This is only a sample of the coverage the Foundation receives in newspapers around the Lone Star State. In most cases, the news clips are delayed by as much as two to four weeks. Unless otherwise noted, all newspaper clips are in 
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| San Antonio Express-News | February 03, 2012 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “This is the best long-term solution to the Medicaid crisis, as it would return both the money and regulatory authority over health care to the participating states.” |
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| The Texas Tribune | February 03, 2012 |
| Bill Peacock: The Rainy Day Fund should only be used for one-time costs, not recurring expenses like teacher salaries. Adding another patch to the heavily bandaged school finance system won |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 03, 2012 |
| Bill Peacock: "There's enough money in the current system to make sure that students get a good education if the districts will make students their priority." |
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| The Daily Caller | January 31, 2012 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: "Solyndra and Ener1 may end up costing taxpayers a combined $650 million, but that is just a small portion of the taxpayer money the Obama administration has 'invested' in clean energy." |
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| The Texas Tribune | January 30, 2012 |
| Talmadge Heflin: “We’re still advocating not using any of the money for ongoing expenditures for the next biennium.” |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 29, 2012 |
| Marc Levin: Treating mental illness "reduces recidivism and is more cost-effective." |
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| The Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2012 |
| Marc Levin, a director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, based in Austin, applauds the small handful of states, like Oklahoma, that have used so-called medical-release laws to free ailing patients that have served much of their sentences. |
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| The Bryan-College Station Eagle | January 26, 2012 |
| Talmadge Heflin, director of the Center for Fiscal Policy in the Texas Public Policy Foundation, supports Bill King's position and has made presentations to Texas legislators to change the state's traditional retirement system. |
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| Texas Tribune | January 26, 2012 |
| Bill Peacock: “The fact that more corporations are winning before the Supreme Court shows that the Supreme Court is doing its job.” |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 23, 2012 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth and Talmadge Heflin: Texas should keep government spending at the level necessary to match available revenue |
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| The New York Times | January 23, 2012 |
| Joshua Treviño: “Conservatives (accurately) perceive the media mainstream to be a de facto organ of the liberal left, and by extension, the Democratic Party. And they understand that conservative governance is absolutely impossible unless that organ |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 17, 2012 |
| Josiah Neely: Cheap energy comes when market rules |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 13, 2012 |
| Tomas Lindsay: Nationwide, tuition has gone up four times faster than inflation and two times faster than health care spending in the past 25 years |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 12, 2012 |
| That was the backdrop Thursday for a conversation at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's 10th annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature |
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| Reuters | January 12, 2012 |
| "When somebody says that the tea party scares Hispanics, tell them to come to San Antonio,"says George Rodriguez |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 12, 2012 |
| TPPF along with Empower Texans hosts first Texas Republican U.S. Senate debate |
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| Chicago Tribune | January 12, 2012 |
| George Rodriguez: When we used the word 'conservative,' people were more responsive |
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| Associated Press | January 12, 2012 |
| Gov. Walker gives speech at TPPF's Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 10, 2012 |
| "But you have to have a certain number of employees to provide essential services," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Tulsa Today | January 10, 2012 |
| Oklahoma’s focus to become “smart on crime” coincide with programs led by both CSG and the “Right on Crime” organization working with the Texas Public Policy Foundation |
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| MarketWatch | January 09, 2012 |
| TPPF: Individual Mandate Not Severable From Main Provisions of ObamaCare Law |
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| The Sacramento Bee | January 09, 2012 |
| "If the court strikes down the individual mandate and leaves the rest of the law in place, it will have created a new law that no Congress ever passed and no President ever signed," says Mario Loyola |
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| Houston Chronicle | December 22, 2011 |
| James Golsan: We do have an efficiency problem, but, by definition, efficiency should mean getting the most from every dollar that goes into Texas public education, not simply putting more money into it |
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| San Antonio Express-News | December 22, 2011 |
| “That's around four times the rate at which the student population has grown, and we have not seen substantial academic return on our investment,” says James Golsan |
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| National Review Online | December 16, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: The Humanities’ Real Enemies |
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| KUT News | December 16, 2011 |
| In a time when there’s real questioning of the motives of large institutions, this doesn't help, says Thomas Lindsay |
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| The New York Times | December 15, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: UT law school controversy shows need for greater transparency |
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| The Daily Caller | December 14, 2011 |
| Josiah Neeley: Federal court slaps down lawless EPA |
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| Austin American-Statesman | December 13, 2011 |
| "I don't think that more funding is really the answer," says James Golsan |
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| Austin American-Statesman | December 12, 2011 |
| "It's an indication that the Legislature did the right thing by not raising taxes and cutting back on spending," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Texas Tribune | December 08, 2011 |
| Jeanette Moll: The most important thing coming out of this is going to be a more streamlined and efficient agency |
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| Odessa American | December 07, 2011 |
| Jeanette Moll: A fresh start for juvenile justice |
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| Texas Watchdog | December 05, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: There's nothing the state can do to limit its costs (for prisons) if we keep sending more and more people to prison, if we keep expanding the capacity |
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| Austin American-Statesman | December 04, 2011 |
| They're much more effective, says Marc Levin |
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| Texas Tribune | December 02, 2011 |
| If they don't pose a threat, put them in a strict probation program with monitoring and even treatment options, says Marc Levin |
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| KUT News | December 01, 2011 |
| “To ensure adequate supplies of electricity in the future, we have to eliminate harmful regulations so the market can do its work," said Bill Peacock |
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| Houston Chronicle | December 01, 2011 |
| Jeanette Moll: New era for Texas juvenile justice |
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| National Review Online | December 01, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Obama vs. Boeing: The War’s Not Over |
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| Health Care News | November 30, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Medicaid Freedom Is Solution to Texas Cost Problems |
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| MarketWatch | November 30, 2011 |
| "Interstate compacts are highly effective in shielding against federal overreach," said Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The Daily Caller | November 30, 2011 |
| Josiah Neeley: Fiscal union can’t save Europe |
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| Monterey County Herald | November 27, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: We're really big on personal responsibility |
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| Atlanta Journal Constitution | November 23, 2011 |
| Within hours of the release of the justice reform report, Marc Levin embraced it |
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| National Review Online | November 17, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: What a Downer |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | November 16, 2011 |
| Chuck DeVore: You need freedom and opportunity to be able to keep more of what you earn |
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| The Washington Post | November 16, 2011 |
| That could reduce competition, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The Daily Caller | November 11, 2011 |
| Josiah Neeley: GOP defections stall attempt to thwart Obama EPA agenda |
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| Yahoo! News | November 04, 2011 |
| Foundation Partners with Salem Radio Network on ''The EPA's War on American Communities'' Campaign |
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| The Daily Texan | October 31, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: We agree with the efforts in the framework |
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| Houston Chronicle | October 29, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohglemuth pointed out that 1.2 million are eligible but not enrolled in either CHIP or Medicaid |
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| The Daily Caller | October 27, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Texas has universal health care |
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| Texas Tribune | October 26, 2011 |
| When an entity needs to borrow money, the citizens should approve that, rather than putting it on automatic pilot, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Texas Tribune | October 25, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Those provisions would not just be necessary to keep the amendment from drastically harming the U.S. economy but also could make it easier to pass nationally |
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| Austin American-Statesman | October 25, 2011 |
| Speakers at the forum argued that retirement funds serving 2 million firefighters, teachers and other public employees in Texas are not sustainable |
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| Houston Chronicle | October 21, 2011 |
| Dr. Thomas Lindsay: Texas is facing a higher education crisis |
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| Seguin Enterprise Gazette | October 21, 2011 |
| George Rodriguez: Liberals want to buy the public sector votes |
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| The Hugh Hewitt Show | October 20, 2011 |
| (AUDIO) TPPF Visiting Senior Fellow Chuck DeVore on why he is leaving California for Texas |
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| Austin American-Statesman | October 17, 2011 |
| "What voters would be doing is giving up their right to vote on bonded indebtedness as long as it doesn't go over a certain amount," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Brownfield News | October 16, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: The Crisis in Texas Higher Education |
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| San Marcos Daily Record | October 14, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: The Crisis in Texas Higher Education |
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| Texas Tribune | October 13, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: It's going to be a give and take, as all dialogues are, but I think the process will yield a better result |
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| KUT News | October 13, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay: The seven breakthrough solutions constituted a good start |
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| Murphy Monitor | October 13, 2011 |
| William Murchison: University of Texas and the future of higher education |
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| Yahoo! News | October 11, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay to Direct Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Higher Education |
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| National Review Online | October 10, 2011 |
| Chuck Devore: CIS and the Texas Immigrant-Job Myth |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | October 08, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin is also critical of the one-time fixes and gimmicks lawmakers use to make budgets look good on paper |
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| The Pelican Post | October 07, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: Texas has managed to reduce its incarceration rate while saving taxpayers hundreds of millions and reducing crime |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | October 06, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: The water bonds provide a beneficial purpose, and I have no problem at all with authorizing more bonds as they're needed |
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| The Sacramento Bee | October 05, 2011 |
| Thomas Lindsay to Direct Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Higher Education |
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| Texas Tribune | October 05, 2011 |
| "The appropriate thing to do is not take the voters out of the loop," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| KUT News | October 05, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: There is some concern about an "evergreen" provision in the measure |
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| NBC Dallas-Fort Worth | September 30, 2011 |
| "I think using cellphone bills as a way to collect taxes is just an easy way for the government to collect taxes," says Bill Peacock |
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| The Republic | September 28, 2011 |
| Right on Crime launches effort in Georgia |
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| The Lone Star Report | September 28, 2011 |
| How come shared governance always excludes conservatives? |
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| San Angelo Standard Times | September 25, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Districts are supposed to manage their own house |
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| USA Today | September 23, 2011 |
| Texas' legislative pension plan "acts more like deferred compensation," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| San Antonio Express-News | September 22, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: Tort reform saved Texas from a medical crisis |
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| San Antonio Express-News | September 22, 2011 |
| Jordan Brownwood: Texas economy driven by smart policy, not commodities |
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| Commentary | September 20, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: The original tort reform measures in 2003 are proving to be even more successful than anticipated |
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| The Washington Post | September 17, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: “The federal government now regulates virtually all of the things the framers said it would never regulate.” |
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| ABC News | September 15, 2011 |
| “I can tell you that taxes that the Legislature votes on sure have not doubled,” said Joshua Treviño |
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| Texas Watchdog | September 15, 2011 |
| Joshua Treviño: Nepotism as “an intrinsic wrong” |
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| National Review Online | September 15, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Houston, We Have a Solution |
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| National Review Online | September 13, 2011 |
