Life:Powered analysis finds ratepayers have paid nearly $15 billion since 2010 to support wind and solar transmission investments—and new projects will repeat the same mistakes. AUSTIN, Texas – January 12, 2026 – Transmission costs in ERCOT have exploded from $1.5 billion in 2010 to over $5 billion in 2024 and could surpass $12 billion per...
Press Release January 12, 2026On January 5, 2026, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Texas in response to the Court’s request for briefing on the application of the Texas Constitution’s newly ratified parental rights amendment (Section 37, Article I) to existing statutes governing termination of parental rights decisions. This is the...
Press Release January 6, 2026AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted a comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Proposed Rule titled Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which includes measures that right-size federal jurisdiction over the nation’s waters. The Proposed Rule correctly recognizes that federal jurisdiction over waters arises under the Commerce Clause. However, TPPF also notes that the Proposed Rule’s treatment of seasonal rivers and waters that are...
Press Release January 6, 2026AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) applauds the U.S. Department of the Interior for announcing that it is pausing the construction on all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including the Vineyard Wind 1 Project off the coast of Massachusetts. This is welcome news for the offshore fishing industry, who can breathe a sigh...
Press Release December 22, 2025AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted comments in connection with rules proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The proposed rules were originally enacted during the first Trump Administration and were later undone during the Biden Administration. A key change would remove the so-called “blanket rule” that applies the same strict rules to threatened species that...
Press Release December 19, 2025AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed suit in federal court, on behalf of two Texas gun owners, challenging a federal law that criminalizes the carrying of a firearm onto postal service property (including the parking lot). This case could have broader implications for any American who simply wants to secure their rights under the Constitution. This lawsuit follows a...
Press Release December 17, 2025AMARILLO — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) are defending Texas farming associations by suing the federal government for unconstitutionally giving unelected bureaucrats in executive branch agencies the power to create boundaryless laws that impose burdensome and unsupported standards on all employers in the United States. Our Constitution clearly...
Press Release December 3, 2025Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott announced a multi-part plan to overhaul Texas’ property tax system with an eye toward affordability, ownership, sustainability, and local control. This plan signals a renewed focus on local fiscal matters moving into the 2027 Texas Legislature. “Even with the progress made by previous legislatures to provide tax relief, property taxes continue...
Press Release November 10, 2025DALLAS – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed a petition suing the City of Dallas to void and bar enforcement of 83 separate city ordinances that are not consistent with state law. In July, TPPF submitted a requisite notice to the City Attorney on behalf of local taxpayers, which includes a list of...
Press Release October 29, 2025In promising news for the off-road community, the Bureau of Land Management has today proposed re-opening approximately half of the 317 miles of Jeep trails near Moab, UT, that were previously closed by the Biden Administration. The closures are the subject of an ongoing legal challenge in federal court, brought by TPPF on behalf of...
Press Release September 24, 2025DALLAS – On Thursday, the city of Dallas approved an amendment to the 2025-26 budget (Amendment #16) that eliminates a $339,000 appropriation for contract lobbying and redirects those monies to reducing the property tax rate by $0.015 per $100 of value. The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) praised the Dallas City Council for its decision...
Press Release September 18, 2025AUSTIN – Texas Public Policy Foundation attorneys filed a petition for review urging the Texas Supreme Court to overturn In re City of Georgetown and eliminate the blanket attorney-client privilege exception to TPIA requests. This case asks whether a governmental body can hide an investigative accounting report concerning alleged financial malfeasance at a public school...
Press Release September 3, 2025