Texas Public Policy Foundation will host “Property Rights in the Balance: Civil Asset Forfeiture in the 85th on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Texas Public Policy Foundation at 3:00 PM CST. The panelists will discuss the practice of civil asset forfeiture in Texas and proposal for reform in the 85th Texas Legislature.
Press Release March 7, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation this evening released a summary of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Obamacare repeal and replace legislation. 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 6, 2017The 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. Last week, TPPF sent a letter to the Texas Congressional Delegation outlining key principles for renewing American healthcare: Repeal and Respect. The principles are centered on the full repeal of Obamacare and restoring the Constitutional role of the states in regulating healthcare.
Press Release March 6, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Bone Cave Harvestman lawsuit was the focus of “Special Report with Bret Baier” on Fox News. TPPF’s Center for the American Future is representing Williamson County resident John Yearwood and Williamson County, Texas in American Stewards of Liberty, et al. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, et al. The lawsuit challenges the authority of the federal government to use the Interstate Commerce Clause to regulate non-commercial interactions with the Bone Cave Harvestman arachnid, which only exists in two central Texas counties, is not bought nor traded in interstate commerce, and does not otherwise affect interstate commerce.
Press Release March 3, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on the announced drafting of House Bill 15 (HB 15), the Property Taxpayer Empowerment Act, which would overhaul Texas’ property tax system. HB 15 comes in response to overwhelming public outcry and several legislative initiatives to reform the system.
Press Release March 3, 2017The Texas Public Policy’s General Counsel and Center for the American Future Director Robert Henneke released the following statement on the letter signed by Texas as part of an 11-state coalition to suspend and withdraw the current information collection request for existing oil and gas facilities.
Press Release March 2, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst with the Center for Local Governance, will testify on tax increment reinvestment zones before the House Committee on Special Purpose Districts TOMORROW, Thursday, March 2, at 8:00 a.m. CST in room E2.028 of the Texas State Capitol. Mathew is the author of the recently released paper, Tackling Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, which examines tax increment financing through tax increment reinvestment zones and offers recommendations to increase effectiveness and transparency.
Press Release March 1, 2017Right on Crime, a national project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), will host an event to celebrate 10 years of criminal justice reform in Texas and the nation. The event, a panel discussion on the success of the Right on Crime model and the future of criminal justice reform, will take place TOMMORROW, Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Texas Public Policy Foundation at 3:00 PM CST.
Press Release February 28, 2017Medicaid is the largest single cost item in the Texas state budget. Yet, spending decisions in Texas are made 1,523 miles away in Washington, D.C.
Press Release February 28, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation today sent a letter to the Texas Congressional Delegation outlining key principles for renewing American healthcare. The principles are centered on the full repeal of Obamacare and restoring the Constitutional role of the states in regulating healthcare.
Press Release February 28, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released the paper Replacing Ridesharing Red Tape with a Red Carpet by TPPF’s Center for Local Governance Policy Analyst Bryan Mathew and R Street Institute Senior Fellow and Southwest Region Director Josiah Neeley. The paper examines the economic and public safety effects of varying municipal regulations restricting ridesharing in Texas.
Press Release February 28, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn will testify before the Texas Senate Finance Committee TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 28, at 9:00 a.m. CDT in room E1.036of the Texas State Capitol. Dr.Ginn will focus his remarks on Senate Bill 17, relating to decreasing the rates of the franchise tax until it is eliminated, and Senate Bill 142, related to simplifying the determination of the cost of goods sold in computing the franchise tax.
Press Release February 27, 2017