AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released new research examining Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Texas. This report finds that while TANF was created to support needy families, reduce welfare dependence, and promote the well-being of children, the program in Texas has drifted from that original mission and is no longer...
Press Release October 21, 2026New TPPF Research: Texas Must Protect Its Critical Infrastructure AUSTIN — Texas’s power grid, water systems, fuel supply, and communications networks are vulnerable to natural disasters, attacks by hostile nations, and terrorism. If key parts fail, recovery could take years. That is the warning in a new Texas Public Policy Foundation paper by the Honorable...
Press Release October 15, 2026AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation released MORENA in the United States and Abroad, co-published with the America First Policy Institute. In it, authors Alejandrina Elms and Melissa Ford show that MORENA, Mexico’s governing party, is building a permanent partisan organization in the United States while actively using Mexico’s 53 U.S. consulates...
Press Release October 14, 2026AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a case involving restrictions on short-term rentals and reaffirm constitutional protections for Texas property owners. The case raises questions about whether land-use restrictions are subject to meaningful judicial review under Article I, Section 19 of the Texas...
Press Release October 9, 2026DALLAS – The Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on giving Texans increased access to government information under the Texas Public Information Act. Currently, government bodies in Texas may withhold almost any information from the public just by involving an attorney and then claiming attorney-client privilege. TPPF is asking the Court...
Press Release October 7, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s hasty revisions to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to conduct a thorough scientific review of the NAAQS every...
Press Release October 2, 2026AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed two federal lawsuits challenging Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restrictions on volunteer pilots completing charitable flights. Wings of Mercy is a charitable organization that provides free transportation to patients in rural and underserved communities. The FAA has claimed authority to regulate such organizations and their pilots like...
Press Release September 29, 2026AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered program today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final repeal of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, a rule widely known as the Clean Power Plan 2.0. The final rule, announced on the sidelines of the G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting in...
Press Release September 15, 2026AUSTIN – Today, TPPF’s Government Reform & Oversight Coalition released brand-new research urging the Texas Legislature to establish an Office of State Sovereignty for the purpose of better monitoring and coordinating federal monies to Texas governments. Both past experience and existing academic literature make clear that excessive federal aid to state and local governments can...
Press Release September 9, 2026AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the Texas State Board of Education’s vote to approve new high school history standards that restore American history, Western civilization, and the principles of liberty to their proper place in the classroom. Texas will become the first state in the nation to implement a classically inspired, comprehensive,...
Press Release September 4, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released new research calling for the creation of a Texas Office of Parental Rights within the Office of the Attorney General. The report finds that Texas has advanced parental rights through statute and a state constitutional amendment recognizing a parent’s right and duty to nurture and protect...
Press Release September 2, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights published results from a joint statewide survey of likely Texas voters. The poll gauged Texans’ attitudes on a variety of public policy issues ahead of the 90th Legislature, including: Grid reliability Election integrity Assimilation of immigrants Local data center bans License plate reader cameras The poll also measured support for candidates in the upcoming November elections...
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