AUSTIN – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced its 90-day finding on the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2015 petition to remove the Golden-Cheeked Warbler from the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (ESA). The FWS found that the petition “present[s] substantial scientific or...
Press Release January 17, 2025AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will serve as the keynote speaker during the Thursday, February 20th lunch session of the Texas Policy Summit. Dan Patrick’s bold conservative leadership in the Texas Legislature goes back nearly two decades, starting as a senator and becoming the lieutenant governor....
Press Release January 16, 2025AUSTIN – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) under President Biden has reversed a policy that required inspectors to revoke the federal firearms license (“FFL”) of American gun stores over simple paperwork errors and other non-willful violations of the Gun Control Act. Together with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and America First...
Press Release January 16, 2025The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement: “Congratulations to Dustin Burrows for being elected as Speaker of the House, We look forward to working with him and all members of the Legislature to keep Texas Texan for generations to come.”
Press Release January 14, 2025AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on city governments regulating people and property outside their borders under “extraterritorial jurisdiction” (ETJ). The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing the plaintiffs in the case against the City of College Station. ETJs fundamentally violate a citizen’s constitutional guarantee to a republican...
Press Release January 14, 2025AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Taxpayer Protection Project released a groundbreaking research paper on the state of squatting in Texas. “In Texas, removing squatters is a lengthy and expensive problem that undermines private property ownership and, in many cases, leads to rising crime and public safety threats,” said TPPF’s James Quintero. Here are the...
Press Release January 13, 2025AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Comptroller released its latest Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE), revealing that state lawmakers can expect to have $194.6 billion available for general spending purposes during the 2026-27 biennium. This strong revenue outlook is undergirded by robust tax collections and a strong economy. TPPF urges the 89th Texas Legislature to maintain fiscal discipline...
Press Release January 13, 2025AUSTIN – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a long overdue report recommending that the U.S. Secretary of the Interior downgrade the Golden-Cheeked Warbler bird species’ status from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The original administrative petition to remove the Warbler from the endangered species list was filed in...
Press Release January 13, 2025AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Gov. Greg Abbott will serve as the opening keynote speaker during the Wednesday, February 19th lunch session of the Texas Policy Summit. Governor Abbott has spent the interim preparing for a highly consequential session that will have the whole nation watching. As Texas’ 89th legislative...
Press Release January 9, 2025AUSTIN – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction and nationwide stay yesterday halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In a scholarly opinion, Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle held the law likely exceeds federal authority—finding that the government’s theory of government power was “unlimited” and...
Press Release January 8, 2025New research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation shows that while expanding casino gambling would result in a new source of tax revenue, it would come with a commensurate increase in associated social problems, such as gambling addiction, mental illness, and crime. Read the full report. “As gambling itself has liberalized across the country in...
Press Release January 7, 2025In Texas, most people have no idea how much the state spends on public education. Texans might be shocked to find out it’s over $93 billion per year and only about 40% of the money goes to the classroom for expenses like teacher salaries, curriculum, textbooks, and supplies. To help educate Texas taxpayers about how...
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