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Election Day

What to Know: Texans (who didn’t vote early) will go to the polls today to decide a number of constitutional amendments, including one that would make it tougher to pass a state income tax.

The TPPF Take: Amending our state’s constitution is an important process that has great bearing on our liberties.

“It is imperative to educate ourselves on the different ballot propositions to ensure we are standing up for the liberties that make Texas, Texas,” says TPPF’s Kevin Roberts. “TPPF has provided an in-depth informational guide to the constitutional election and highlighted the pros and cons of all ten amendments, including proposition 4, which we testified in favor of during the 86th legislative session.”

Staying Put for Justice

What to Know: A federal judge has ruled against the city of Dallas’ attempt to change the venue of the TPPF-led lawsuit against the city’s mandatory paid sick leave law.

The TPPF Take: A change of venue wouldn’t have changed a thing; mandatory paid sick leave ordinances are against state law.

“The facts of this case are very simple,” says TPPF’s Rob Henneke. “Cities can’t adopt a minimum wage that’s higher than the state minimum wage, and by mandating pay for time not worked, the city of Dallas ordinance—and others like it—do just that. Cities have no businesses intervening in the relationship between employers and employees. We are confident the court will strike down mandatory paid sick leave ordinances.”

That Escalated Quickly

What to Know: Just months after being celebrated by green leaders such as former Vice President Al Gore, the city of Georgetown’s 100 percent renewable energy program is now acknowledged as a failure.

The TPPF Take: This was entirely predictable.

“Georgetown was supposed to be the new poster child of the green movement,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “Instead, electricity prices skyrocketed as more wind and solar power displaced cheaper natural gas in the power portfolio of the Georgetown’s municipal utility. That’s how the bloom came off Georgetown’s renewable rose.”