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Texas Public Policy Foundation analyst: Democrats' plan will cut health care for low-income people
David Balat’s article “Democrats’ Cruel Cuts to Health Care for Low-Income Patients,” published Nov. 5, quotes 20 Democrats from states that did not expand Medicaid and who wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with concerns about the Build Back Better expansion of the Affordable Care Act.
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'Don't teach things that are wrong': Texas Public Policy Foundation panel questions revisionists' account of Alamo history
How should we remember the Alamo? Has history told an incorrect story based on lies and racism? Or are modern interpretations of the most famous battle in Texas history distorted when viewed through a modern lens?
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Austin population growth due to 'freedom and culture,' REX CEO says
Austin has been growing at a remarkable rate for more than a decade.
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Conference urges Texas to set 'proper example' on spending American Rescue Plan funds
The American Rescue Plan Act is providing $40 billion to the state of Texas and a panel discussion examined how that money should best be used.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation forum cites 'long-term damage' of reconciliation package
Conservatives have fought for decades to reduce government spending and currently are in a major battle against President Joe Biden and Congress. The proposed $5 trillion reconciliation package is causing yet another major conflict, conservatives argue, saying if passed, the measure would fundamentally change the country forever.
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Abbott: Texas will 'step up' to secure border
When former President Donald Trump was keeping watch on the Mexico border, there was no immigration crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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ERCOT made plans to prepare for Nicholas
As Tropical Storm Nicholas crawls across the Texas Gulf Coast, with warnings of “life-threatening flash floods,” hundreds of thousands of people are without power.
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'Defend Texans from the unconstitutional, illegal, tyrannical overreach': Roy challenges Americans to battle Biden, Washington
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) was in a feisty mood — and for good reason, he told host Kevin Roberts during the Sept. 10, episode of "The Advance."
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Panelists back Texas voting laws, say states lead way on 'voter integrity'
Election integrity is a major issue in the federal and state governments for many supporters of former President Donald Trump. After Texas passed Senate Bill 1 to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat, and it was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 7, the debate continues on the federal level.
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Texas legislation to 'secure sanctity of ballot box' heads to governor
Overcoming a lengthy walkout by House Democrats, Republican lawmakers in Texas this week sent Gov. Greg Abbott broad election reform legislation, Senate Bill 1, that reins in some of voting practices ushered in during the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor, a Republican, is expected to sign the bill into law.
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Texas Public Policy Foundation chief blasts Afghanistan withdrawal as ‘a debacle’
Texas Public Policy Foundation Chief Executive Officer Kevin Roberts calls it “a debacle.”
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'We are happy with the movement of this bill': Texas election reform could be headed to Abbott by midweek
Legislation reforming Texas' election law could be headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as early as midweek, an elections analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) told the Austin Journal.
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Ginn: It's time to ease Texas' property tax burden
Texas will reduce its onerous property tax burden. It’s a matter of when, not if, Texas Public Policy Foundation chief economist Vance Ginn predicts.
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'It shows the legislative process works': TPPF applauds work of Texas Senate on election legislation
The Texas Senate’s approval of sweeping election legislation last week was a civics lesson for House Democrats who a month earlier fled the state to prevent the measures from making it to the governor, said Chad Ennis, senior fellow for the Election Protection Project at the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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'It's really good to know your history': Texas panel cites errors, dangers of critical race theory
Critical race theory has doubters who think its view on race relations in the United States are both unfounded and dangerous.
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Despite what critics call 'a childish, desperate move,' Texas Dems continue earning per diems in absentia
Dozens of Texas House Democrats who have left the state in order to prevent the majority-holding Republicans from enacting legislation during a special session convened by Gov. Greg Abbott are still collecting their per diem, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Democrats’ decision to flee state an attempt to push 'federal overreach' in Texas
State Sen. Hughes witnessed similar attempt in 2003; says voters are not happy with absent lawmakers