The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom today released a paper by Center Director Bill Peacock and Research Associate Samuel Barr on the economic effects of occupational licensing laws. The paper, The Realities of Occupational Licensing, shows that licensing acts as a form of protectionism for those in licensed professions by restricting access to jobs and stifling job creation.
Press Release September 15, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a policy primer titled “The Right Prescription for Mental Health in Criminal Justice” on Wednesday, September 16, at 11:30 a.m. in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release September 14, 2015Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White and Fueling Freedom Project Director Doug Domenech issued the following statements on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Chairman Dr. Bryan Shaw’s testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee hearing on State Perspectives: How EPA’s Power Plan Will Shut Down Power Plants.
Press Release September 11, 2015Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Power voted to end the forty-year ban on exporting oil to foreign countries. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment Director Kathleen Hartnett White and Center for Fiscal Policy Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements.
Press Release September 10, 2015Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom Bill Peacock issued the following statement on the Texas Racing Commission’s administrative funding.
Press Release September 2, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of the Center for the American Future, Robert Henneke, issued the following statement on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas ruling reversing the listing of the lesser prairie chicken as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Press Release September 2, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy today published a joint op-ed highlighting the results of a comprehensive study examining the opportunity for Texas ISDs to realize efficiency gains through the use of competitive contracting. As evidenced by Michigan’s experience, competitive contracting offers Texas ISDs a lot of upside potential.
Press Release September 2, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of the Efficiency Intervenors in the school finance trial, for which oral arguments begin today. The brief was filed in the interest of providing the best education for all students, as the Court’s decision will influence the quality of education available in Texas.
Press Release September 1, 2015Today, the Austin school board will consider adopting a $1.1 billion budget for 2015-16 that spends 8.9 percent more than the previous year’s budget. Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on the proposed budget.
Press Release August 31, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Distinguished Senior Fellow and Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Director Kathleen Hartnett White and Center for the American Future Robert Henneke issued the following statement after a federal judge in North Dakota issued a temporary injunction order preventing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its plan to redefine the Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
Press Release August 31, 2015Texas Public Policy Foundation Executive Director Arlene Wohlgemuth issued the following statement on the intention of Texas Medicaid officials to issue new therapy payment rates to implement reductions passed by the Texas Legislature.
Press Release August 28, 2015Data reveals beetle’s known range expanded widely in recent decades
Press Release August 28, 2015