| “I think the Texas record on spending on the whole has been pretty good,” says Joshua Trevino |
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| The Daily Caller | September 12, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Taming the fourth branch of government |
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| The Weekly Standard | September 12, 2011 |
| “His priority has been putting students back into the driver’s seat,” says Brooke Rollins |
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| National Review Online | September 08, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Misleading and Incompetent: EPA on Air Pollution and Electric Reliability |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | September 03, 2011 |
| "I would hope that counties and cities would do some population projections before they go forward with building these jails," says Marc Levin |
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| Washington Times | September 02, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan says loser pays makes the legal system more objective and legitimate |
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| Reuters | September 02, 2011 |
| "Jeb Bush's track record as Governor of Florida was marked by consistent and visionary conservative leadership," says ROC senior policy advisor Marc Levin |
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| The Economist | September 02, 2011 |
| Reforming from the Right with Right on Crime |
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| Orlando Sentinel | September 02, 2011 |
| Jeb backing prison reforms, signs ‘Right on Crime’ |
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| Houston Chronicle | September 02, 2011 |
| Jeb Bush Signs Right On Crime Statement of Principles |
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| Sun Sentinel | September 02, 2011 |
| Right on Crime: Jeb Bush backs criminal justice reforms |
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| The Sacramento Bee | September 02, 2011 |
| Jeb Bush Signs Right On Crime Statement of Principles |
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| Austin American-Statesman | August 29, 2011 |
| "It's about time that people around the state start paying attention," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Houston Chronicle | August 29, 2011 |
| "The omnibus bill spells out that land only can be taken for "public use" to ensure that property cannot be seized for economic development," says Bill Peacock |
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| San Antonio Express-News | August 29, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: It's a step in the right direction |
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| The Daily Caller | August 29, 2011 |
| Spencer Harris: Obamacare’s broken promises |
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| RedState.com | August 28, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: The Texas record |
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| The New York Times | August 27, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: Energy extraction flourishes in Texas because of the “low taxes and low regulations" |
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| Abilene Reporter-News | August 27, 2011 |
| "A law taking effect Thursday puts more safeguards in place for private property owners when the government wants to take their land," says Bill Peacock |
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| San Antonio Express-News | August 25, 2011 |
| Tim Dunn: Is nation governing at the consent of the governed? |
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| The New Republic | August 25, 2011 |
| “Taken together,” TPPF’s higher education solutions “are remarkably student-friendly.” |
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| The Atlantic | August 25, 2011 |
| "He's going to have to use the bully pulpit to really explain how states have to take the leadership role..." says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| NPR Marketplace | August 25, 2011 |
| David Guenthner: If more professors taught more students, the university would need fewer teachers. That would save millions of dollars that could offset tuition |
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| Becker's Hospital Review | August 25, 2011 |
| Spencer Harris: Report indicates that restrictions on physician-owned hospitals may hinder economy, quality of care |
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| Texas Tribune | August 25, 2011 |
| “The measures put forward today should lead to a better academic experience for students, and improved performance of the University of Texas System," says David Guenthner |
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| Wilson County News | August 24, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: Three Lessons from the Heat Wave |
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| The Bill Bennett Show | August 23, 2011 |
| (AUDIO) TPPF President Brooke Rollins interview on "The Texas Model" |
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| Orlando Sentinel | August 22, 2011 |
| If the Texas story has a brain trust, it's a conservative think tank called the Texas Public Policy Foundation |
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| NPR | August 20, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: I think taking that Texas model and applying it is a good first step. |
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| Your News Now | August 19, 2011 |
| “I think we've had a little over 23,000 new doctors in the state of Texas since 2003," says Ryan Brannan |
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| Houston Chronicle | August 17, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: Poor management hurts college completion rates |
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| Texas Tribune | August 17, 2011 |
| "From a general revenue standpoint, they would have had to make $6 billion or so in cuts they didn't have to make until later," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| New York Post | August 17, 2011 |
| Joseph M. Nixon: Thanks for the doctors, New York |
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| Texas Tribune | August 16, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: "It's not on autopilot, but it's pretty routine, especially the first year of the biennium.” |
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| Cherry Hill Courier Post | August 16, 2011 |
| "This is not a federalism issue, this is an overregulation issue," says Mario Loyola |
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| The New York Times | August 15, 2011 |
| “He’s been a promoter of stability in regulatory policy and stability in spending,” says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Washington Post | August 15, 2011 |
| “I see the Perry presidency as one with a theme of returning power to the states,” says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The New York Times | August 14, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: In Texas for the last few years we've been driving down both the crime rate and the incarceration rate |
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| The Daily Caller | August 14, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: The elephant in the courtroom |
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| National Journal | August 13, 2011 |
| “When you look at states with major populations as well as geographic size, I think Texas is at the top of the list as far as conservative governance,” says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Washington Post | August 12, 2011 |
| “On the one side you have the Washington way of doing things — big spending and the idea that the heavy hand of government has to be present in economic life,” said Joshua Treviño |
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| Your News Now | August 11, 2011 |
| Marc Levin talks about the closing of Sugarland on this week's Texas PolicyCast |
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| Texas Watchdog | August 10, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth is in agreement; the [HSA] accounts ought to be at the center of health care reform in Texas and nationally |
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| The Daily Caller | August 08, 2011 |
| Joseph Nixon: Texas has discovered the formula for economic growth |
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| Odessa American | August 05, 2011 |
| William Murchison: Where are the higher education reform ideas? |
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| BigGovernment.com | August 05, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: Higher Education Reform Meets Professor X |
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| KCEN-TV (Waco/Temple/Bryan) | July 26, 2011 |
| "The economy is the dominant issue in the national debate," says David Guenthner |
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| Yahoo News | July 26, 2011 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation puts the state's overall tax burden at 8.4 percent, compared to 9.7 percent nationally. |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | July 24, 2011 |
| Robert Trowbridge: Higher education needs reform |
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| The New York Times | July 17, 2011 |
| The Texas Public Policy Foundation says that Texas has a state tax burden of 8.4 percent, compared with a U.S. average of 9.7 percent. |
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| National Review Online | July 13, 2011 |
| EPA’s Power Sapper -- The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is an economy killer |
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| KCEN-TV (Waco/Temple/Bryan) | July 11, 2011 |
| James Golsan: I think there are a lot of legislators who want to improve schools but realize we can do things more efficiently. |
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| Austin American-Statesman | July 10, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin and James Quintero:Lawmakers keep Texas moving in right direction on fiscal policy but leave much to be desired |
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| The New York Times | July 09, 2011 |
| Texas’s Progress on Juvenile Justice |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | July 09, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth and Talmadge Heflin said the lawmakers made a big mistake this session when they voted for a bill that identified more than $4 billion of new, non-tax revenue. |
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| Dallas Morning News | July 08, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: EPA’s capricious lignite rule threatens Texas’ electricity supply |
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| Austin American-Statesman | July 06, 2011 |
| Heather Williams: "Our seven breakthrough solutions are explicit aspirations for higher education reform that are shared by many people and parties." |
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| Victoria Advocate | July 06, 2011 |
| Voters will reward legislators who support sentencing reforms, says Marc Levin. |
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| The Republic | June 30, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: The law "waters down the effectiveness" of Texas' sex offender registry. |
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| Lake Houston Observer | June 29, 2011 |
| Jordan Brownwood: Reform Texas public pensions before crisis |
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| Ennis Daily News | June 28, 2011 |
| “Medicaid in its present form is unsustainable for Texas,” says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| KERA News (Dallas) | June 28, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says, [creating a healthcare compact] would cut federal waste and allow decisions [to be made] closer to home. |
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| National Review Online | June 26, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Raise the Debt Limit, but Only with Conditions |
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| FrederickNewsPost.com | June 26, 2011 |
| 'Right on Crime' is right for Maryland |
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| The New York Times | June 25, 2011 |
| “I think the more people who are looking at the discussion and bringing their ideas to the table, that’s a good thing,” says David Guenthner |
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| RedState.com - Coffee and Markets | June 23, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Challenging the Constitutionality of Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion |
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| National Review Online | June 21, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: For Economic Development, Texas Should Stick with What Works |
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| Freedom Politics | June 21, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: The abuse of higher education |
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| National Review Online | June 20, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: The Fracas about Fracking |
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| San Antonio Express-News | June 19, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Texas has a “sound tax policy” |
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| Dallas Morning News | June 16, 2011 |
| David Guenthner says we welcome another set of voices to the debate. |
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| Midland Reporter-Telegram | June 14, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: "But change has got to come. We can't continue down this road." |
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| Big Government | June 14, 2011 |
| Dr. Ronald L. Trowbridge: Open the Doors and Windows to the Ivory Towers |
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| National Review Online | June 13, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Federal Judge Rebukes EPA |
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| 89.3 KPCC (Southern California Public Radio) | June 09, 2011 |
| Prison reform – it’s not just for liberals |
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| Texas Watchdog | June 08, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: The funding system, under the federal thumb, is sorely in need of reforming |
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| RedState.com | June 08, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: “Amazon tax” takes Texas in the wrong direction |
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| Alaska Dispatch | June 07, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White examines the low risks and high rewards of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" |
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| CNBC | June 07, 2011 |
| "This is an innovative and very promising way of carving out a certain area of health care for states..." says Mario Loyola |
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| Wall Street Journal | June 07, 2011 |
| Richard A. Epstein And Mario Loyola: ObamaCare's Next Constitutional Challenge |
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| Dallas Morning News | June 06, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: ...states could “try market-based solutions that put consumers first,” while retreating from traditional coverage that picks up nearly all of the tab for routine care, which encourages overuse. |
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| Southeast Texas Record | May 30, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: Giving authority to the Texas Supreme Court to allow a motion to dismiss for filing a frivolous suit would be a "great step forward." |
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| The Economist | May 26, 2011 |
| Right on Crime: Right and Proper |
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| Reuters | May 26, 2011 |
| "Texas is leading the way in showing that government can be made smaller -- and that's an example for all of America," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 23, 2011 |
| The analysis by Richard Vedder also found that 10 percent of the faculty bring in 90 percent of its research grants at UT's flagship campus. |
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| Washington Examiner | May 23, 2011 |
| “There’s a real hunger in the country right now to restore constitutional limits on federal power,” says Mario Loyola |
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| Texas Tribune | May 23, 2011 |
| Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee:"I don't want to go there," but there's "no question" the Texas Public Policy Foundation had an influence." |
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| The Washington Times | May 19, 2011 |
| William Murchison: Big business in big universities |
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| KUHF Houston Public Radio | May 19, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: It's a move that leaders in Sugar Land have long asked lawmakers to approve |
