1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (318+ words) Many city, county, and school district officials are right now deciding where to set tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will push property taxes higher, creating new challenges for families struggling with affordability....

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (321+ words) Many city, county, and school district officials are right now deciding where to set tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will push property taxes higher, creating new challenges for families struggling with affordability....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (320+ words) Many city, county, and school district officials are right now deciding where to set tax rates for the next fiscal year. In some cases, these local decisions will push property taxes higher, creating new challenges for families struggling with affordability....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (320+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that he wants to prohibit Texas public schools from employing teachers on H-1B visas. This was the latest step in his effort to put an end to foreign influence in Texas education. Earlier this…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (150+ words) Texas Public Policy Foundation David Dunmoyer’s testimony on the social media-driven youth mental health crisis before the Texas House Public Health Committee. Dunmoyer details how social media platforms’ “choice architecture” and algorithmic designs are not bugs but deliberate features engineered…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (807+ words) Editor’s Note: TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar recently spoke on Conservatism at the Oxford Union. Below are Greg’s prepared remarks. Madam President, honorable members of this House, distinguished opponents Mr. Madrid, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Malcolm, and Mr. Stern, and my colleagues…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (270+ words) Can the government use a geofence warrant to track every cell phone near a crime scene without violating the Fourth Amendment? Welcome back to Rightly Decided, the mostly originalist takes of the litigators of the Texas Public Policy Foundation! In…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) Policy Director, Life:Powered Texas Public Policy Foundation Before the House State Affairs Committee Chairman King and Members of the Committee: Demand growth by itself does not automatically lead to higher electricity rates, and in the long run, a larger…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (410+ words) I applaud him for confronting a threat that has long operated in plain sight. Hostile foreign actors are using soft power to gain influence over American education. They provide money, curriculum, teacher training, and cultural programs. When the organizations behind…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (197+ words) I was 10 years old in 1979, the year my country disappeared. The next, I was being lined up in a schoolyard so a stranger could check whether any strands of my hair showed beneath a scarf I hadn’t worn the year…...