Benjamin Franklin emphasized the importance of education and access to information for the development of virtue and civil liberty. Texas public school statistics and recent controversies illustrate the ongoing debate over educational content, including LGBTQ programs and banned books. The involvement of Republican voters in the education system’s decision-making process is highlighted as a fundamental principle.
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Wisdom is a Choice, and the Choice of School is the Key to Wisdom
School Choice?
“Research suggests homeschooled children tend to do better on standardized tests, stick around longer in college, and do better once they’re enrolled. A 2009 study showed that the proportion of homeschoolers who graduated from college was about 67%, while among public school students it was 59%.”
House Bill 2744 – Long on sentiment, short on common sense
House Bill 2744 – Long on sentiment, short on common sense
88th Texas Legislature HB3418: a mileage tax?
UPDATED 5/10/2023 @0550 hours HB3418, proposed by State Rep. Terry Canales (D-Edinburg), addresses a vehicle mileage tax in lieu of a fuel tax. Is this a good idea? What motivated Rep. Canales to post this bill? If he was concerned that owners of electric vehicles (EVs) pay zero, zip, nada, fuel tax, I can understand …
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TEXIT 2.0 | Should Texas become an independent nation? Again?
Some Texans propose we separate our state from the United States. Is this a good idea? What is the cost? What form of government will Texas assume?
Joe Biden strives to bypass the Tenth Amendment through an unconstitutional federal rule.
The Summary of Proposed VA-2022-VHA-0021-0001-Interim Final Rule – Reproductive Health Services “The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and establish exceptions to the exclusion on abortions in the medical benefits package for veterans who receive care set forth in that package, and to remove the …
National Debt: How High Is Up?
Inflation and recession are more than economic realities; they threaten our individual and collective freedom and national security. As you read, our country is financing Ukrainian resistance against the rogue state of Russia. If our financial systems fail, who will come to our aid?
History of the 17th Amendment and Why it must be Repealed
When the United States of America first incorporated, 13 sovereign states united as a confederacy. To understand a confederacy, one must first learn the qualities of a federation. A federation is defined as the formation of political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its …
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School Choice – The Money Follows The Student
At the 2022 Texas State Republican Convention in Houston, Texas, the Platform Committee was tasked with assembling, homogenizing, and editing planks for the party platform. School Choice was one of the proposed planks debated.
Want Democracy? I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means.
The outlaw mobs who recently sought to intimidate conservative Supreme Court Justices, ostensibly clamoring for legal and unrestricted abortions of babies, are actually railing against Christianity. Even the leftist mainstream media acknowledges the protests are against Christians.
John N. White 