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Speaking of breaking the law, it was just one year ago that a Texas court finally dismissed state securities fraud charges against Ken Paxton because he finally completed 100 hours of community service, 15 hours of legal ethics education (!) and paid restitution of ~ $300,000 to the victims. Ken gave up quite a bit to settle this case and forgo his opportunity to prove his innocence in a court of law.

Yes, Project 2025 does explicitly call for the removal and lethal management ("disposal") of wild horses and burros. Compiled by the Heritage Foundation, the conservative policy blueprint argues that the uncontrolled growth of these herds poses a threat to public lands and recommends that Congress pass laws allowing the Bureau of Land Management to dispose of the animals humanely. While the document frames this as humane population management, critics point out it clears the way for mass culling and commercial slaughter. Regarding the broader claims about national parks, public lands, and deregulation, here is what the proposals and recent actions involve: •Public Lands and National Parks: Project 2025 calls for the repeal of the Antiquities Act of 1906 and the downsizing of national monuments. It also pushes to open millions of acres of protected public lands to fossil fuel drilling, mining, and commercial logging. • •Endangered Species: The plan seeks to rewrite or gut the Endangered Species Act, specifically targeting the removal of protections for species like the gray wolf and the Yellowstone grizzly bear. • •Deregulation and Corporate Access: The overarching goal of the policies is to reduce environmental regulations, speed up permitting for resource extraction, and prioritize commercial or "productive" uses of public lands over conservation. • •Heritage Foundation History: The Heritage Foundation has a long history of drafting "Mandate for Leadership" policy guides to shape conservative administrations, a practice dating back to the Reagan era in the 1980s. Their proposals consistently focus on reducing the size of the federal government and privatizing or opening up public lands You can read more about the specific environmental policies outlined in the blueprint on Earthjustice's Project 2025 Analysis or view conservation perspectives on the Center for American Progress Project 2025 Report.