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| Texas Tribune | May 17, 2011 |
| "The conference committee budget continues Texas’ recent progress in emphasizing cost-effective sanctions and treatment in the community for nonviolent offenders...", says Marc Levin |
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| Human Events | May 16, 2011 |
| “If we don’t spend as much, we can have lower taxes,” says Bill Peacock |
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| Lone Star Report | May 16, 2011 |
| "The Texas House has shown that the current biennium’s budget can be balanced with taking only $3.1 billion from the rainy day fund," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 16, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: We see a more dismal outlook for the national economy than at this point in 2003 |
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| National Review Online | May 16, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: Are States Protected from Federal ‘Coercion’ or Not? |
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| Texas Watchdog | May 13, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock says the cost is likely to pass $200 million a year when this new legislation goes into effect. |
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| Wilson County News | May 13, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: The House passage of HB 274 is a great step forward for Texas. |
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| Houston Chronicle | May 11, 2011 |
| "Preserve rainy day fund to deal with the next crisis," write Brooke Rollins and Talmadge Heflin |
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| KXAN-TV (Austin) | May 11, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth participates on the onpolitix panel to discuss the Senate's passing of the budget. |
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| San Antonio Express-News | May 11, 2011 |
| In other words, if you think the state is in difficult fiscal straits now, just wait until 2013. |
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| Inside Higher Ed | May 10, 2011 |
| David Guenthner: “There needs to be an evaluation of where resources are going between research and education so we can set a proper balance.” |
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| The Tribune Newspapers | May 10, 2011 |
| Vikrant Reddy and Marc Levin: The consolidation of the juvenile agencies should not be considered a public policy “experiment,” but rather a continuation of proven reforms enacted in 2007 and 2009. |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 09, 2011 |
| David Guenthner says, the main concern is that teaching has been getting the short shrift at universities that emphasize research. |
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| Your News Now | May 06, 2011 |
| Josh Trevino: “We're doing it because we want to move the debate, and we want to be proactive about it." |
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| Texas Tribune | May 06, 2011 |
| David Guenthner: “We just need to have a discussion about what exactly that looks like and what the objectives ought to be and the path to get there.” |
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| San Antonio Express-News | May 06, 2011 |
| Bill Peacock: “It bans taking (land) that are not for public use and improves compensation for landowners.” |
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| Wilson County News | May 05, 2011 |
| The Honorable Talmadge Heflin comments on the proposed budget |
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| Lone Star Report | May 05, 2011 |
| "SB 18 is the next step along the road to restoring property rights protections to Texas landowners," says Bill Peacock |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 05, 2011 |
| TPPF has recruited former U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm, his wife economist Wendy Gramm, its president Brooke Rollins and also highlights blue-collar workers. |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 05, 2011 |
| TPPF to air more budget ads |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 04, 2011 |
| You have to hand it to Michael Quinn Sullivan, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Gov. Rick Perry, the House and Sen. Dan Patrick. They won. |
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| Texas Watchdog | May 04, 2011 |
| In theiIn their report, former Texas solicitor general and U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz, and Mario Loyola, find no reason why states couldn’t agree to treat health care as another form of commerce. |
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| Texas Monthly | May 01, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth participates in a roundtable discussion on public education hosted by Texas Monthly |
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| Texas Public Radio | April 27, 2011 |
| Josh Trevino: "We don't think that taxes should be raised, and we think the state should live within available revenues." |
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| Texas Tribune | April 27, 2011 |
| “There’s a lot of information that regents have been seeking, if it were out in the open, it would be helpful in informing discussion,” says David Guenthner |
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| KUT | April 25, 2011 |
| The Texas Public Policy Foundation is launching an ad campaign called "Texans for a Conservative Budget." |
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| Texas Tribune | April 25, 2011 |
| The Texas Public Policy Foundation released three videos Monday meant to influence Texans to support the House's version of the state budget for the next biennium. |
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| KTRH-AM (Houston) | April 25, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says, "Unfortunately all the rules are written by the federal government, and the program is literally bankrupting the state." |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | April 25, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Senate bill ends groundwater ownership question |
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| Lone Star Texas News | April 25, 2011 |
| Talmage Heflin says, the Senate needs to cut back, get more realistic and stay within available revenue |
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| Your News Now | April 21, 2011 |
| David Guenthner: There's a big problem when efforts to address funding issues in higher education are quashed |
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| Texas Tribune | April 21, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says she expects between five and 10 states to pass health care compacts this legislative cycle, and several more to sign on next year. |
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| San Antonio Express-News | April 21, 2011 |
| America's health care crisis is not going to be solved by Washington, D.C., says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The Eagle (Bryan/College Station) | April 21, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White, says the cost of compliance with the (EPA) rules would be enormous and that they should be the product of better science. |
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| Dallas Morning News | April 18, 2011 |
| “I think we can still cut and we’ll end up spending less," says Vikrant Reddy |
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| Houston Chronicle | April 17, 2011 |
| Texas needs higher education reform, says Dick Armey |
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| Shreveport Times | April 16, 2011 |
| Kevin P. Kane and Marc Levin: Correct Louisiana's prison system |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 15, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: University research demands transparency and accountability |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 14, 2011 |
| George Rodriguez: Hispanics stand to be hit harder by the repercussions of ObamaCare |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | April 13, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: "This should all be about the consumer and giving the consumer the best price available..." |
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| Texas Tribune | April 13, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says, “It’s an opportunity for states to write federal law.” |
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| Texas Watchdog | April 11, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: "The question is not can we reform Medicaid, it is do we reform it before or after it goes bankrupt?” |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 09, 2011 |
| "We have some hard choices to make," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Dallas Morning News | April 07, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin supports the bill that would cast a stronger public spotlight on Texas finances |
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| Texas Tribune | April 07, 2011 |
| Ryan Brannan: "If California is leading the way in this, we'll let them have it and we'll keep taking their citizens and their business." |
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| Politico | April 05, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “We’ve backed away from that proposal." |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | April 05, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: “They are likely to come up with more revenue.” |
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| Ennis Daily News | April 05, 2011 |
| "Since 2004, Texas has achieved a double-digit decline in both its incarceration and crime rates," says Marc Levin |
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| Texas Watchdog | April 04, 2011 |
| "In times when there's a shortage of funds or less revenue and the state has to cut back on the funding, just like in a lot of private industry," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| ABC News/US | April 03, 2011 |
| Conservatives are about limited government, lower taxes and personal responsibility. And the reforms that we advocate advance those principles," says Marc Levin |
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| Houston Chronicle | April 03, 2011 |
| "If you look at who pays the most as far as real dollars, the higher-income people will pay more," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 03, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: "It's reasonable for the employees to share with the taxpayers the cost." |
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| San Antonio News-Express | April 02, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: Students should be first; research second |
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| Health Care News | April 01, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “Until Medicaid is fundamentally and dramatically changed, it will continue to consume an ever-larger portion of states’ budgets.” |
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| WFAA-TV (Dallas/Fort Worth) | March 31, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says, "The problem is the Medicaid program has failed." |
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| KVUE-TV (Austin) | March 31, 2011 |
| “We could cover everyone, provide a subsidy based on a sliding scale so that the most help goes to those who need it the most,” says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Houston Chronicle | March 30, 2011 |
| Ronald L. Trowbridge: Texas students should not take back seat to research |
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| The Weekly Standard | March 29, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: The Senate is set to make a crucial vote to stop the EPA's unprecedented power grab |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | March 28, 2011 |
| Removing the antiquated government structures such as tax incentives and government programs is crucial, says Spencer Harris |
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| Bloomberg | March 28, 2011 |
| We did it to be employee-friendly and save money at the time, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | March 25, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin says, when lawmakers raise taxes, the economy suffers, and companies get rid of employees. |
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| Odessa American | March 25, 2011 |
| Spencer Harris: The system is busted and old, and it is time for a new approach to health care |
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| Tulsa World | March 25, 2011 |
| Marc Levin says, instead of pouring more money into the current corrections system, we need to restructure it to make sure taxpayers are getting the most for their money |
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| Naples Daily News | March 22, 2011 |
| “If anything can be learned from what Texas has been doing, it’s stability,” says Talmadge Heflin |
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| FoxNews.com | March 22, 2011 |
| "Under the current law, our Texas Medicaid program will expand by 65 percent," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Lincoln Journal-Star | March 21, 2011 |
| Marc Levin and Vikrant Reddy: Save money on corrections |
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| NewsOK.com | March 16, 2011 |
| Marc Levin says, states can save millions by increasing rehabilitation programs |
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| Bloomberg | March 15, 2011 |
| Using reserve funds now is a mistake, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Journal Record | March 15, 2011 |
| At present the prison system grows as it fails, says Marc Levin |
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| CapitolBeatOK | March 15, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: "Texas, for instance, saved $137 million dollars while decreasing crime by 8 percent.” |
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| KTUL (Tulsa) | March 15, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: "Instead of pouring more money into the current corrections system, we need to restructure it to make sure taxpayers are getting the most for their money." |
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| KOKH-TV (Oklahoma City) | March 15, 2011 |
| Texas saw its crime rate decrease, says Marc Levin |
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| KTRH 740 AM (Houston) | March 15, 2011 |
| James Golsan says lawmakers are going about crafting the budget the right way |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | March 09, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: "We have to always be reminded as legislators that when writing the budget we are using other people's money." |
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| Plainview Daily Herald | March 09, 2011 |
| "Raising taxes is the easy way out of an overspending problem, but taxpayers deserve better," says Talmadge Heflin. |
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| Odessa American | March 08, 2011 |
| James Golsan on virtual schools: During a legislative session when Texas confronts a substantial budget shortfall, we must seek every opportunity to stretch our limited tax dollars |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | March 08, 2011 |
| "Yes we do need the infrastructure, but any time you take money out of the private sector, that means less jobs," says Talmadge Heflin. |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | March 08, 2011 |
| Heather Williams says, splitting the budgets "will increase transparency and accountability..." |
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| Austin American-Statesman | March 08, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: “The reforms being considered this session give the state an opportunity to continue improving public safety and youth outcomes, while reducing overall spending.” |
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| Tulsa World | March 08, 2011 |
| Marc Levin speaks at a press conference to announce the launch of "Right on Crime" |
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| San Antonio News-Express | March 06, 2011 |
| James Golsan: “From 1988 to 2008, Texas increased its K-12 education spending from $11.8 billion to $51.3 billion..." |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | March 04, 2011 |
| "The numbers are just extraordinary," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The Texas Tribune | March 02, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says TPPF certainly doesn't favor implementing “Obamacare” |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | March 01, 2011 |
| The Texas Legislature should use its 140 days in session this year to continue fostering a free-market economy, writes Brooke Rollins. |
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| Dallas Morning News | February 25, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “We would make shoppers out of our Medicaid recipients so they are making value decisions.” |
