Protecting Election Integrity

What to Know: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he wants to tighten up mail-in balloting procedures to help ensure our elections are safe.

The TPPF Take: At the federal level, House Resolution 1 would do the exact opposite, and make elections less secure.

“HR 1 is a federal takeover of state elections,” notes TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “It would force states to adopt California’s way of running elections: no voter ID allowed, big increases in mail-in ballots that are more susceptible to fraud, and restrictions on maintaining voter lists, meaning that more noncitizens, dead people and nonresidents remain signed up to vote.”

Special Needs, Special Parents

What to Know: Jason Heye, who served as an intern at TPPF, had to overcome many challenges before he met with success. His mother helped make that happen. Read their moving story here:

The TPPF Take: The Heyes’ story shows that parents are crucial to ensuring that every child gets the education he or she deserves.

“Parents should be the ultimate decision makers when it comes to their children’s educations,” says TPPF’s Erin Davis Valdez. “Policy makers tend to forget that the goal of education is helping each child to realize his or her potential, not merely to prop up the system for another two years. This is best achieved by giving parents more choices, not fewer.”

Zoning Out

What to Know: A case now before the Texas Supreme Court is challenging Houston’s “aesthetic regulations” that work as zoning laws.

The TPPF Take: At noon today, TPPF will host a livestream event on the case.

“Houston’s historic preservation law is a form of de facto zoning, which puts it at odds with past referenda and property rights,” says TPPF’s James Quintero. “Today’s discussion will unpack this controversy—currently before the Texas Supreme Court in Powell v. City of Houston—and explore what’s at stake and why it matters.”