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The Right Idea: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's weekly look at the people, policy, and politics that drive Texas.
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Texas Property Tax Crisis: Real Solutions & Bold Reforms (opens the original)
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Texas property taxes keep rising despite billions in state relief. In this episode of The Right Idea, Derek Cohen sits down with James Quintero, Policy Director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, to break down why relief isn’t enough and what real reform looks like.They discuss local spending limits, the sales tax swap idea, voter-driven tax cuts, the “Death Star Bill” (Texas Regulatory Consistency Act), and how to rein in runaway local government spending in cities like Austin. Key topics c
Texas Education Reform: School Choice, Cell Phone Bans & Gender Ideology in Schools (opens the original)
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TPPF's Derek Cohen and Kate Bierly break down the biggest challenges and solutions in Texas K-12 education. They cover everything from pushing back against the "college for all" myth with strong Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, to fixing teacher certification barriers for trades, addressing rural workforce needs, combating gender ideology in teacher training, and tackling screen time with cell phone bans and Chromebook policies. Kate (Campaign Director for TPPF's Next Generation Te
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