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| Your News Now | February 25, 2011 |
| "...that would require a 3 to 4.5 cent sales tax increase enacted right now to come up with that amount of money,” says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| KENS-5 TV (San Antonio) | February 24, 2011 |
| James Golsan says, “The AP Incentive Program is a good program, but it’s ‘do with what you have’ money, and Texas doesn’t have the money.” |
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| Austin Business Journal | February 24, 2011 |
| “A system where government makes all the decisions and holds all the authority is not the Texas way of doing things,” says Arlene Wohlgemuth. |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 22, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth says, "Medicaid is a failed program and it is unsustainable." |
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| Texas Tribune | February 18, 2011 |
| Brooke Rollins: "Businesses want to locate where taxes and government interference are low, and for the last decade, that has meant Texas.” |
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| National Review Online | February 16, 2011 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: The Ruse of Regulatory Reform |
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| Dallas Morning News | February 15, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “What people care most about are jobs — and on that measurement, Texas ranks first." |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | February 12, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin says "We should be able to buy the kind of vehicle we need without fear of having to pay an extra surcharge just because of what we choose to buy." |
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| KHOU- TV (Houston) | February 10, 2011 |
| "The danger is being too aggressive and fast in slapping industry with even tighter regulations..." says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 08, 2011 |
| "The proposals set forth today by Gov. Rick Perry are in line with what we believe are needed to position Texas for future greatness," says Brooke Rollins |
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| The Miami Herald | February 08, 2011 |
| Right on Crime movement argues that too many prisoners are locked up for non-violent crimes or for technical probation violations |
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| The Examiner | February 08, 2011 |
| California taxes away jobs while Texas adds them |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | February 07, 2011 |
| Education officials see pay increase " school boards should consider freezing raises, |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | February 07, 2011 |
| "...school boards should consider freezing raises, especially at the top," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Los Angeles Times | February 07, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin says "Don't spend your savings now when you can get by just by cutting." |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 06, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin on what public agencies pay "To have a hire like this at a time like this, it's a bit unusual." |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | February 06, 2011 |
| Fast-tracked Texas bill would empower homeowners against eminent domain |
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| Austin American-Statesman | February 04, 2011 |
| Pay cuts for top state executives "symbolic but needed," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | February 04, 2011 |
| Marc Levin on Texas criminal justice reforms: "We aren’t letting people off the hook. We are just holding them accountable in a different way." |
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| Townhall.com | February 04, 2011 |
| Prize fight: Texas vs. California |
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| Texas Monthly | February 01, 2011 |
| TPPF President Brooke Rollins named one of 25 most influential people in Texas politics |
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| Texas Tribune | February 01, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin on eliminating auto theft agency without eliminating fee that funds it: “Sounds like a misuse of the fee to me” |
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| Texas Tribune | January 31, 2011 |
| Court ruling against ObamaCare "exactly the check against congressional overreach that the Founding Fathers intended it to be," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Los Angeles Times | January 29, 2011 |
| We "need to reach a cost-effective middle ground" on criminal justice, says Marc Levin |
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| Chicago Tribune | January 29, 2011 |
| government should still be tough on violent criminals and respectful of crime victims, says Marc Levin |
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| San Antonio Express-News | January 28, 2011 |
| State’s fiscal health a legislative priority, writes Brooke Rollins |
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| The Daily Caller | January 27, 2011 |
| Marc Levin: What it means to be ‘Right on Crime’ |
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| KTRH-AM (Houston) | January 26, 2011 |
| "When the economy is trying to claw back into creating more jobs, it is not a good time to raise any fees or taxes," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 25, 2011 |
| "Every agency and program must be on the table" to balance budget within available revenue, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 24, 2011 |
| "As long as [road fund] diversions continue, fees become a tax," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| New York Times (Online) | January 20, 2011 |
| "Balancing the budget through deep spending cuts at the outset is the superior approach," writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| KCEN-TV (Temple) | January 14, 2011 |
| Lawmakers attend TPPF Policy Orientation in Austin |
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| National Review Online | January 14, 2011 |
| Mario Loyola: People are key to stopping the ever-expanding regulatory state |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | January 11, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Budget challenges offer lawmakers opportunity to scale back state government into leaner, more efficient operation |
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| Bloomberg News | January 10, 2011 |
| “We believe the Legislature will only fund what is necessary,” says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Pasadena Citizen | January 10, 2011 |
| Joseph M. Nixon: Class actions bear gifts for attorneys, lump of coal for public |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 09, 2011 |
| Let's make prison system accountable, writes Marc Levin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 07, 2011 |
| Transparency at Texas A&M reveals money drain, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Dr. Richard Vedder |
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| Washington Post | January 07, 2011 |
| Newt Gingrich, Pat Nolan promote TPPF's "Right on Crime" initiative |
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| San Antonio Express News | January 03, 2011 |
| Talmadge Heflin: “I think the leadership is serious when they say no tax increases.” |
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| Weekly Standard | January 03, 2011 |
| Use of interstate compacts to resist federal overreach conceived by TPPF Senior Fellow Ted Cruz |
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| Austin American Statesman | January 02, 2011 |
| State can balance budget without more money, write Talmadge Heflin and James Quintero |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 01, 2011 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: "Our research confirms what [HHSC commissioner] has concluded, and that is that Medicaid is unsustainable." |
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| Dallas Morning News | December 27, 2010 |
| New spending on highway projects probably a second-tier priority for legislators, according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | December 21, 2010 |
| TPPF data shows thousands of out-of-states flock to Texas for jobs |
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| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | December 17, 2010 |
| Georgia should look to Texas for policies toward non-violent offenders |
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| Houston Chronicle | December 15, 2010 |
| Texas has improved air quality in creative ways, says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Dallas Morning News | December 13, 2010 |
| Dr. Ronald Trowbridge: Control costs and improve Texas higher ed |
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| Killeen Daily Herald | December 09, 2010 |
| "Texas voters want more value and higher quality teaching for the tax dollars they pay to support higher education," says Justin Keener |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | December 07, 2010 |
| TPPF poll: Texans want better college value |
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| Texas Tribune | December 06, 2010 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation survey says Texans want more efficiency in higher ed |
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| Slate | December 03, 2010 |
| TPPF one of the originators of interstate compact alternative to ObamaCare |
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| KTRH 740 AM (Houston) | December 02, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Higher federal tax rates would cool economy, weaken housing market and retail sales |
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| The Economist (UK) | November 25, 2010 |
| Texas should get block grant for state-designed Medicaid program, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Fox 4 Dallas | November 23, 2010 |
| “We’ve got to look everywhere we can to identify ways to do things more efficiently and save money while promoting public safety,” says Marc Levin |
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| Community Impact Newspaper (Georgetown/Hutto/Taylor) | November 23, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: “The only thing you have to do to avoid a shortfall is write a budget within available revenue” |
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| Washington Examiner | November 19, 2010 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White and Mario Loyola: EPA doing dirty work for environmentalists |
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| Washington Examiner | November 18, 2010 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White and Mario Loyola: Putting a lid on Texas economic growth |
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| Washington Examiner | November 17, 2010 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White and Mario Loyola: EPA is offended by successful Texas permitting rules |
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| South Florida Sun-Sentinel | November 16, 2010 |
| Florida Gov.-elect Rick Scott names TPPF's Talmadge Heflin to economic advisory council |
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| KXAN TV 36 (Austin) | November 16, 2010 |
| Don't rule out zero-based budget approach next session, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | November 14, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: "Medicaid is an unsustainable program" |
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| Human Events | November 12, 2010 |
| Texas shows how to grow jobs, writes Brooke Rollins |
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| New York Times | November 12, 2010 |
| Newly elected Republicans want state to balance budget within existing revenues, according to Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Dallas Morning News | November 09, 2010 |
| Justin Keener: Legislators "need to solve the budget challenge within the means of the taxpayers, and that means without raising taxes or fees" |
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| KVUE TV 24 (Austin) | November 05, 2010 |
| “Hiring staff is probably the single biggest decision [new legislators are] going to make before they cast a single vote," says Justin Keener |
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| Dallas Morning News | November 04, 2010 |
| "It will be a very principled Legislature, very focused on ... having government be less intrusive on our lives," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | November 04, 2010 |
| Republicans may have won election but "they are on a very short leash," says Brooke Rollins |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | November 01, 2010 |
| Proceeds from Gov. Rick Perry's "Fed Up!" support TPPF |
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| Austin American-Statesman | October 31, 2010 |
| TPPF one of many groups to advocate removing restrictive nurse practitioner practice regulations |
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| Wall Street Journal | October 27, 2010 |
| TPPF research shows "where the new jobs are" -- in Texas, not California |
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| New York Times | October 26, 2010 |
| TPPF report outlines economic advantages Texas enjoys over California |
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| Orange County Register | October 26, 2010 |
| Editorial: "The Texas Public Policy Foundation study provides a good yardstick for determining where California falls short." |
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| Odessa American | October 26, 2010 |
| Asbestos lawsuit reforms help victims, writes Joseph M. Nixon |
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| Dallas Morning News | October 25, 2010 |
| "They'll have to cut" next state budget, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| San Diego News Room | October 25, 2010 |
| TPPF research: "Spending per capita in California is 33% greater than in Texas" |
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| WFAA-TV (Dallas) | October 25, 2010 |
| Texas' Major Events Trust Fund needs to be reviewed if not eliminated, says Justin Keener |
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| Wall Street Journal | October 23, 2010 |
| Theme of TPPF higher education reforms: "Let taxpayers see what's going on at every public institution—and let them decide what's worth subsidizing" |
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| National Review Online | October 18, 2010 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: The EPA's anti-prosperity agenda |
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| Commentary Magazine | October 18, 2010 |
| Texas vs. California a natural experiment in political economy |
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| KTRH 740 AM (Houston) | October 18, 2010 |
| "The government should not be in the business of trying to modify behaviors by taxation," says Justin Keener |
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| National Review | October 18, 2010 |
| TPPF recommendations provide "a window for the ivory tower" |
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| San Luis Obispo Tribune | October 17, 2010 |
| California's rivalry with Texas intensifies |
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| Gilmer Mirror | October 17, 2010 |
| Federal muzzles won't silence bad news about health care law, writes Spencer Harris |
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| Fox News Channel | October 16, 2010 |
| Texas shows California how to create jobs, TPPF study shows |
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| New York Post | October 16, 2010 |
| TPPF research shows advantages of "The Texas Model" |
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| Investor's Business Daily | October 15, 2010 |
| New TPPF study "gives a good overview of why California lags so far behind and what it can learn from its Lone Star rival" |
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| WFAA-TV (Dallas) | October 13, 2010 |
| TPPF's Justin Keener on soda tax proposal: "We need to be free to make good decisions and bad decisions; that's what freedom is all about" |
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| Orange County Register | October 12, 2010 |
| California can't compete with Texas, TPPF study says |
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| San Antonio Express-News | October 12, 2010 |
| TPPF study shows Texas maintains strong competitive advantage over California |
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| Sacramento Bee | October 11, 2010 |
| TPPF study finds Texas with economic edge on California |
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| KSAT-12 TV (San Antonio) | October 11, 2010 |
| Gov. Rick Perry comments on TPPF research showing Texas economic climate better than California's |
