The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission will vote tomorrow on recommendations in its Staff Report on the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) which would quadruple the PUC's administrative penalty authority to $100,000 violation per day and authorize the PUC to issue emergency cease-and-desist orders.
Press Release January 8, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation will convene its 11th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature with a special conference prequel session, “The Movement and the Media” on Wednesday, January 9. The session, a first-ever third day of programming at Policy Orientation, will be held at the Hilton Austin Hotel from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m....
Press Release January 8, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation will convene its 11th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature with a special conference prequel session, “The Movement and the Media” on Wednesday, January 9. The session, a first-ever third day of programming at Policy Orientation, will be held at the Hilton Austin Hotel from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m....
Press Release January 8, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 11th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature begins three days of debate and panel discussions, the first being a day of communications programming, with the opening keynote for policy programming delivered by Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 8:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday, January 10, at the Hilton Austin Hotel....
Press Release January 8, 2013“Today’s Biennial Revenue Estimate is further validation of the Texas Model of limited government, low taxes and spending, and a fair legal system. Texas’ principled approach to governance has created an ideal environment for the state’s economy to thrive and prosper, which has spurred strong and broad-based revenue growth. “The strong growth in state revenues...
Press Release January 7, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 11th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature formally starts two days of debate and panel discussions with a live broadcast of the nationally syndicated radio show, “Bill Bennett’s Morning in America,” from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday, January 10 at the Hilton Austin Hotel....
Press Release January 4, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 11th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature formally starts two days of debate and panel discussions with a live broadcast of the nationally syndicated radio show, “Bill Bennett’s Morning in America,” from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. Central time on Thursday, January 10 at the Hilton Austin Hotel. “We are beyond...
Press Release January 4, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced today that Brendan Steinhauser will join the Foundation as Director of Communications for the Foundation's Right on Crime initiative, the leading source for conservative ideas on criminal justice. "We are thrilled to have Brendan join the Foundation leading our communications program for our nationally-known Right on Crime...
Press Release January 2, 2013AUSTIN – Texas Medicaid spending is rapidly growing, driven by an increase in Medicaid enrollment and costs, according to a report published today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “The current Medicaid program in place is unsustainable and rising at a more rapid rate than state revenue,” said Arlene Wohlgemuth, Director of the Foundation’s Center...
Press Release December 19, 2012AUSTIN – Texas Medicaid spending is rapidly growing, driven by an increase in Medicaid enrollment and costs, according to a report published today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “The current Medicaid program in place is unsustainable and rising at a more rapid rate than state revenue,” said Arlene Wohlgemuth, Director of the Foundation’s Center...
Press Release December 19, 2012News today out of France that actor Gerard Depardieu is selling his massive manor house in the swanky Saint Germain district of Paris. He intends to move to Belgium to escape the French socialist government’s pending 75 percent surtax on income exceeding one million euros. Residents of Belgium pay neither a wealth tax nor a capital gains tax on stock sales. French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Depardieu's action was "pathetic" and unpatriotic. In addition to Belgium, wealthy French are said to be eyeing Britain as a place to escape the tax man. But, as the French prepare to flee north across the Channel, the British have tax problems of their own, with about a half-million of them looking to move abroad to escape rising taxes and crime. Meanwhile, a fresh round of articles verify a continuing pattern of migration from America’s largest state to its second-largest state—a trend that is likely to continue, now that California has the highest income tax in the nation while Texas levies no income tax. Yet, Golden State Democrats deny that tax rates influence behavior, claiming that high California taxes won’t spark an outmigration of wealth. We’ll see. In the meantime, Texas will be more than happy to receive into its welcoming arms people who want to work hard, invest, and create jobs.
Press Release December 14, 2012Thomas Lindsay, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Higher Education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, today released a new study: Toward Strengthening Texas Public Higher Education: 10 Areas of Reform.
Press Release December 14, 2012