The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Gov. Abbott for officially designating Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization and ensuring law enforcement resources are available to combat the TdA threat. Venezuela does not share a criminal database with the U.S., so under today’s announcement, “Texas law enforcement will now be creating a database from...
Press Release September 16, 2024AUSTIN – Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a new lawsuit against the United States government. Under the recently adopted Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Federal Government now demands that virtually anyone who forms a state corporate entity must disclose a host of otherwise private information to federal law enforcement—even if they are not...
Press Release September 12, 2024Washington, D.C. – Today, National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) Advisor and Senior Fellow Paul H. Tice published an in-depth report evaluating the impact on U.S. financial markets from the planned climate rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Tice reveals enormous added regulatory burdens, increased dependence on foreign energy markets, and less diverse,...
Press Release September 11, 2024TPPF Releases New Research: Keeping Politics out of State Pensions: A Multi-State Survey of Proxy Voting Practices Today, TPPF’s Life:Powered released a new study detailing how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) activism has led state pension systems to push progressive policies on companies they invest in. This research highlights a troubling trend of political groups,...
Press Release September 10, 2024BlackRock Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: The Climate Cartel is Collusive and Unlawful Internal emails obtained by the Life:Powered Initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation suggest that even Larry Fink recognizes the radical climate activists are violating U.S. antitrust laws. In February, Fink’s asset management firm, BlackRock, dropped its US operations out of...
Press Release September 9, 2024On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the Western District of Texas found in favor of the General Land Office of the State of Texas (“GLO”) and ruled that the Biden Administration misapplied the law — for the second straight time—to deny the Texas Public Policy Foundation (“TPPF”)’s petition to delist the golden-cheeked warbler. The golden-cheeked warbler...
Press Release September 6, 2024AUSTIN- Today, TPPF’s Taxpayer Protection Project released a report analyzing the May 2024 Bond Elections. This report examines the true cost of bond propositions considered in the May 2024 election cycle and offers recommendations to improve debt transparency and accountability. Texas voters considered almost 325 bond propositions on May 4th, 2024. Of those, approximately 260...
Press Release August 27, 2024Large majorities in several swing states support many of the policy recommendations put forth by Project 2025, a coalition of conservative organizations. The reforms were published as the “Mandate for Leadership” by the Heritage Foundation and are a blueprint for restoring the proper constitutional role of the federal government. The project is not affiliated with...
Press Release August 21, 2024According to a new poll, Texans overwhelmingly support the inclusion of historical religious stories in instructional materials as part of a high quality, knowledge-building curriculum. The survey also shows that Texans generally agree that religious texts or primary sources, such as the Bible and other religious texts, can help students better understand the development of Western...
Press Release August 15, 2024AUSTIN – A United States Federal Court is set to hear oral arguments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s illegal refusal to comply with a January 2020 order requiring the agency to determine whether the Golden-Cheeked Warbler species may no longer require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing the...
Press Release August 13, 2024TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement regarding Kathleen White: “The TPPF family is sad to hear of the unfortunate passing of Kathleen White. It was a tremendous privilege to work with Kathleen, who was deeply passionate about improving the lives of Texans. As our longtime expert on energy and environment, Kathleen’s contributions had...
Press Release August 7, 2024AUSTIN — A Dripping Springs ISD trustee says a consultant close to the Texas Association of School Boards advised school board members to weaponize teacher pay to motivate teachers to become active during the legislative session and influence how teachers vote. Rob McClelland, the trustee, says he was so disgusted by the remarks that he...
Press Release July 29, 2024