Abbott says he needs ‘two more votes’ to pass school choice

March 22, 2024

Abbott says he needs ‘two more votes’ to pass school choice

AUSTIN, Texas — The 2023-2024 school year is almost over, and the Texas legislature doesn’t meet until January 2025. But Texas Republicans haven’t forgotten about school choice, why it failed, or how to pass it next year. Texas is the most prominent red state without a voucher or education savings plan for families. At a […]

Why so many people are moving to Texas

All across the nation, people voting with their feet are choosing Texas. The Census Bureau recently announced that eight of the 10 counties leading the country in population growth were in the Lone Star State. Harris County gained nearly 54,000 residents, the biggest increase in the nation. Other big winners were Collin, Montgomery, Denton, Fort Bend, Bexar, Tarrant, and […]

Never Trumpers can’t afford to impose Biden loyalty oaths

The modern political impulse to insult not just enemies but erstwhile allies, too, now has infected the Never Trump ranks. The impulse, wherein Never Trumpers adopt one of former President Donald Trump’s discreditable behaviors, is extremely counterproductive. Trump has made a self-harming habit of continuing to insult Republican adversaries and their supporters after they have […]

The American Society of Magical Negroes claims white people are ‘most dangerous animal on the planet’

In the era of tolerance and inclusion, equality and equity, and diversity and acceptance, it’s perfectly acceptable to exhibit bigotry and prejudice toward white people. The latest example of this is in the new cultural propaganda work of fiction known as The American Society of Magical Negroes. A supposed comedy, the movie is nothing more […]

Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter shows the dark side of gambling

Shohei Ohtani, the golden phenom from Japan who recently signed a record-breaking contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is the latest professional athlete to find himself in the middle of a scandal involving sports betting. On Wednesday, the Dodgers announced they had fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime interpreter and friend, after discovering that he had […]

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The transgender sports debate is making waves in New York City

The claim made by transgender activists that male athletes should play in women’s sports is so ridiculous that even people in Manhattan are growing sick of it. Manhattan’s largest school board district voted 8-3 in favor of a resolution calling on New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration to review its policy allowing boys to […]

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