TPPF statement on the Texas House’s $4.9 billion tax cut package

Today, the Texas House passed a $4.9 billion tax-cut package, which includes House Bill 31 and House Bill 32. HB 31 cuts the state’s sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 5.95 percent and puts in place a mechanism to use funds to further cut the rate in the future at a potential savings to taxpayers of $2.31 billion. HB 32 lowers the business franchise tax rates by 25 percent, raises the cap to $20 million to file an EZ form at a lower rate, requests a study on full repeal of the margin tax, and puts in place mechanisms to eventually phase out the tax at an additional savings to taxpayers of $2.56 billion.

Press Release April 29, 2015

TPPF statement on Oklahoma stand against EPA overeach

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today commended Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin for issuing an executive order stating that Oklahoma will not file a State Implementation Plan (SIP) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon dioxide emission produced by Oklahoma power plants. 

Press Release April 29, 2015

TPPF hosts debate on Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community

The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a debate on “Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community: Freedom of Association vs. Forced Disclosure” on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release April 28, 2015

TPPF’s Kathleen Hartnett White to testify before U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and the Director Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT in 1334 Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Ms. White will testify at a hearing on “Zero Accountability: The Consequences of Politically Driven Science.”

Press Release April 27, 2015

TPPF’s Jess Fields testifies on Liberty Cities

High taxes and regulations have become an unfortunate feature of many of our Texas cities. As a result, Liberty Cities have begun to emerge in Texas which focus on limited government policies and the protection of individual liberty above all else.

Press Release April 27, 2015

TPPF’s Kathleen Hunker testifies before Texas House Insurance Committee

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Economic Freedom Policy Analyst Kathleen Hunker testified today before the Texas House Insurance Committee on House Bill 3646, relating to insurance claims and certain prohibited acts and practices in or in relation to the business of insurance; amending provisions that are or may be subject to a criminal penalty.

Press Release April 22, 2015

New poll shows voters strongly support dental workforce reform in Texas

A new poll released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy shows voters strongly support dental workforce reform in Texas through the creation of licensed dental hygiene practitioners (DHPs). These midlevel providers would be trained to work under the supervision of a dentist to provide restorative and routine dental services like filling cavities, extracting teeth, and administering local anesthesia.

Press Release April 21, 2015

TPPF statement on Senate passage of school choice legislation

Texas Public Policy Foundation Director of the Center for Education Freedom Kent Grusendorf issued a statement on the passage today in the Texas Senate of Senate Bill 4, which would create Tax Credit Scholarships for parents or legal guardians of eligible students to use to pay for the costs of attending a private school.

Press Release April 21, 2015

Governor Greg Abbott to keynote Texas Public Policy Foundation Grand Opening

The Texas Public Policy Foundation will celebrate the grand opening of its new headquarters at 901 Congress Avenue TODAY, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The celebration includes a lunch with Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton followed by a Policy Primer on Entrepreneurship and the Texas Future featuring renowned Texas entrepreneur and philanthropist Red McCombs, Texas oilman and President of Henry Resources Jim Henry, and TPPF founder and Chairman Emeritus of the medical-device firm Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Dr. Jim Leininger.

Press Release April 21, 2015

TPPF’s Bill Peacock & Leigh Thompson testify before Texas House International Trade & Governmental Affairs Committee

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom Bill Peacock and TPPF Armstrong Center for Energy and Environment Policy Analyst Leigh Thompson testified today before the Texas House International Trade & Governmental Affairs Committee on House Bills 2078, 2080, and 2571.

Press Release April 20, 2015

TPPF’s James Quintero testifies on local pension control

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will testify before the House Committee on Pensions TODAY, Monday, April 20th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. or upon final adjournment in Room E2.028 at the Texas State Capitol. Quintero will testify on House Bill 2608, which would restore control of pensions to the respective localities.

Press Release April 20, 2015

Governor Greg Abbott to keynote Texas Public Policy Foundation Grand Opening

The celebration includes a lunch with Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton followed by a Policy Primer on Entrepreneurship and the Texas Future featuring renowned Texas entrepreneur and philanthropist Red McCombs, Texas oilman and President of Henry Resources Jim Henry, and TPPF founder and Chairman Emeritus of the medical-device firm Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Dr. Jim Leininger.

Press Release April 20, 2015