Bait-and-Switch What to know: President Biden’s new initiative on crime is mostly about gun control. The TPPF take: The president is using rising crime rates as a pretext for gun control. “It should be clear to everyone that guns do not commit crimes, criminals do,” says TPPF’s Randy Petersen. “But framing the tidal wave of...
We Knew That What to know: The Wall Street Journal’s editor-at-large says critical race theory is “the opposite of education.” The TPPF take: He’s right. CRT is wrong for our students. “As a historian, I know that the premises of antiracism and the 1619 Project are factually inaccurate; this in itself is bad enough for...
Wasn’t That the Point? What to know: If used more extensively (and strategically), grants financed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had the potential to alter the state’s political landscape dramatically. They could even have flipped Texas for Democrats, a study says. The TPPF take: Texas was right to ban the use of private funding for...
Border Crisis What to know: Federal officials say they’ll build another central processing facility in El Paso to hold migrant families and children. The TPPF take: Ideologues in office are undermining immigration laws in El Paso. “Unfortunately, El Paso area law enforcement, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, cannot always count on having local leadership...
Have You Met Texas? What to know: Officials with ERCOT say they were caught off-guard by high temperatures last week, causing them to ask consumers to lower their power demands. The TPPF take: It’s going to be a long, hot summer in Texas, and ERCOT is simply unprepared. “The problem is straightforward, if not simple...
Juneteenth What to know: The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a bill making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The TPPF take: Juneteenth marks a pivotal point in Texas history. “It commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger gave notice to Texas that all slaves were free,” says TPPF’s Richard...
California Dreamin’ What to know: California Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to address his state’s homelessness crisis with a huge infusion of taxpayer funds. The TPPF take: Newsom’s plan falls depressingly short of what is needed to address the state’s homelessness crisis. “The housing he’s proposing strictly prohibits the requirement of sobriety, the connection of services...
Obamacare On Trial What to know: The U.S. Supreme Court will soon issue its decision on the Affordable Care Act case (TPPF represents the individual plaintiffs). The TPPF take: States, not the federal government, should be in charge of health care. “If the ACA is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, then it will be...
We Remember It—Correctly What to know: A new book attempting to debunk “myths” about the Alamo—and the Texas revolution itself—continues to get national attention. The TPPF take: Like the New York Times’s debunked 1619 Project, the book is an effort to diminish the great figures of history and place slavery at the center of every...
The Alamo, Remember? What to know: As predicted, the revisionists have come for Texas history. Time magazine has a new piece titled, “We’ve Been Telling the Alamo Story Wrong for Nearly 200 Years. Now It’s Time to Correct the Record.” It’s as bad as it sounds. The TPPF take: Revisionist history is precisely why TPPF...
No Laughing Matter What to know: Vice President Kamala Harris continues to laugh off the border crisis when asked about it by reporters. The TPPF take: The border crisis is real, and it’s impacting lives. That’s what TPPF’s Josh Trevino confirmed in a recent trip to the border town of Del Rio. “Some days back,...
Surrendering Sovereignty What to know: Because of Biden administration policies, illegal border crossings have surged to their highest levels in a decade. The TPPF take: Illegal immigration threatens South Texans and their way of life, as members of the Border Security Coalition learned on a recent trip. “What we learned across 36 hours in the...