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| Austin American-Statesman | October 07, 2010 |
| Capital Metro takes a road less traveled on financial transparecy, writes Justin Keener |
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| Texas Monthly | October 01, 2010 |
| TPPF's Marc Levin helps persuade colleagues on corrections policy, says Paul Burka |
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| Lone Star Report | October 01, 2010 |
| TPPF panel sees fat to cut in Texas state budget |
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| Houston Chronicle | September 29, 2010 |
| TPPF's Talmadge Heflin: "I think that Texas is on the comeback, faster than other states" |
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| Chemistry World | September 28, 2010 |
| Foundation suggests that resources diverted to unproductive research be used to make higher education more affordable |
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| WOAI AM 1200 (San Antonio) | September 21, 2010 |
| "The tighter the rein that government can place on its spending, the more private sector activity you will be able to see," says James Quintero |
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| KUT 90.5 FM (Austin) | September 20, 2010 |
 Bill Peacock: Texas school funding increases 142% (after inflation) over 20 years but "we're not seeing results" |
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| Austin American-Statesman | September 19, 2010 |
| Government agencies tend to offer worst-case scenarios to open budget negotiations, according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | September 15, 2010 |
| "We believe that this type of transparency is needed to help parents and taxpayers evaluate the work being done at Texas universities," says Bill Peacock |
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| Texas Tribune | September 09, 2010 |
| Higher education is “one of the last bastions where transparency is finally becoming a reality," says Justin Keener |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education | September 07, 2010 |
| TPPF lays groundwork for reforms in higher education |
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| Pasadena Citizen | September 03, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Obama health care reforms encourage short-term buyers |
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| Austin American-Statesman | September 02, 2010 |
| "We don't know that this is the rainiest day we're going to have, so we would be cutting off options we have for the future" by depleting the fund, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | September 01, 2010 |
| TPPF: improve the quality of teaching by providing legislators and governing boards with a simple tool to measure faculty teaching performance |
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| Odessa American | August 31, 2010 |
| Consumers are king until government appears, writes Bill Peacock |
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| Houston Chronicle | August 30, 2010 |
| TPPF: To bridge budget shortfall, cut redundant agencies |
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| Lone Star Report | August 27, 2010 |
| "You'd think with all that money we're spending that we would be able to have basic security and decent conditions," says Marc Levin |
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| The Daily Texan | August 25, 2010 |
| "Reducing spending is the answer for the long-term viability of the state," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | August 25, 2010 |
| "Through program restructure and prioritizing, you will be able to [reduce spending] without harming people," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Texas Tribune | August 25, 2010 |
| 2003 mental health privatization intended to eliminate basic conflict of interest at MHMRs, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Odessa American | August 20, 2010 |
| Dr. Ronald Trowbridge: Early signs point to ObamaCare rejection |
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| Waco Tribune-Herald | August 17, 2010 |
| Defining health-care law may determine its fate, writes Dr. Ronald Trowbridge |
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| The Brownsville Herald | August 12, 2010 |
| "Posting department budgets represents a milestone in the quest for greater transparency and accountability," says Justin Keener |
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| The Daily Texan | August 10, 2010 |
| In speech to TPPF, Gov. Rick Perry demands tighter security along border between Texas, Mexico |
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| National Review Online | August 09, 2010 |
| Texas Budget Source: Five largest districts in Texas are sitting on over $550 million in reserve funds |
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| News 8 Austin | August 09, 2010 |
| TPPF research documents dramatic rise in university operating costs |
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| Longview News-Journal | August 07, 2010 |
| Justin Keener: Universities should not fight new transparency law |
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| Lone Star Report | August 06, 2010 |
| TPPF study: "simply no way...to properly determine the efficiency – or inefficiency – of the state’s energy efficiency program" |
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| Waco Tribune-Herald | August 05, 2010 |
| Public universities owe taxpayers an accounting, writes Justin Keener |
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| Odessa American | August 03, 2010 |
| Federal interference a bad collective bargain, writes Vikrant Reddy |
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| The Weekly Standard | August 02, 2010 |
| "In the early 2000s, we had a governor and a legislature that said they were going to make transportation a major statewide priority," says Justin Keener |
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| Houston Chronicle | July 31, 2010 |
| Public universities could stand more accountability, writes Justin Keener |
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| TheAtlantic.com | July 31, 2010 |
| Low taxes, low regulation, lawsuit reform keys to Texas dominating the recession, according to Brooke Rollins |
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| National Review Online | July 26, 2010 |
| TPPF's Mario Loyola on offshore drilling moratorium: "Rule by decree" |
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| El Paso Times | July 15, 2010 |
| "Most Texans can easily buy electricity today below 2001 regulated prices," says Bill Peacock |
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| The Daily Texan | July 14, 2010 |
| Justin Keener: "When a state agency doesn’t want to do something, they inflate the cost." |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | July 11, 2010 |
| Obama Administration using Gulf oil spill to force unrealistic energy policy, writes Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Dallas Morning News | July 10, 2010 |
| Essential for public colleges and universities to post professors' salaries online, says Justin Keener |
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| Insurance Journal | July 07, 2010 |
| TPPF Policy Primer shows Texas windstorm insurance rates remain actuarially unsound |
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| Odessa American | July 06, 2010 |
| Consumers aren't always king, writes Bill Peacock |
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| Dallas Morning News | July 04, 2010 |
| TPPF study: More than 40,000 children across Texas are on charter school waiting lists |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | June 27, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Texas transit agencies should open their books |
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| Miller-McCune | June 23, 2010 |
| TPPF study shows "bilingual education in Texas, which is required by law, has been more expensive and less effective than immersion programs" |
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| Odessa American | June 19, 2010 |
| Joseph M. Nixon: A case study on tort reform |
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| Texas Tribune | June 18, 2010 |
| Juvenile diversions programs have saved taxpayers money while reducing juvenile crime, says Marc Levin |
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| Dallas Morning News - Transportation Blog | June 16, 2010 |
| Transparency needed from transit agencies, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Quorum Report | June 16, 2010 |
| TPPF Policy Primer: Texas windstorm insurance remains "a leaky Band-Aid" |
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| KUT 90.5 FM (Austin) | June 16, 2010 |
| Experts discuss windstorm insurance at TPPF Policy Primer |
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| Texas Public Radio | June 14, 2010 |
| Telemedicine, prescription pricing helps Texas hold line on prison health care costs, says Marc Levin |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | June 13, 2010 |
| Reforms needed because "higher education today isn't focused on serving its customers," says Bill Peacock |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | June 13, 2010 |
| Texas A&M University System seeks to increase participation in faculty bonus program conceived by TPPF |
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| Houston Chronicle | June 11, 2010 |
| Ted Cruz and Scott Brister: Tenth Amendment needed because men aren't angels |
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| Cleburne Eagle-News | June 09, 2010 |
| Tax credits for Texas school systems allow for huge savings, writes Brooke Terry |
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| TheGovMonitor.com | June 01, 2010 |
| "Education ... traditionally left to states and localities, and is best handled on that level," says Brooke Terry |
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| Inside ALEC Magazine | June 01, 2010 |
| Marc Levin: "Getting Corrections Policy Right - 10 Tips for Tough Budget Times" |
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| TexasFor56.com | May 31, 2010 |
| Think tanks weigh in on health care at TPPF event |
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| Houston Chronicle | May 31, 2010 |
| More companies likely to write Texas windstorm insurance policies after last year's TWIA reforms, says Bill Peacock |
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| Atlanta Journal-Constitution | May 30, 2010 |
| Texas has shown prison alternatives can improve public safety while saving money, says Marc Levin |
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| Waco Tribune-Herald | May 29, 2010 |
| Waco ISD trustees to look at out-of-state travel costs after Texas Budget Source exposes Las Vegas trip |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 29, 2010 |
| TPPF's Talmadge Heflin praises state leaders for request that state agencies recommend spending cuts |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 29, 2010 |
| State leaders "did the right thing" by asking state agencies for additional spending cut ideas, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Houston Chronicle | May 29, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Request for additional spending cuts will allow state leaders to make "intelligent decision after they can see what services might be affected" |
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| News 8 Austin | May 27, 2010 |
| Texas Budget Source discovers Waco ISD, despite budget shortfall, sending 68 staff to Las Vegas conference |
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| Wall Street Journal | May 26, 2010 |
| TPPF's Talmadge Heflin: Governor "has worked hard to encourage the legislature to keep spending within the revenue available." |
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| Abilene Reporter-News | May 23, 2010 |
| Average Texas professor salary has increased twice the rate of inflation last 10 years, says Justin Keener |
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| Lone Star Report | May 21, 2010 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation forum explores Obamacare alternatives |
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| The Crime Report | May 19, 2010 |
| TPPF's Marc Levin credited with central role in "tough and smart" bipartisan consensus on Texas criminal justice |
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| Texas Tribune | May 17, 2010 |
| State should look at how many students top-paid university professors are teaching, says Justin Keener |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 14, 2010 |
| Charter school advocates cite TPPF research as basis for eliminating arbitrary cap on charter schools |
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| Houston Chronicle | May 10, 2010 |
| Marc Levin: In juvenile justice, less often more |
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| KVUE TV 24 (Austin) | May 10, 2010 |
| "Texas public universities don't have a funding problem, they have a spending problem," says Justin Keener |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education | May 06, 2010 |
| Tenured professors resist TPPF push to post class details online |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | May 05, 2010 |
| Editorial cites research by TPPF's Marc Levin on proliferation of criminal law |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 03, 2010 |
| Streamlining programs a small but important step to solve Texas' budget shortfall, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| KTRH 740 AM (Houston) | April 29, 2010 |
| Minimizing tax load on business best strategy to create good-paying jobs over long term, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| "Marketplace" (National Public Radio) | April 28, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Legislators will have to work hard to scrub Texas' next budget |
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| Health Care News (Chicago, IL) | April 28, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth and Jim Frogue: New federal Medicaid mandates force unpleasant choices for states |
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| Coastal Courier (Savannah, GA) | April 28, 2010 |
| Column references Marc Levin's role in Texas' effective justice reforms |
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| San Antonio Express-News | April 28, 2010 |
| Dr. Ronald Trowbridge: Cut state spending on higher education |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 27, 2010 |
| Stimulus-funded hiring incentives "a short-term deal that doesn't address a long-term problem," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Houston Chronicle | April 26, 2010 |
| Let's trim higher education budget, writes Dr. Ronald Trowbridge |
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| Lone Star Report | April 23, 2010 |
| TPPF calls for education tax credits, deductions |
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| Statesman.com | April 22, 2010 |
| "First Reading" blog highlights new TPPF report on education tax credits |
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| Wilson County News | April 20, 2010 |
| Dr. Ronald Trowbridge: Constitutionality of individual mandate will be close call |
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| Texas Tribune | April 20, 2010 |
| Interview with FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell on net neutrality ruling |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | April 18, 2010 |
| "Removing tax exemptions simply to enable more government spending would reduce Texas' economic advantage," says Justin Keener |
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| Austin American-Statesman | April 15, 2010 |
| Government regulators should stay away from the Internet, says FCC commissioner at TPPF luncheon |
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| FOX 7 (Austin) | April 14, 2010 |
| FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell visits Austin for TPPF event |
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| News 8 Austin | April 14, 2010 |
| FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell at TPPF event: "Countries that regulate the Internet more tend to be less free" |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | April 12, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin on writing the next Texas budget: “The task is not to get revenue up. It is to get expenditures down.” |
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| New York Times | April 08, 2010 |
| Texas consumers not getting good return on investment in wind subsidies |
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| Dallas Morning News | April 07, 2010 |
| Better to find budget savings by mothballing outdated prisons than by cutting treatment programs, says Marc Levin |
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| Midland Reporter-Telegram | March 29, 2010 |
| Federal climate change legislation "would affect Texas more than any other state," says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| News 8 Austin | March 23, 2010 |
| Medicaid expansion in federal health care law compounds Texas' budget challenges, says David Guenthner |
