Improving the ERCOT Grid Through a Reliability Requirement for Variable Generation

 As the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) begins to propose reforms for the Texas electric grid and adopts a preliminary rule for weatherizing power plants, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered initiative released a new research paper detailing the need for a “firming” requirement to ensure all generators contribute to the reliability needs of the Texas grid.  “Weatherization standards alone...

Press Release October 22, 2021

Sindelar Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of TPPF

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Greg Sindelar will become Chief Executive Officer of the foundation effective December 1st. He will replace Kevin Roberts who was recently hired to take over as president of the Heritage Foundation. Sindelar has been with the foundation for 14 years and most recently served as Executive Director...

Press Release October 19, 2021

TPPF: Texans Deserve Immediate Tax Relief

Today, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Roberts released the following statement: “Texans will never experience the peace of mind that comes with owning their homes until property taxes are eliminated. Today, they are counting on the Texas Legislature to at least provide immediate tax relief and permanent changes to the Texas property...

Press Release October 18, 2021

Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol Joins TPPF as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security

Washington, D.C.—The Texas Public Policy Foundation, the nation’s largest and most influential state-based think tank, announced the addition of recently retired U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security. The appointment of Mr. Scott to TPPF, where he will provide analysis and recommendations on both federal and state border security...

Press Release October 18, 2021

TPPF: Texas House Puts Politics Ahead of Criminal Justice Reform

With a vote of 75-38, the Texas House of Representatives failed to reach the two-thirds supermajority needed to send a constitutional amendment on meaningful bail reform (SJR1) to Texas voters. “For decades, Texas legislators have kept politics out of criminal justice reform,” said Right on Crime Executive Director and former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman. “The...

Press Release October 15, 2021

TPPF Congratulates CEO Kevin Roberts on Being Named President of the Heritage Foundation

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulated its CEO Kevin Roberts for being selected as The Heritage Foundation’s next president. Under Roberts’ leadership, TPPF has grown its influence in numerous policy issues not only within Texas but at the national level. Roberts successfully steered the organization through the past three legislative sessions, coming away with...

Press Release October 14, 2021

Former Lt. Gov. John Sanchez Joins Border Security Coalition

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced a major new addition to its Border Security Coalition: former New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez. He joins a rapidly growing cast of state and national civic leaders, border security experts and activists working against human trafficking.   “Former New Mexico Lt. Gov. John Sanchez will bring to our coalition a wealth of valuable experience on the southwest border and a heart for advocacy...

Press Release October 13, 2021

Dr. Carol Swain Joins TPPF as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Dr. Carol Swain, highly accomplished professor formerly at Vanderbilt University and Princeton University, has joined the Foundation as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies. Swain has extensive experience in American politics, race relations, and immigration reform, having held political appointments in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In 2011, she founded the Be The People Project to educate Americans about conservative values and...

Press Release October 8, 2021

Reversing the Recovery: How President Biden’s “Build Back Better” Plan Raises Taxes, Kills Jobs and Punishes the Middle Class

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity released new research focusing on the most recent federal spending proposal (the “Build Back Better plan”), revealing the disastrous effects it would have on the American economy. Rather than allowing the economy to recover from the effects of Covid-19, the plan would crush the middle class...

Press Release October 6, 2021

TPPF: Voter Fraud Should be a Felony

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the addition of legislation to increase penalties for voter fraud to the call of the third legislative special session. TPPF‘s CEO Kevin Roberts released the following statement: “The passage of vitally needed election integrity legislation, SB 1 made Texas’s elections more secure. But in an effort to add...

Press Release October 1, 2021

TPPF Applauds Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Defend 10th Amendment

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded Attorney General Ken Paxton for defending Texans’ 10th Amendment rights and the rights of states to make their own election laws. By joining with 23 other states in opposition to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Texas continues to demonstrate leadership in protecting the ability of states to...

Press Release September 15, 2021

TPPF: Judicial Overreach Gave EPA Power It Was Never Intended to Have

Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a new research paper, A Dangerous Precedent: How the Endangerment Finding Expanded the EPA’s Regulatory Powers. The paper is the first of a two-part series detailing how the EPA has developed a growing suite of regulations on greenhouse gases, despite the lack of explicit authority from Congress. The...

Press Release September 14, 2021