Welcome to the Foundation's multimedia section.

At right is the Foundation's weekly audio program, Texas PolicyCast. You can listen to the current edition, or view the archive. Texas PolicyCast, a free service of the Foundation, is available as a podcast, and through the iTunes Music Store.

To the left are the standing multimedia sections, with the entries sorted by date (most recent events listed first). In our "Photo Gallery" you will find images from events and functions. The Video and Audio galleries offer streaming clips and downloadable files from our events.

The three most recent recordings are:

March 28, 2008 (Audio)
Special Event: CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems Kerry Weems, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, discusses the latest projections on Medicare's unfunded obligations in this speech given at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
March 25, 2008 (Audio)
	Policy Primer: Wind Energy: Power for the Future or a Lot of Hot Air? Texas leads the nation in the generation of electricity from wind energy, but future transmission costs will run into the billions of dollars. Can wind provide the clean, reliable, and affordable energy needed to support our state’s economic growth? With special guest panelists: Paul Sadler: Executive Director, The Wind Coalition Mike Sloan: Virtus Energy Rob Bradley: Institute for Energy Research Jeff Pollock: President, J. Pollock Inc.
February 20, 2008 (Audio)
Policy Primer: Balancing Toddlers and Taxpayers - Whose Obligation is Pre-K? Currently, Texas taxpayers spend more than $1 billion each year on early childhood education, with more than 60 percent of the state’s four-year-olds enrolled in government schooling. While some studies demonstrate benefits from early schooling, others have failed to find evidence of lasting academic impact. Join us for this important panel discussion as we discuss the costs and benefits of public pre-kindergarten and this emerging issue gaining significant interest in Texas and around the country.

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