Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Texas Gov. Abbott’s support for empowering parents to make the best educational decisions for their children, along with pushing for curriculum transparency and high-quality education options for parents. “Parents should have the necessary tools to ensure every child has access to a quality education that works best for...
Press Release August 11, 2022On Monday, August 29th, the 1836 Project Advisory Committee, chaired by former TPPF CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts, and including TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow Sherry Sylvester, will hold their August meeting at the Texas Capitol to discuss the scope and work of the 1836 Project. The public is invited to testify. The 1836 Project Advisory Commission...
Press Release August 11, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation condemned the partisan actions of the Harris County Commissioners Court in suing the state over its decision to include the county in their next round of election audits. Instead of taking the audit as an opportunity to show the public that their elections are being run responsibly and lawfully,...
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Sign up for press listA legislative framework announced by the U.S. House Republicans’ American Security Task Force for solving the steadily worsening crisis of illegal migration at the southern border is a major positive step that needs to be fleshed out in a bill that can be approved by Congress, says Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice President for Federal Affairs John...
Press Release August 2, 2022New research conducted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Reason Foundation reveals that Texas lags behind other states in allowing students to pursue open enrollment, a key component of the pursuit of better educational opportunities for parents across the country. Instead of making the process transparent and accessible, Texas school districts make it burdensome...
Press Release August 2, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his stance on what he rightly called the “woke ideology” of ESG investing, and his promises to exclude climate factors from state investment decisions. So-called climate-minded investing is nothing more than an imposition of policies that neither voters nor Congress have approved, while...
Press Release July 29, 2022The U.S. is now officially in a recession, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP growth has decreased for two consecutive quarters, with the most recent data showing a decline of 0.9 percent. Experts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation have proposed a course of action for government at all levels to adapt...
Press Release July 28, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy announced that Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will give brief remarks at the event “How Woke Makes Us Broke: Book Talk with Author Vivek Ramaswamy,” a discussion focused on stakeholder capitalism and its effect on our economic and cultural lives. The event will feature Greg Sindelar, Chief Executive Officer for TPPF,...
Press Release July 25, 2022A wind farm project touted by President Biden would destroy the fishing industry in a massive area around Massachusetts and Rhode Island covering more than 75,000 acres. The Texas Public Policy Foundation has sued to defend the families whose fishing heritage in the region goes back several generations. In a speech this week that threatened...
Press Release July 21, 2022President Biden’s executive action on climate fails every test, according to experts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The new steps are based on faulty or incomplete science and the president is violating long understood principles of constitutional checks and balances. “The president’s weak justification for sweeping new rules that will further damage the U.S. economy is that summer...
Press Release July 20, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Indiana Sen. Mike Braun for the release of his 2023 federal budget, which would restore financial stability to the federal government and end the cycle of reckless deficit spending. “Senator Braun’s budget is a great product that every member of Congress should support. This budget proves, through hard...
Press Release July 19, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation welcomes Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s realization that the crisis at the Southern Border is a “very significant” issue, as well as calling on the federal government to help states manage the massive influx of migrants overwhelming their finite resources. TPPF, which has built a Border Security Coalition comprised of...
Press Release July 19, 2022