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| Dallas Morning News | March 20, 2010 |
| Medicaid provisions in federal health care bill "would be a very short-term fix to the problem," says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA) | March 15, 2010 |
| Use probation more often for offenders who are not a public risk, says Marc Levin |
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| Kingsville Record & Bishop News | March 14, 2010 |
| Government fixes are a risky proposition, writes Bill Peacock |
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| New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung | March 13, 2010 |
| TPPF Center for Effective Justice research cited in article on New Braunfels drug challenge court |
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| Dallas Morning News | March 13, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: "The federal government has given us almost no flexibility on our Medicaid costs" |
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| The Lone Star Report | March 12, 2010 |
| TPPF report: Tuition deregulation leads to greater university spending |
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| Brownsville Herald | March 07, 2010 |
| States are the answer to health care reform, writes Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | March 07, 2010 |
| Best way to deal with projected state deficit is have state agencies identify waste and fraud, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Friendswood Journal | March 03, 2010 |
| Carbon caps mean economic decline for Texas, writes Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| The American Spectator | March 01, 2010 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White highlights advances in clean-coal and carbon capture technologies |
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| Dallas Morning News | February 25, 2010 |
| Justin Keener: New taxes, old politics will not fix traffic |
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| San Marcos Daily Record | February 23, 2010 |
| States are the answer to health care reform, writes Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Lone Star Report | February 19, 2010 |
| TPPF research: proposals to combat global warming by regulating carbon would severely damage the Texas economy |
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| Guidry News Service | February 19, 2010 |
| U.S. Sen. John Cornyn joins TPPF for news conference on cap-and-trade effects on Texas economy |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 18, 2010 |
| TPPF study says climate law could cost Texas lots of jobs |
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| KUHF 88.7 FM (Houston) | February 18, 2010 |
| TPPF report: Current efforts to cap carbon emissions would be detrimental to Texas' economy |
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| "Planet Gore" - National Review Online | February 18, 2010 |
| Texas would get hammered by an Obama energy tax, according to TPPF report |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 17, 2010 |
| Asking agencies to submit budget cuts "an excellent approach," according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | February 17, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: "I haven't heard anybody talk about balancing the budget by raising broad based taxes or creating a new tax." |
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| Brownsville Herald | February 14, 2010 |
| Equip students with generations of wisdom, writes Elizabeth Young |
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| Austin American-Statesman | February 11, 2010 |
| Effectiveness of diversion programs means "we should be able to selectively mothball at least one prison," according to Marc Levin |
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| TCU Daily Skiff | February 11, 2010 |
| "There's a lot of things" school districts can do to cut costs, says Brooke Terry |
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| Austin American-Statesman | February 08, 2010 |
| Local governments would lose unfair advantage over taxpayers if property tax replaced with expanded sales tax, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Brownwood Bulletin | February 07, 2010 |
| Publisher writes concept of ending property taxes shouldn’t be ignored |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 06, 2010 |
| Texas can put a halt to onerous property tax, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | February 03, 2010 |
| "It's hard to turn down any money, but we should have been more frugal" with federal stimulus money, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | February 01, 2010 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Texas can end the property tax |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 31, 2010 |
| "Literacy, or lack of it, is one of the biggest problems we have with respect to (prisoner) re-entry," says Marc Levin |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | January 24, 2010 |
| "Texans should be outraged" that $1B spent on transportation "enhancement" projects instead of mobility needs, says Justin Keener |
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| KHOU-TV (Houston) | January 21, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Effort to regulate health insurance rates "misses the point...the very best regulator is the consumer himself" |
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| San Antonio Express-News | January 19, 2010 |
| Federal health care proposals would hurt Texas economy and state budget, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 18, 2010 |
| Net neutrality could lead to government censorship, writes Ryan Brannan |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 16, 2010 |
| Gov. Rick Perry discusses importance of cutting state's budget at TPPF Policy Orientation |
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| Lone Star Report | January 15, 2010 |
| TPPF Policy Orientation highlights current controversies |
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| BigGovernment.com | January 15, 2010 |
| Brooke Terry: Texas is right to quit "Race to the Top" education program |
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| Grits for Breakfast | January 14, 2010 |
| Criminal justice blog summarizes TPPF Policy Orientation panel on corrections budgeting |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 13, 2010 |
| Finger imaging for Texas food stamp recipients deters fraud, says Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 13, 2010 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: “I'm mystified that people would not be in favor of deterring (food stamp) fraud.” |
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| San Antonio Express-News | January 13, 2010 |
| Finger imaging for Texas food stamp recipients "protects the taxpayer," according to Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 10, 2010 |
| Health overhaul bill facing court challenges, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Dr. Ronald Trowbridge |
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| Arizona Republic | January 09, 2010 |
| Bill Peacock: Consumers win with competition in electricity |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 06, 2010 |
| Marc Levin: Texas parole reforms lowered crime, cost |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 06, 2010 |
| Obama Administration takes "hostile" approach to Texas air quality, says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Investor's Business Daily | December 23, 2009 |
| Editorial highlights TPPF research on costs of wind energy to Texas taxpayers |
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| Austin American-Statesman | December 22, 2009 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Senate proposals for health care reform "are going to be very expensive, decrease access and lower the quality of care" |
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| National Review Online | December 21, 2009 |
| Obamacare would deform state medical-liability systems, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Joseph M. Nixon |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | December 19, 2009 |
| Charter school waiting list shows "strong demand in Texas for more education options," says Brooke Terry |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | December 13, 2009 |
| Students are waiting too long in line, writes Brooke Terry |
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| Dallas Morning News | December 09, 2009 |
| Too many students on Texas charter school waiting lists, writes Brooke Terry |
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| Texas State Radio Network | December 09, 2009 |
| Brooke Terry: Texas charter school waiting list huge |
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| Texas Tribune | December 09, 2009 |
| The charter school waiting game |
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| Weatherford Democrat | December 03, 2009 |
| Your personal health threatened by government-run health care, writes Elizabeth Young |
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| Houston Chronicle | November 30, 2009 |
| Windstorm insurance woes continue, writes Bill Peacock |
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| Dallas Morning News | November 19, 2009 |
| "The data show emphatically that people want to live and do business in states with low overall taxes and no personal income tax," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Arizona Daily Star | November 16, 2009 |
| Deregulated electricity market "provide(s) the best possible prices based on a customer's preference," says Bill Peacock |
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| Dallas Morning News | November 15, 2009 |
| North Texas Transit Authority needs greater transparency, writes Justin Keener |
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| Arizona Republic | November 15, 2009 |
| Bill Peacock: Texas shows how to properly restructure an electricity market |
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| Texas Tribune | November 11, 2009 |
| TPPF Senior Fellow Arlene Wohlgemuth op-ed on private, patient-centered health insurance |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | November 07, 2009 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth to become TPPF executive director |
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| Human Events | November 02, 2009 |
| Congressional health care reforms would cost Texas $37 billion by 2019 |
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| San Antonio Express-News | October 24, 2009 |
| Medical liability reform crucial to health care, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Joseph M. Nixon |
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| National Review Online | October 20, 2009 |
| Jay Nordlinger: "The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a wonderful organization, turning conservative principles into action." |
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| Investors Business Daily | October 19, 2009 |
| TPPF Senior Fellow Joseph M. Nixon: "Save on medical costs the Texas way" |
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| Waco Tribune-Herald | October 14, 2009 |
| Passing bills in ignorance proving to be the norm, writes Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| The Daily Texan | October 09, 2009 |
| TPPF policy primer: Screening juveniles for mental illness prevents jail time |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | October 09, 2009 |
| TPPF research shows poor rate of return on research spending by Texas universities |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | October 07, 2009 |
| Editorial: Success proves elusive for green jobs funding |
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| Environment & Climate News | October 01, 2009 |
| Austin's 30% renewable energy mandate unattainable on a voluntary basis, says David Guenthner |
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| KXAN.com (Austin) | September 24, 2009 |
| At TPPF luncheon, TV journalist John Stossel pushes health reform with "more individual responsibility and less government intervention" |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | September 19, 2009 |
| Federal stimulus funds "stopped any real effort of cutting back" out-of-control Medicaid program, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) | September 16, 2009 |
| California assemblyman cites TPPF research to encourage tort reform |
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| San Antonio Express-News | September 11, 2009 |
| Arlene Wohlgemuth: Federal health care reform would cost Texas dearly |
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| Lone Star Report | September 11, 2009 |
| TPPF forum: Texas economy good, but don’t spend like crazy |
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| Houston Chronicle | September 04, 2009 |
| Dr. Christine Rossell: It’s time to replace Texas’ bilingual education policy |
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| School Reform News | September 01, 2009 |
| Community college charter school legislation will increase educational choices in Texas, says Brooke Terry |
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| Lone Star Report | August 28, 2009 |
| Important for college students to know and appreciate American history, government, and ethics, says Elizabeth Young |
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| Austin American-Statesman | August 27, 2009 |
| Comptroller Susan Combs updates Texas' economic condition at TPPF Policy Primer |
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| Dallas Morning News | August 27, 2009 |
| LBB director at TPPF Policy Primer: One-third of federal stimulus spending could create long-term obligations for Texas |
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| Quorum Report | August 27, 2009 |
| Comptroller Susan Combs at TPPF Policy Primer: Modest growth for Texas economy in FY 2010, full recovery in FY 2011 |
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| Wall Street Journal | August 22, 2009 |
| Texas Gov. Rick Perry cites TPPF research to illustrate success of lawsuit reforms |
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| The Laura Ingraham Show | August 20, 2009 |
| TPPF Senior Fellow Donna Arduin discusses health care research with guest host Jamie Allman |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | August 19, 2009 |
| Foundation study: Obama health plan will erode Texas economy, cost Texans $103.8 billion |
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| Denton Record Chronicle | August 19, 2009 |
| TPPF research shows diversions of transportation taxes to other agencies grew more than 150% in last 10 years |
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| Montgomery County News | August 18, 2009 |
| Obama health plan would increase federal deficit by $285 billion, says TPPF Senior Fellow Donna Arduin |
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| KWTX TV 10 (Temple) | August 18, 2009 |
| TPPF study: Obama health plan would slow federal and state economies, still leave 30 million uninsured |
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| KXAN TV 36 (Austin) | August 18, 2009 |
| TPPF study shows negative consequences of Obama health plan on Texas |
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| Orange County Business Journal (Irvine, CA) | August 17, 2009 |
| Automobile Club of Southern California CEO distributing TPPF research to push for improvements to California's business climate |
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| Houston Chronicle | August 10, 2009 |
| Plaintiff's bar following wrong path, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Joe Nixon |
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| Bloomberg | August 06, 2009 |
| Dr. Arthur Laffer discusses "The Prognosis for National Health Insurance" on Bloomberg News |
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| The Wall Street Journal | August 05, 2009 |
| Dr. Arthur Laffer: "How to Fix the Health Care Wedge" |
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| The Rush Limbaugh Show | August 04, 2009 |
| Rush Limbaugh interviews Dr. Arthur Laffer on his health care report produced for the Texas Public Policy Foundation |
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| CNBC | August 04, 2009 |
| Dr. Arthur Laffer launches TPPF national health care report on "Squawk on the Street" |
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| Budget & Tax News | August 01, 2009 |
| "Local communities have the ability to pay for additional transportation infrastructure now," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Daily Texan | July 22, 2009 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation holds panel discussing crucial issues, legislative session results |
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| KUT 90.5 FM (Austin) | July 17, 2009 |
| Better deal for Texas to shore up unemployment trust fund through bonds than strings-attached federal stimulus, says David Guenthner |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | July 15, 2009 |
