TPPF’s James Quintero to testify on property tax reform

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will testify before the Texas Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. (CST) at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mr. Quintero will focus his remarks on recommending ways to promote transparency and accountability by all taxing entities and examining ways to further reduce the tax burden on property owners.

Press Release January 25, 2016

TPPF’s Derek Cohen to testify on SWAT deployments

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice Deputy Director Derek Cohen will give invited testimony before the Austin City Council Public Safety Committee TODAY, Monday, January 25th, 2016 at 4:00 pm CST. Mr. Cohen will present a plan on reporting Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team deployments.

Press Release January 25, 2016

Arlene Wohlgemuth to retire as Executive Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced that Executive Director Arlene Wohlgemuth will retire in May 2016 after a long and distinguished career in public service and the conservative movement.

Press Release January 25, 2016

TPPF statement on appeals court decision to deny Clean Power Plan stay

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Kathleen Hartnett White, distinguished senior fellow-in-residence and director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment and Doug Domenech, director of the Fueling Freedom Project, issued the following statement on the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denying the petition to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP).

Press Release January 22, 2016

New Texas employment report shows unemployment rate at or below U.S. average for 108 consecutive months

Today, the Texas Workforce Commission released Texas labor market data for 2015. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement.

Press Release January 22, 2016

TPPF submits comment on proposed federal plan to implement Clean Power Plan

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed a comment with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its proposed Federal Plan to implement emission guidelines for power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was finalized August 3, 2015 and applies to affected power plants that began construction on or before January 8, 2014. The Federal Plan would be imposed on states who fail to file an approvable state plan.

Press Release January 21, 2016

TPPF launches local government engagement and education website

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance today announced the launch of a new website to educate and engage Texas’ local governments. The website,ThinkLocalLiberty.com, offers free-market research, commentary, and model bill language on a wide-range of issues affecting local governments in Texas.

Press Release January 19, 2016

TPPF’s Allegra Hill to speak on annexation at town hall meeting in Cypress, Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Policy Analyst Allegra Hill will speak on ending forced annexation at the Cypress Coalition’s Town Hall Meeting, TODAY, Monday, January 18th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at VFW Post 8905, 21902 Northwest Fwy, Cypress, TX 77429.

Press Release January 18, 2016

TPPF statement on federal coal program review

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White and Director of the Fueling Freedom Program Doug Domenech issued the following statements on the announcement today that the U.S. Department of the Interior will launch a comprehensive review of the federal coal program.

Press Release January 15, 2016

TPPF announces Mayes Middleton as newest board member

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced Mayes Middleton as the newest member of its Board of Directors. He is President of Middleton Oil Company, an independent oil and gas company that operates in South Texas and along the Gulf Coast. He also manages his family’s mineral holdings throughout the state, as well as ranching, cattle and farming operations located in Chambers, Jefferson, Kimble, Liberty and Webb Counties.

Press Release January 13, 2016

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TPPF experts available to discuss criminal justice reform

President Obama is expected to discuss criminal justice reform in his final State of the Union Address tonight. TPPF experts, Marc Levin, Director of the Center for Effective Justice and Right on Crime; Derek Cohen, Deputy Director of the Center for Effective Justice and Right on Crime; and Greg Glod, Policy Analyst with the Center for Effective Justice and Right on Crime are available to discuss criminal justice reform.

Press Release January 12, 2016

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TPPF experts available to discuss Texas Governor Abbott’s endorsement of Convention of States

At the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) 14th Annual Policy Orientation today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for an Article V Convention of States to amend the Constitution for the purpose of limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal government. TPPF experts Dr. Tom Lindsay, Director of the Center for 10th Amendment Action at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and The Honorable Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for American of Freedom are available to discuss the endorsement.

Press Release January 8, 2016