TPPF Releases Study on the Benefits of Texas’ Private Sector Injured Worker Benefits System

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom released today The Lone Star State Model for Helping Injured Workers by Bill Peacock and Stanley Greer. The paper examines the effectiveness of both Texas’ workers’ compensation and private sector work-injury benefit systems. It finds that both systems work well in comparison to mandatory systems in other states. It also finds, in contrast to the concerns of the U.S. Department of Labor, that employees and employers are better off under the Texas private sector work-injury benefit system, with improved claims handling, cost control, and return to work rates of injured employees.

Press Release March 21, 2017

TPPF Releases Paper on Local Debt in Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper on local debt in Texas by James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance. The paper, “Red Ink Rising in the Lone Star State: FY 2016,” examines the growing public debt accumulated by cities, counties, school districts, and special districts in Texas.

Press Release March 21, 2017

TODAY: TPPF Leadership and Scholars Testify in Support of Education Choice Before the Senate Education Committee

Texas Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Brooke Rollins, Executive Vice President Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., and Economist Vance Ginn, Ph.D. will testify before the Texas Senate Education Committee today in support of education choice achieved through education savings accounts (ESAs) in SB 3.

Press Release March 21, 2017

TPPF Statement on Governor Abbott’s Local Control Comments

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on Governor Greg Abbott remarks today about the intersection of local control and economic regulation. Gov. Abbott stated, “As opposed to the state having to take multiple rifle-shot approaches at overriding local regulations, I think a broad-based law by the state of Texas that says across the board, the state is going to preempt local regulations is a superior approach.”

Press Release March 21, 2017

TPPF Statement on Senate Passage of Property Tax Bill

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy Director The Honorable Talmadge Heflin and Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statements on the Texas Senate passage today of Senate Bill 2, the Property Tax Reform and Relief Act of 2017. The bill would reduce the rollback tax rate and require automatic elections if property taxes grow beyond the threshold.

Press Release March 21, 2017

TPPF Statement on Texas Legislator Letter to U.S. Congress on Repealing Obamacare

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Chip Roy issued the following statement on the letter sent by Texas House and Senate members to the Texas Congressional delegation emphasizing the need to fully repeal Obamacare and the Medicaid expansion in its entirety, and restore to the states the Constitutional responsibility to regulate healthcare. The letter was signed by 65 members of the Texas Conservative Coalition.

Press Release March 20, 2017

TPPF Serves Notice of Intent to File Lawsuit to Delist Golden-Cheeked Warbler as an Endangered Species

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future Robert Henneke sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service serving the 60-day notice of intent to file a lawsuit to delist the golden-cheeked warbler from the Endangered Species List. The notice was served on behalf of the General Land Office of the State of Texas (GLO), which is represented by TPPF’s Center for the American Future in this effort to delist the Warbler because of its documented recovery.

Press Release March 9, 2017

TPPF Applauds Legislation to Eliminate the Franchise Tax

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin and economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements on House Bill 28, which would use certain surplus state revenue to phase out the franchise tax until it is eliminated.

Press Release March 9, 2017

TPPF Statement on Texas Grand Jury Reform Legislation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice Senior Policy Analyst Greg Glod issued the following statement on Texas Senate Bill 1424 and House Bill 2640, which would reform the Texas grand jury system. 

Press Release March 8, 2017

STARTING NOW: TPPF Hosts State of Obamacare Repeal Media Conference Call

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing TODAY at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the state of the Obamacare repeal. To participate, please dial: 

Press Release March 8, 2017

TODAY: TPPF’s Carine Martinez-Gouhier to Testify on Tax Abatements before the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) Managing Editor and Research Analyst Carine Martinez-Gouhier will testify before the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security TODAY, Wednesday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. CST in room 2E.20 of the Texas State Capitol.

Press Release March 8, 2017

TOMORROW: TPPF Hosts State of Obamacare Repeal Media Conference Call

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing on Wednesday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the state of the Obamacare repeal. Yesterday, TPPF released a summary of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Obamacare repeal and replace legislation released. The detailed summary, by TPPF Senior Healthcare Analyst Chris Jacobs, explains how the bill falls short of making good on the promise to fully repeal Obamacare and fails to fundamentally change federal control over supply and demand of healthcare:

Press Release March 7, 2017