Matt Ticzkus

I learn something new from Matt every time we chat.

I could not agree more. Prestonwood Christian Academy is one our most effective tools for discipleship.

1️⃣Data centers are suddenly public enemy #1 in many policy debates. Critics say they consume too much power & water & are driving a $7 trillion construction boom. But the reality is far more complicated. And far more positive. #txlege Here are a few takeaways from a great piece in Reason 👇

NEW | Special Report: The war in Iran is currently in a phase in which the military trajectory is relatively positive: the United States is steadily destroying Iran’s ability to use its most essential tool in the war — drone and missile attacks — which in turn underpin the entire Iranian strategy. Iran has still done some damage to US forces, and it is still firing drones and missiles, though the overall attack rate is slowly decreasing. These attacks still pale in comparison to the major attacks Iran sought to conduct in an existential war and have caused neither operationally significant damage nor widespread casualties. The US-Israeli combined force will need time to achieve its military objectives and prevent Iran from inflicting further political and economic pain upon the United States and its allies in the region, but the campaign remains incomplete, and it is too soon to forecast its outcome. Declaring it an operational failure is unquestionably premature.

New @txcomptroller data is out and it shows that more than 50,000 applicants were either in pre-K or not enrolled in any school in '24-'25, which technically puts them in the "not enrolled in public schools" category. That means that 1) they weren't in private schools either, and 2) since nearly 80% of them are low- or middle-income, many of them would potentially still go to their assigned public school if they aren't selected into the program. Totally blows up the anti-voucher narrative suggesting 76% were previously in private schools. educationfreedom.texas.gov/wp-content/upl…

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Phil King is a strong Christian conservative fighter and a friend. I’ve been proud to work alongside him to pass great conservative victories for Texas! “I am proud to endorse Senator Mayes Middleton for Attorney General, as I can personally attest to his competency, character and deeply held Christian convictions.  For the last seven years, I’ve worked closely with Mayes both in the House and Senate, and have had the opportunity to get to know him and his family.  Mayes has my complete trust to serve Texas as our next Attorney General.  He’s a principled conservative who will lead the office with honor and distinction.” - Senator @PhilKingTX

Former abortionist Anthony Levatino: “I did 1200 abortions, first and second trimester. 1 was for rape, 2 were for incest, 9 or 10 were for genetic effects.., and all the rest of them were healthy moms and healthy kids.” “People don’t want to believe that, but it’s the truth.”

I took in every little moment at last night’s State of the Union. I have so much gratitude for @RepBobOnder bringing me here, and for everything he and the Trump administration are doing to safeguard American kids from transgenderism and the consequences of radical ideology!

Radical groups are busing in speakers to derail the new curriculum vote tomorrow, Feb. 25, erasing key events and rewriting history to weaken America from within. Texas refuses to indoctrinate our kids; we’ll teach the whole truth about our nation’s greatness!

Please listen to this. It just might change your perspective a bit…

In December 2025, former US Senator @BenSasse announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's the primary topic for this @UncKnowledge conversation about mortality, faith, and what truly matters when time is short. Talking to host @P_M_Robinson, Sasse reflects on "redeeming the time"—holding ambition lightly, loving family more deliberately, and resisting the urge to make politics or professional success the center of life. The discussion also covers Sasse's thoughts on the failures of Congress; the dangers of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the crisis of higher education; and the moral challenges of technological abundance. He speaks candidly and movingly about regret, forgiveness, prayer, and suffering—arguing that while death is a real enemy, it does not get the final word. Watch the full conversation on X:

@DallasXCEO @DallasExpress @TexasTribune ✅ Defeating atheists ✅ Kicking perverts out of women’s restrooms ✅ Banning men from girls’ sports Looking forward to it @DallasXCEO @DallasExpress!

Wisdom from George Washington as we honor his birthday today: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.”

William Wilberforce was a committed evangelical Christian who did more than anyone else to end the slave trade and then slavery itself throughout the British empire. Sociologist Rodney Stark points out that it was not Enlightenment philosophers who led the movement against slavery. It was mostly evangelical Christians, motivated by their firm conviction that all people are made in the image of God. 'A virtual Who’s Who of “Enlightenment” figures fully accepted slavery.... It was not philosophers or secular intellectuals who assembled the moral indictment of slavery, but the very people they held in such contempt: men and women having intense Christian faith, who opposed slavery because it was a sin.' Stark concludes: “All known societies above the very primitive level have been slave societies—even many of the Northwest American Indian tribes had slaves long before Columbus’s voyage. Amid this universal slavery, only one civilization ever rejected human bondage: Christendom.” "The excesses of political correctness have all but erased awareness that slavery was once nearly universal to all societies that could afford it, and that only in the West did significant moral opposition ever arise and lead to abolition.”

@toddahunter is absolutely correct. When the US Supreme Court rules in the Louisiana v. Callais case that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, Texas will take up redistricting again (Congressional, Texas Senate and Texas House) - under the partisan performance authority of Rucho v. Common Cause. Get ready. It’s coming. @SCOTUSblog #txlege

A standing ovation —in Europe!— for @SecRubio. Deserved. Very deserved. It is a wonderful speech, summoning our 250th birthday as the spine on which it is built. Listen to all 18 minutes and send to your families and friends. Every American can celebrate this.

If you want to live to 100 or longer track these 6 key metrics: 1. Cardiorespiratory fitness What to track: VO₂max, one mile run times or 3 mile cycle times. Your cardio system is one of the best predictors all-cause mortality.

Here’s what many don’t realize about the Declaration of Independence, says @Hillsdale professor Matthew Spalding: “We have a sense today that somehow [the signers] are just these dainty individuals, sitting around debating and wearing tricorn hats and wigs and writing with quill pens.” But nothing could be further from the truth, he says. Those who signed the Declaration were “literally giving up their lives [and] their fortunes—but not their sacred honor,” Spalding says. John Witherspoon lost his son to a cannonball at Germantown. Francis Lewis’s Long Island estate was bombarded and destroyed, and his wife Elizabeth was imprisoned in terribly harsh conditions until George Washington forced a prisoner exchange for her release. She never recovered. Robert Morris, one of the richest men in America and the revolution’s chief financier, put his own credit on the line—the equivalent of $32 million in today’s dollars—to keep the Continental Army supplied with what were called Morris notes. He later landed in debtors’ prison and died in obscurity, virtually penniless. The Declaration was signed by men who knew they might lose everything—and chose to sign anyway.

This lesson needs to be taught to all of team USA in the Olympics again.