This week, Texas Rep. Mayes Middleton filed House Bill 749 and Senator Bob Hall filed Senate Bill 234,both of which propose to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying. The bills would prohibit political subdivisions from using public money to lobby. “Governments are forcing taxpayers to pay for lobbyists whose job it is to advocate for more government,” said TPPF’s James Quintero....
Press Release December 7, 2020Today, the Austin City Council voted in favor of a new ordinance empowering its health authority to issue new rules and restrictions. The ordinance also authorizes officials to impose a fine of up to $2,000 for individuals not complying with the restrictions. “The City of Austin has vested unelected bureaucrats with an inappropriate level of...
Press Release December 3, 2020We at the Texas Public Policy Foundation are saddened to learn of the passing of economist Walter E. Williams. “Walter Williams’s journey from the projects of Philadelphia to a professorship in economics at George Mason University—and becoming one of the most recognized and respected conservative voices of our time—was remarkable,” said TPPF Executive Director Kevin...
Press Release December 2, 2020The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced Jerome Greener will be joining the organization to head up its statewide and national activist engagement efforts for the foundation’s various policy issue campaigns. As Vice President for Engagement, Greener joins TPPF bringing his experience from leading the Americans for Prosperity – TX team over the last several years. His new role includes further strengthening TPPF’s partnerships with allies, serving and coordinating with the activist community on priority legislative agenda items, and facilitating outreach to key communities in the new conservative...
Press Release November 18, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Healthcare initiative published the paper Addressing the Primary Care Crisis by Expanding Access to Direct Primary Care. “Primary care providers are the vanguard of healthcare,” said Right on Healthcare Senior Fellow John O’Shea, M.D. “The decisions they make influence patient outcomes and experience as well as the cost and efficiency...
Press Release November 17, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Young Conservatives of Texas Foundation against the University of North Texas. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a state statute that requires out of state students to pay higher tuition rates as being preempted by federal law. “Today’s lawsuit is about ensuring the sanctity of the rule...
Press Release November 16, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Sources Say A Career in Journalism Is a Coin Flip. To inform policymakers and help students and their parents make more informed decisions about which college programs are worth the debt, the Texas Public Policy Foundation has created a debt-to-earnings test called Gainful Employment Equivalent (GEE) which...
Press Release November 10, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the Liberty Action Agenda, a set of policy proposals for Texas’ 87th Legislative Session to keep the individuals, families and businesses free, prosperous and secure across the state. “Now more than ever, the soul of our great state is at risk,” said TPPF Executive Director Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. “Now is not the time to maintain the...
Press Release November 10, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Virtual Education in Texas. “The state of Texas has created limitations on virtual education that have led to unexpected consequences, which were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Emily Sass, policy director for Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Next Generation Texas Campaign. “Because of the Legislature’s prior reluctance to allow districts to...
Press Release November 4, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper America’s Unfinished Asylum Reform Agenda. “The U.S. asylum system is a source of serious concern for the American public,” said Ken Oliver, senior director of TPPF’s Right on Immigration Initiative. “In order for America’s asylum system to overcome ongoing operational and capacity challenges, the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement...
Press Release November 2, 2020Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper The Long and Winding Road: Improving Outcomes for Children Through CPS Court Reform. “Removing a child from their family is one of the most devastating actions the state can take against its citizens, and the power to permanently sever the relationship between a parent and child should...
Press Release October 29, 2020The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement regarding recently exposed evidence from Project Veritas of potential voter fraud in San Antonio: “TPPF and its Election Protection Project commend Veritas for their bravery in disclosing how laws are flouted, abused and violated with impunity during the election cycle to game the Texas elections,” said Francisco “Quico”...
Press Release October 27, 2020