The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice today released a paper by Center Deputy Director Derek Cohen examining where and how much the practice of civil asset forfeiture is used in Texas. The paper, Asset Forfeiture by Texas Law Enforcement Agencies, provides insight into the volume and location of forfeitures in Texas.
Press Release April 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” TODAY, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” TOMORROW, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 6, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation Director of the Center for Local Governance James Quintero and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements on the San Antonio Independent School District Board’s approval of a minimum wage increase for all non-exempt, permanent, full-time employees for the 2016-17 school year. The increase in the hourly rate from $10 to $12 is tantamount to a 20 percent pay raise and comes at a difficult time for the district’s finances.
Press Release April 5, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 5, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed an amicus curiae brief in Laredo Merchants Association v. City of Laredo, Texas opposing the City of Laredo’s ordinance that directly contradicts Texas law by prohibiting retailers from providing customers with plastic bags.
Press Release April 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., as its new Executive Vice President. Roberts succeeds Executive Director Arlene Wohlgemuth, who will retire in May 2016 after a long and distinguished career in public service and the conservative movement.
Press Release April 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing TODAY, Monday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss a new paper by TPPF Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf, Policy Analyst Michael Barba, Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin, and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn on Texas school finance basics and reform.
Press Release April 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing TODAY, Monday, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss a new paper by TPPF Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf, Policy Analyst Michael Barba, Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin, and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn on Texas school finance basics and reform.
Press Release April 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released “Texas School Finance: Basics and Reform” by TPPF Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf, Policy Analyst Michael Barba, Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin, and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn. The paper brings clarity to the complex issue of school finance in Texas and outlines reforms to make the system student centered and efficient.
Press Release April 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing MONDAY, April 4 at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss a new paper by TPPF Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf, Policy Analyst Michael Barba, Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin, and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn on Texas school finance basics and reform.
Press Release April 1, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release March 31, 2016