AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation commended President-elect Donald Trump on his cabinet nominations, including retired NFL defensive back Scott Turner to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In President Trump’s first term in office, Turner served as head of the president’s White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. A Texas native, Turner also...
Press Release November 25, 2024AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulated its former president, Brooke Rollins, on her nomination as Secretary of Agriculture by President-elect Donald Trump. Rollins led TPPF for 15 years, before leaving in 2017 to serve in the White House. “Brooke is a dynamic leader with a clear vision of a better America for farmers, ranchers,...
Press Release November 25, 2024AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Better Tech for Tomorrow campaign released the most comprehensive research paper on artificial intelligence and how it can be responsibly utilized in Texas. “The question we are hoping to answer is how do we responsibly, transparently, and effectively harness the power of AI while minimizing or outright preventing...
Press Release November 22, 2024AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation cheered the Texas State Board of Education’s majority vote to approve “Bluebonnet Learning,” an open education resource (OER) curriculum mandated by House Bill 1605, which directed the Texas Education Agency to create free, statewide resources for Texas schools and teachers. More than half of Texas K-12 students...
Press Release November 22, 2024AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Foundation for American Innovation will be hosting a primer on the future of AI in Texas and answering the question, “how do we responsibly, transparently, and effectively harness the power of AI while minimizing or outright preventing irreparable harm?” TPPF, the Foundation for American Innovation, Amanda...
Press Release November 20, 2024Austin, TX – Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to advocate for energy policies that promote American prosperity and energy independence, proudly endorses the nomination of Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, as the next United States Secretary of Energy. President-Elect Donald Trump announced Wright’s nomination on Truth Social, highlighting Wright’s extensive...
Press Release November 18, 2024AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulates Tom Homan, who President-Elect Donald Trump announced will serve as the nation’s “border czar” in the incoming administration. Homan’s appointment comes in the wake of four years of chaos at America’s borders, during which record numbers of unvetted illegal aliens entered the country. TPPF stands firmly...
Press Release November 11, 2024TPPF’s CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement: The Texas Public Policy Foundation has two qualities that will never change. First, we are focused upon Texas first, and Texas always. Second, we are genuinely nonpartisan: if the officeholders of one party consult our work more than those of another, that’s a reflection on them, not...
Press Release November 6, 2024AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief presenting new evidence showing that special counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice do not have the power to initiate criminal prosecutions. Earlier this summer, District Judge Aileen Cannon granted President Trump’s motion to dismiss in the classified documents case. Judge Cannon held that...
Press Release November 5, 2024Austin, TX — A new set of five primers released by Life:Powered today explores the significant potential for nuclear energy expansion in Texas, a state that has benefitted from reliable electricity generation from nuclear for decades. Nuclear power stands out as the most energy-dense, reliable, and safest form of electricity production, currently providing nearly 20%...
Press Release November 1, 2024AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas’s challenge to the Biden Administration’s backdoor attempt to impose universal background checks. Joining Texas in the lawsuit are the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Utah, as well as the Gun Owners of America, Tennessee Firearms Association, and Virginia Citizens...
Press Release October 31, 2024AUSTIN – Tuesday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered campaign published an update to its comprehensive analysis of federal energy subsidies. As more wind and solar generation has been built over the past four years, subsidies for those resources have expanded in proportion, totaling over $140 billion since 2010, with nearly half the total being amassed in the...
Press Release October 24, 2024