Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Health Care Policy John Davidson testified today before the Texas House Public Health Committee on House Bill 1940, which would create licensed Dental Hygiene Practitioners.
Press Release April 7, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Economic Freedom Policy Analyst Kathleen Hunker is testifying before the Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee TODAY, Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. CDT or upon final adjournment in Room E2.026 of the Texas State Capitol.
Press Release April 7, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s distinguished senior fellow-in-residence and the director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White authored an article in Friday’s The Hill titled “Civilization’s greatest threat: Islamist terror or climate policy?”
Press Release April 7, 2015The provisions of the Corrections Act draw heavily upon the proven, commonsense solutions that we have advocated for here in Texas; those that have helped the state increase public safety, control costs, and reintegrate ex-offenders back into the productive economy.
Press Release April 6, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin issued the following statement in response to the Texas House Ways and Means Committee Chairman’s call for a 25 percent cut in the business margin tax rates.
Press Release April 3, 2015In watching the budget debate in the Texas House of Representatives through dawn Wednesday, one thing clearly emerged: House leadership is reserving some $2 billion under the state's spending cap that might go for higher spending, held in reserve, or applied to tax cuts.
Press Release April 1, 2015Measures that divert suitable offenders with mental illness from lockups to effective treatment programs can produce net savings while furthering public safety and offender accountability.
Press Release April 1, 2015Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf entitled, Transparency in Education Funding Sorely Missing. The paper examines school finance in Texas, and how the lack of transparency in the current system inhibits innovation.
Press Release April 1, 2015The third-party payment system is one of the long-standing problems in our health-care system. It hides the cost of care from patients and burdens providers with claims processing.
Press Release April 1, 2015Three of the four bills being heard in committee today share one common aim: raising the age of jurisdiction of the juvenile court to cover 17 year-olds. The evidence is clear: children handled in the juvenile courts versus the adult criminal courts are less likely to reoffend.
Press Release April 1, 2015Forensic pressure on the state mental health hospital system is exacerbating the hospitals’ capacity crisis. A forensic director would help ensure proper placement of patients committed to state mental health hospitals through criminal proceedings.
Press Release April 1, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Vice President of Research and Center for Economic Freedom Director Bill Peacock and Center for Economic Freedom Policy Analyst Kathleen Hunker testified today before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee.
Press Release March 31, 2015