| "Important pieces of history are being removed or changed" from draft social studies rewrite, says Brooke Terry |
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| San Antonio Express-News | July 13, 2009 |
| Brooke Terry: Draft social studies curriculum has bias that "government is going to fix everything" |
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| Houston Chronicle | July 13, 2009 |
| Biographies of major American historical figures removed from social studies curriculum draft, according to Brooke Terry |
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| KTRH-AM 740 (Houston) | July 13, 2009 |
| Using stimulus funds for new programs is "going to create a continuing funding need," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| The Economist | July 11, 2009 |
| TPPF study by Dr. Arthur Laffer boosts case that low taxes one of Texas' biggest competitive advantages |
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| San Antonio Express-News | July 10, 2009 |
| James Quintero: Federal aid largely smoke, mirrors |
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| Austin Business Journal | July 07, 2009 |
| TPPF: Texas universities need to be more transparent |
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| Rio Grande Guardian | July 02, 2009 |
| Health care reform should empower patients, not government, writes Andrea Whitman |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | June 29, 2009 |
| Stimulus spending "delays or stymies the ability of the private sector to grow," says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Jacksboro Gazette-News | June 23, 2009 |
| Federal aid overtakes state revenue, writes James Quintero |
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| Statesman.com | June 19, 2009 |
| Vetoed pre-K legislation "wrongly focused on inputs rather than results," according to Brooke Terry |
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| The Daily Texan | June 17, 2009 |
| "Property rights are no longer property rights — it’s a grant from the state," says Bill Peacock |
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| KDBC TV 4 (El Paso) | June 16, 2009 |
| TPPF director Talmadge Heflin joins Gov. Rick Perry for signing of small-business tax cut |
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| Beaumont Enterprise | June 08, 2009 |
| "Property rights are very important and always need to be addressed," says Bill Peacock |
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| Associated Press | June 07, 2009 |
| Bill Peacock: "I think we've made great progress" on property rights in 81st Texas Legislature |
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| Gilmer Mirror | June 06, 2009 |
| TPPF: Taxpayers fared well during legislative session |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | June 03, 2009 |
| Editorial on failure of local option transportation taxes acknowledges TPPF research and arguments |
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| Houston Chronicle | June 01, 2009 |
| TPPF played leading role in opposition to local option transportation taxes |
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| School Reform News | June 01, 2009 |
| Many special needs students fail to get needs met in public schools, says Brooke Terry |
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| School Reform News | June 01, 2009 |
| Texas needs to "ramp up and get more charter schools open to meet this incredible demand," says Brooke Terry |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 29, 2009 |
| Legislature accepting $12 billion in federal stimulus funds "could come back to bite" lawmakers next session, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Waxahachie Daily Light | May 19, 2009 |
| Unemployment stimulus is no free lunch, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Dr. Arthur Laffer |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 19, 2009 |
| Texas Gov. Rick Perry right to question accepting unemployment money, writes TPPF Senior Fellow Dr. Arthur Laffer |
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| FOX 7 Austin | May 18, 2009 |
| Justin Keener's weekly legislative update on "Good Day Austin" |
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| Waxahachie Daily Light | May 18, 2009 |
| A momentous day passed, writes Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| San Antonio Express-News | May 14, 2009 |
| Texas needs real property rights protection, writes Bill Peacock |
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| 590 KLBJ-AM (Austin) | May 13, 2009 |
| TPPF information cited in news story on proposed 125% gas tax increase |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 13, 2009 |
| Transportation blog highlights TPPF opposition to proposed 125% gas tax increase |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | May 13, 2009 |
| TPPF and other groups unite against proposed 125% gas tax increase |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | May 12, 2009 |
| Legislators should resist $300M expansion of Medicaid eligibility, says Andrea Whitman |
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| Dallas Morning News | May 12, 2009 |
| Requiring Medicaid recipients to apply every six months not an unreasonable burden, given value of taxpayer-funded services they receive, says Andrea Whitman |
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| FOX 7 Austin | May 11, 2009 |
| Justin Keener's weekly legislative update on "Good Day Austin" |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 06, 2009 |
| Column by TPPF board member Jeff Sandefer: Is tenure worth the cost to Texas? |
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| Austin American-Statesman | May 04, 2009 |
| Expanding CHIP morphs program into "expensive entitlement for the middle class," says Andrea Whitman |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | May 03, 2009 |
| Editorial: Property tax reforms don't go far enough |
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| Houston Chronicle | April 23, 2009 |
| Marc Levin: Expand program to divert mentally ill from prisons |
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| KTVT CBS 11 (Dallas/Fort Worth) | April 23, 2009 |
| Investigative report highlights TPPF research on Texas university operating costs (TRANSCRIPT) |
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| KTVT CBS 11 (Dallas/Fort Worth) | April 23, 2009 |
| Investigative report highlights TPPF research on Texas university operating costs (VIDEO - LARGE FILE) |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | April 17, 2009 |
| Texas has a funding priority crisis, not a transportation funding crisis, says Justin Keener |
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| Associated Press | April 12, 2009 |
| Stimulus funds will leave holes when state begins to write next budget in 2011, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | April 12, 2009 |
| TPPF research shows that electric competition produces lower prices and greater consumer choice |
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| Times Higher Education (United Kingdom) | April 09, 2009 |
| Opponents to faculty bonuses based on student evaluations fear being held accountable to those who pay their salaries, says Brooke Rollins |
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| Associated Press | April 08, 2009 |
| Transportation tax bill is a tax increase package with statewide implications, says Justin Keener |
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| Austin Business Journal | April 06, 2009 |
| TPPF report: Federal stimulus funds could hinder private sector growth and cost Texas jobs |
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| DallasNews.com | April 06, 2009 |
| Stimulus package will increase government spending and “crowd out” private investment, according to TPPF report |
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| El Paso Inc. | April 02, 2009 |
| Less is typically better when it comes to legislation, says Justin Keener |
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| Budget & Tax News | April 01, 2009 |
| TPPF among coalition using social media to spur government accountability |
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| Corpus Christi Caller-Times | April 01, 2009 |
| Texas has subsidized coastal property owners who choose high-risk areas, says Bill Peacock |
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| Texas Monthly - Burkablog | March 31, 2009 |
| "TPPF made a real contribution to the debate over the stimulus package by hosting" Policy Primer on unemployment insurance |
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| KDFA NewsChannel 10 (Lubbock) | March 31, 2009 |
| VIDEO: We need to protect Texans' private property rights by defining public use, says Bill Peacock |
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| Pasadena Citizen | March 31, 2009 |
| Bill Peacock shows how to save Texas consumers a lot of money |
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| Waco Tribune-Herald | March 28, 2009 |
| Governor makes right call on unemployment funds, writes James Quintero |
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| Houston Chronicle | March 25, 2009 |
| Full-day pre-K proposal doesn't work enough with private providers, says Brooke Terry |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | March 25, 2009 |
| Editorial urges local-option tax supporters to incorporate TPPF recommendations |
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| The Daily Texan | March 23, 2009 |
| Columnist cites TPPF "Cutting the Cost of College" report |
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| Houston Chronicle | March 21, 2009 |
| Keep teacher performance pay, writes Brooke Terry |
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| San Antonio Express-News | March 16, 2009 |
| Businesses closely monitoring margin tax legislation, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | March 15, 2009 |
| Bill Peacock: Smithee windstorm bill "does a really good job in addressing short-term needs and also long-term needs" |
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| San Antonio Express-News | March 13, 2009 |
| CHIP expansion unwise, writes Andrea Whitman |
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| Dallas Morning News | March 11, 2009 |
| Now is wrong time for massive tax and fee hikes, writes Justin Keener |
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| KUT 90.5 FM (Austin) | March 10, 2009 |
| Legislature should clarify that land owners' rights extend to water in the ground, says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Houston Chronicle | March 06, 2009 |
| Embrace student evaluations of faculty, writes Brooke Rollins |
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| DallasNews.com | March 06, 2009 |
| TPPF urges Dewhurst, Straus to kill local transportation tax plans |
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| Dallas Morning News | March 04, 2009 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Stimulus funds should not "create an ongoing obligation for the state" |
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| Austin American-Statesman | February 26, 2009 |
| Downside of stimulus-mandated changes to unemployment system would far outweigh short-term upside, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 24, 2009 |
| State should take a look at high cost of corrections, writes Marc Levin |
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| USA Today | February 23, 2009 |
| Transparency in state contract information has led to lower bids, says James Quintero |
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| Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) | February 21, 2009 |
| Letterwriter cites TPPF research on intermittency of wind energy |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 19, 2009 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Don't strangle a patient on life support |
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| Austin American-Statesman | February 18, 2009 |
| Texas Social Media Award recipients include TPPF's David Guenthner |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | February 14, 2009 |
| Legislature should use rainy day fund only for emergency tax relief or one-time expenditures, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | February 12, 2009 |
| Talmadge Heflin: "Yes, we are in a rainy day, but no one knows for sure how long this storm will last." |
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| Statesman.com | February 11, 2009 |
| State government needs to show same discipline as families in stretching emergency savings, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | February 09, 2009 |
| Charter schools offer hope, writes Brooke Terry |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | February 07, 2009 |
| Movement for eminent domain reform centered on preserving ability of Texans to own and use private property, responds Bill Peacock |
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| Houston Chronicle | February 05, 2009 |
| College students are customers, responds David Guenthner |
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| Conroe Courier | February 03, 2009 |
| Editorial cites TPPF study that Texas electricity prices competitive with other states that rely heavily on natural gas |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 31, 2009 |
| Texas A&M faculty bonus program has students grading their professors |
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| Chronicle of Higher Education | January 30, 2009 |
| Texas A&M faculty bonus program recognizes high achievement and creates greater level of accountability, says David Guenthner |
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| Red Bluff Daily News (Red Bluff, CA) | January 30, 2009 |
| TPPF study: Texas outperforms California in head-to-head comparison of economic competitiveness |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | January 29, 2009 |
| Brooke Terry: "There's always strings attached" with federal education dollars |
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| Wilson County News (Floresville) | January 27, 2009 |
| At TPPF press conference, Gov. Perry asks lawmakers to support property rights |
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| KTRH AM 740 (Houston) | January 26, 2009 |
| State universities need to look at how they're spending tax dollars, says David Guenthner |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 23, 2009 |
| Brooke Terry: Charter schools can help state solve dropout woes |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | January 23, 2009 |
| Bill Peacock: Time for Legislature to end eminent domain abuse and restore Texans' property rights |
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| Associated Press | January 22, 2009 |
| Perry promotes property rights at TPPF Policy Orientation |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 21, 2009 |
| Legislature needs to prune next state budget back within available revenue, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| KTRH AM 740 (Houston) | January 13, 2009 |
| "Total team effort" needed to rein in government spending, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | January 13, 2009 |
| Pruning budget now will give Texas more options if recession is prolonged, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| San Antonio Express-News | January 13, 2009 |
| Legislature needs to demonstrate leadership by pruning state spending now, according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | January 13, 2009 |
| Legislature should not repeat spending mistakes of 2001, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| FOX 7 News (Austin) | January 12, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) Talmadge Heflin on 2010-11 state revenue estimate |
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| News 8 Austin | January 12, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) Flat Texas state budget for 2010-11, according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| KXAN TV 36 (Austin) | January 12, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) Texas much better prepared to ride out recession than in 2003, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| KEYE TV 42 (Austin) | January 12, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) State agencies should prepare to tighten belts, according to Talmadge Heflin |
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| FOX 7 News (Austin) | January 12, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) Justin Keener previews the 81st Texas Legislature |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 11, 2009 |
| Marc Levin: Consider competition in efforts to improve juvenile justice system |
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| Bryan/College Station Eagle | January 11, 2009 |
| Texas A&M implementing TPPF recommendation for faculty bonuses based on student evaluations |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | January 11, 2009 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Lawmakers will need to be frugal in cooling economy |
