affirming care’ sounds harmless and even positive,”...