MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TPPF’s Bill Peacock available to discuss title insurance reform in Texas

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and the Texas Association of Business (TAB) this week called for comprehensive reform of the state’s overly regulated title insurance system. Texas prohibits competition in the title insurance market, resulting in Texans paying among the highest title insurance rates in the country. TPPF’s Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom Bill Peacock is available to discuss title insurance reform in Texas.

Press Release February 5, 2016

TPPF statement on Tennessee passage of Article V Convention call

Texas Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Brooke Rollins and Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action Dr. Thomas Lindsay issued the following statements on the Tennessee General Assembly's passage of Senate Joint Resolution 67, calling for a convention of states to propose amendments under Article V of the United States Constitution.

Press Release February 4, 2016

NEXT WEEK: TPPF hosts policy primer on economic freedom

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), The LIBRE Initiative, and the Southern Methodist University’s O’Neil Center will host a policy primer titled, “Economic Freedom vs. Government: Which Provides the Best Opportunity for Prosperity?” on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release February 2, 2016

TPPF statement on the validation of Austin’s ridesharing petition

This morning, the Austin City Clerk certified the petition submitted on January 19th, 2016 by Ridesharing Works for Austin. The petition gives the council 10 days to either adopt a new ordinance reversing onerous new ridesharing requirements or put the proposal on the ballot for the next available election on May 7th, 2016. Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on the validation of the petition.

Press Release February 2, 2016

Overly regulated system costing Texans more for title insurance

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and the Texas Association of Business (TAB) today called for comprehensive reform of the state’s overly regulated title insurance system.  Texas prohibits competition in the title insurance market—a mandate that forces Texans to pay among the highest title insurance rates in the country. 

Press Release February 2, 2016

THIS MORNING: TPPF, TAB to call for reform of title insurance system

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and the Texas Association of Business (TAB) will hold a Capitol news conference at 10:00 a.m. TODAY, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 to call for comprehensive reform of the state’s overly regulated title insurance system. Texas prohibits competition in the title insurance market, resulting in Texans paying among the highest title insurance rates in the country. 

Press Release February 2, 2016

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TPPF experts available to discuss school choice

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Kent Grusendorf, director of the Center for Education Freedom, and Michael Barba, policy analyst with the Center for Education Freedom are available to discuss school choice in Texas. Mr. Grusendorf and Mr. Barba will also be available for interviews at the School Choice rally TODAY, January 29, 2016, on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol, which begins at 11:00 am (CDT).

Press Release January 29, 2016

TPPF experts to moderate local government conference in Dallas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance, and Allegra Hill, policy analyst in the Center for Local Governance, will moderate a DFW Local Officials Symposium, leading discussions on economic development and fiscal policy. The Symposium, hosted by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Direct Action Texas, and the R Street Institute will take place on Friday, February 5, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.

Press Release January 27, 2016

TPPF’s Vance Ginn testifies on passenger vehicle safety inspection

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn testified today before the Texas Senate Transportation Committee on the interim charge recommending ways to compress or otherwise reduce the number of required inspections. Dr. Ginn also today released a new paper, Costs of Texas’ Passenger Vehicle Safety Inspection, examining the cost and effectiveness of the inspections.

Press Release January 27, 2016

TOMORROW: TPPF’s Vance Ginn to testify on passenger vehicle safety inspection

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn will testify before the Texas Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. (CST) at E1.016 in the Texas Capitol. Dr. Ginn will focus his remarks on the interim charge recommending ways to compress or otherwise reduce the number of required inspections.

Press Release January 26, 2016

TPPF releases paper on mental health care delivery in Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Mental Health Policy Fellow Kate Murphy and Center for Health Care Policy Director John Davidson examining models for effective delivery of mental health care in Texas. The paper, Transformational Treatment: Mental Health Care Delivery in Texas, presents an analysis of the current delivery systems and proposals for improvement.

Press Release January 26, 2016

TPPF’s Douglas Domenech testifies in support of Interstate Power Compact

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Douglas Domenech, Director of TPPF’s Fueling Freedom Project, today testified before the Missouri House of Representatives Energy and the Environment Committee in support of HB1470, which would create an "Interstate Power Compact" and specifies that no agency, political subdivision, or official of any Member State will submit any filing in partial or complete fulfillment of the state plan requirements under section 111(d) of the EPA’s Clean Air Act, also known as the Clean Power Plan unless: (1) the filing involves emission limits of what is technically achievable inside the physical boundaries of the electrical generating units, and (2) until such time as the U.S. Supreme Court has rendered an opinion that the Clean Power Plan is legally valid.

Press Release January 26, 2016