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| FOX 7 News (Austin) | January 09, 2009 |
| (VIDEO) Talmadge Heflin on Austin's federal wish list |
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| Houston Chronicle | January 05, 2009 |
| Brooke Terry: Some veteran teachers oppose incentive pay because change is hard |
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| Austin American-Statesman | January 02, 2009 |
| Legislators want school districts to use existing dollars more efficiently, says Brooke Terry |
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| KHOU-TV CBS 11 (Houston) | January 02, 2009 |
| Cap-and-trade proposal would mean higher unemployment, higher energy costs, and lower incomes for Texans, says David Guenthner |
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| Colusa County Sun-Herald (Colusa, CA) | December 26, 2008 |
| TPPF competitiveness study bolsters case against California tax increases |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | December 26, 2008 |
| Legislature should allow local regions to keep toll funds, writes Justin Keener |
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| Orange County Register (Santa Ana, CA) | December 23, 2008 |
| TPPF study cited in editorial against proposed California tax increases |
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| Investor's Business Daily | December 17, 2008 |
| Editorial cites TPPF study on costs to produce Texas wind energy |
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| Houston Chronicle | December 14, 2008 |
| Friends and unions don't mix, writes Dr. Ronald Trowbridge |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | December 10, 2008 |
| "Budgets are about setting priorities," Talmadge Heflin reminds |
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| Arizona Capitol Times | December 02, 2008 |
| TPPF seminar highlights Arizona probation funding system |
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| Health Care News | December 01, 2008 |
| Medical licensing laws limit choices and increase cost of health care, says Kalese Hammonds |
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| Health Care News | December 01, 2008 |
| Kalese Hammonds: "Expanding government programs does little to actually reduce the number of uninsured" |
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| San Antonio Express-News | November 28, 2008 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: Hold off on that obituary for fossil fuels |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | November 27, 2008 |
| California can learn from Texas economy, writes William Murchison |
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| WOAI AM 1200 (San Antonio) | November 25, 2008 |
| Texas should streamline and improve teacher pay-for-performance, says Brooke Terry |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | November 24, 2008 |
| Texas can weather economic storm, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | November 23, 2008 |
| Talmadge Heflin urges legislators to learn from overspending of 2001 session |
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| San Antonio Express-News | November 23, 2008 |
| Expand health care, not government, Kalese Hammonds urges |
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| San Antonio Express-News | November 22, 2008 |
| Removing cap would allow charter schools to meet student demand, according to Brooke Terry |
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| KKHT 100.7 FM (Houston) | November 20, 2008 |
| Terry Lowry interviews Bill Peacock on electricity |
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| Houston Chronicle | November 15, 2008 |
| Private insurers crowded out of market by state windstorm insurance regulations, says Bill Peacock |
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| The Economist | November 13, 2008 |
| Texas school vouchers "a worthy experiment" |
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| Investor's Business Daily | November 07, 2008 |
| Editorial: TPPF report shows "how expensive the pursuit of alternative energy can be" |
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| National Review Online | November 06, 2008 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White on the United Nations' "Green New Deal" |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | November 04, 2008 |
| Energy from wind anything but free, writes Drew Thornley |
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| San Antonio Express-News | November 03, 2008 |
| Time to rewrite Texas graffiti laws, writes Marc Levin |
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| Business Facilities | November 01, 2008 |
| Texas is bucking the economic trends and maintaining strong growth in income and employment |
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| Austin American-Statesman | October 30, 2008 |
| Extending Medicaid eligibility period subsidizes health care for people who don't meet program requirements, Kalese Hammonds says |
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| KKHT 100.7 FM (Houston) | October 30, 2008 |
| Terry Lowry interviews Drew Thornley on Texas wind energy |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | October 29, 2008 |
| Drew Thornley: Policymakers must thoroughly examine benefits and limitations of wind energy |
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| Abilene Reporter-News | October 29, 2008 |
| TPPF: Policymakers should step back from interference and subsidies in wind energy |
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| Beaumont Enterprise | October 29, 2008 |
| "Wind is free, but wind energy is expensive," says Drew Thornley |
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| The Daily Texan (UT-Austin) | October 29, 2008 |
| TPPF report: Wind energy policies will cost Texans tens of billions of dollars |
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| Reuters | October 29, 2008 |
| TPPF report: State's push for wind energy costing Texans billions of dollars |
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| National Review Online | October 28, 2008 |
| Marketplace should decide role for wind energy, writes Drew Thornley |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | October 27, 2008 |
| Editorial: Lawmakers should explore elimination of some occupational licensing categories |
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| San Angelo Standard Times | October 26, 2008 |
| Incentive pay for teachers works, writes Brooke Terry |
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| Houston Chronicle | October 25, 2008 |
| Marc Levin: Erasing graffiti demands cleanup of our laws, too |
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| Wall Street Journal | October 14, 2008 |
| WSJ editorial cites TPPF charter school waiting list research |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | October 13, 2008 |
| Editorial: Legislators should expand teacher incentive pay next session |
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| El Paso Times | October 12, 2008 |
| Homeowners insurance recommendations will help consumers, writes Drew Thornley |
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| National Review Online | October 08, 2008 |
| Interview excerpts with Dr. Roy Spencer following Foundation's Global Warming Policy Breakfast |
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| National Review Online | October 08, 2008 |
| Highlights from Dr. Roy Spencer's presentation at the Foundation's Global Warming Policy Breakfast |
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| Dallas Morning News | October 03, 2008 |
| Insurance rate policy a big win, writes Drew Thornley |
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| Fort Worth Star-Telegram | October 01, 2008 |
| Proposition 12 a winner five years later, Joe Nixon writes |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | October 01, 2008 |
| Editorial: Time for ethanol mandate to go |
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| Education News | October 01, 2008 |
| Brooke Terry interview on supply and demand for charter schools |
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| Austin American-Statesman | September 30, 2008 |
| A bailout would sacrifice dependency for freedom, writes Jeff Sandefer |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | September 29, 2008 |
| Editorial: Free-market reforms would bolster Texas insurance market |
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| San Antonio Express-News | September 28, 2008 |
| Good government demands transparency, writes James Quintero |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | September 25, 2008 |
| Drew Thornley: "Texas has been warned for at least a decade that TWIA's rates did not accurately reflect the risk to coastal communities" |
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| Denver Post | September 25, 2008 |
| Financial transparency initiatives save tax dollars, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| San Antonio Business Journal | September 22, 2008 |
| Talmadge Heflin: Texas "still a good place to come and do business" |
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| Lone Star Foundation | September 19, 2008 |
| Foundation promotes teacher incentive pay |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | September 16, 2008 |
| Windstorm insurance structure a burden for the state, Bill Peacock says |
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| Dallas Morning News | September 15, 2008 |
| Foundation report lists what Texas can teach California |
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| San Diego Business Journal | September 15, 2008 |
| Editor: "Texas is clearly outrunning California in the economic race" |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | September 14, 2008 |
| Let charter schools flourish, writes Brooke Terry |
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| Lone Star Report | September 12, 2008 |
| Texas' policies more conductive to economic growth than California's, says Dr. Arthur Laffer |
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| Austin American-Statesman | September 10, 2008 |
| Foundation report: Texas outpaces California economically |
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| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | September 10, 2008 |
| 21st century belongs to Texas, says Dr. Arthur Laffer at Texas Public Policy Foundation event |
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| Amarillo Globe-News | September 10, 2008 |
| Dr. Arthur Laffer tells Texas Public Policy Foundation audience, "Head-to-head competition between Texas and California is an economic blowout" |
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| KVUE-TV 24 (Austin) | September 09, 2008 |
| (VIDEO) Dr. Arthur Laffer declares Texas economy hands down winner over California at Texas Public Policy Foundation luncheon |
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| National Review Online | September 08, 2008 |
| Drew Thornley calculates wind energy's footprint |
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| San Antonio Express-News | September 08, 2008 |
| Providing health care via universal insurance may prove impossible, writes Arlene Wohlgemuth |
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| Houston Chronicle | September 08, 2008 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation report to contrast Texas, California economic outlooks |
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| Conroe Courier | September 07, 2008 |
| Editorial praises Texas Public Policy Foundation research on growth of state and local spending |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | September 04, 2008 |
| USF phone surcharge is outdated, unnecessary, and expensive, says Bill Peacock |
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| Education Week | September 03, 2008 |
| Student demand for Texas charter schools far outweighs supply, according to Brooke Terry |
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| Budget & Tax News | September 01, 2008 |
| Bill Peacock: Texas treats phone use like a "sin" |
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| Health Care News | September 01, 2008 |
| Mandates make health coverage more expensive and burdensome for small businesses, says Kalese Hammonds |
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| National Review Online | August 29, 2008 |
| Drew Thornley: Where's the windfrastructure? |
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| WOAI AM 1200 (San Antonio) | August 22, 2008 |
| Public expects gas taxes to be spent on road construction, says Justin Keener |
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| San Antonio Express-News | August 22, 2008 |
| Transportation agreement significant step towards reducing traffic congestion and improving the flow of people and goods," says Justin Keener |
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| San Angelo Standard-Times | August 21, 2008 |
| Taxpayers deserve state transparency, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Austin American-Statesman | August 15, 2008 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation research justifies Travis County program to help probationers find jobs |
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| National Review Online | August 13, 2008 |
| Drew Thornley on "Austin Electricity Limits" |
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| KKHT 100.7 FM (Houston) | August 11, 2008 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White discusses ethanol on the "What's Up Radio Program" |
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| KLBJ-AM 590 (Austin) | August 08, 2008 |
| Kathleen Hartnett White: "No subsidies, no import tariffs, no mandates" for ethanol |
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| San Antonio Express-News | August 08, 2008 |
| Texas tax structure makes more difficult to own and hold property, says Talmadge Heflin |
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| Dallas Morning News | August 06, 2008 |
| High electricity rates the result of high natural gas prices and limits on cheaper power alternatives, Bill Peacock says |
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| San Antonio Express-News | August 05, 2008 |
| Inequitable distribution of experienced teachers reinforces need to get rid of minimum salary schedule, according to Brooke Terry |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | August 05, 2008 |
| Growing mountain of evidence reveals the economic and environmental folly of federal ethanol policy, according to Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| Amarillo Globe News | August 03, 2008 |
| Replacing property tax with sales tax best way to finance public education, Talmadge Heflin says |
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| KHOU TV 11 (Houston) | August 01, 2008 |
| Major hurricane could put all Texas taxpayers at financial risk, says Drew Thornley |
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| Amarillo Globe News | July 27, 2008 |
| Shine the light on state government, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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| Ellis County Press | July 24, 2008 |
| Regents must tackle cost structure of higher education, writes Brooke Rollins |
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| Dallas Morning News | July 21, 2008 |
| State efforts to regulate CO2 emissions "pointless, at best, and counterproductive, at worst," says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| KKHT-FM 100.7 (Houston) | July 21, 2008 |
| Kalese Hammonds on the "What's Up Radio Program" - Part 3 |
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| WHP 580 AM (Harrisburg, PA) | July 19, 2008 |
| Talmadge Heflin explains Texas' part-time legislature on "The Box" |
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| The Daily Texan | July 18, 2008 |
| Abhinav Kumar: TexasBudgetSource.com "sure to give people an edge over big government bureaucrats and politicians" |
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| The Guardian (UK) | July 18, 2008 |
| Wind turbines cannot be expected to consistently produce abundant energy, says Drew Thornley |
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| Los Angeles Times (CA) | July 18, 2008 |
| Companies building wind farms should pick up more of new transmission line cost, according to Drew Thornley |
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| KKHT-FM 100.7 (Houston) | July 18, 2008 |
| Kalese Hammonds on the "What's Up Radio Program" - Part 2 |
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| Houston Chronicle | July 17, 2008 |
| State has no authority to regulate Houston's leading source of ozone-forming pollution, says Kathleen Hartnett White |
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| KKHT-FM 100.7 (Houston) | July 17, 2008 |
| Kalese Hammonds on the "What's Up Radio Program" - Part 1 |
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| Tyler Morning Telegraph | July 15, 2008 |
| Nonpartisan efforts for greater transparency and accountability in Texas government are gaining ground, writes Talmadge Heflin |
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