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TPPF: Texas Child Gender Modification Bill Must Be Upheld, Along With Parental Rights

Today, attorneys from the Texas Public Policy Foundation attended a Supreme Court of Texas hearing to determine the constitutionality of Texas Senate Bill 14, which protects children from harmful and experimental medical procedures while safeguarding parental rights. TPPF recently filed an amicus brief affirming that the bill does not infringe on fundamental parental rights protected...

Press Release January 30, 2024

TPPF’s Mark P. Mills Denounces Biden Administration’s Halt on LNG Exports

AUSTIN — Today, in a partisan move aimed at shoring up President Joe Biden’s support from climate activists, the Biden administration announced a halt to the permitting of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals. Mark P. Mills, Distinguished Senior Fellow for energy policy with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, released the following statement on the Biden administration’s...

Press Release January 26, 2024

TPPF Applauds Governor Abbott’s Statement Affirming Texas’ Constitutional Authority to Defend Itself

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) commends Governor Greg Abbott for affirming Texas’ authority and responsibility to defend its people and secure its border, even in the face of federal inaction and opposition. “Texas has been at the forefront of an invasion from Mexican cartels and their allies in the Mexican state — and their...

Press Release January 25, 2024

TPPF Statement on Border Patrol Being Allowed to Resume Cutting Texas Concertina Wire

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the administrative stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit allowing the U.S. Border Patrol to resume cutting concertina wire installed by the state of Texas to deter and prevent illegal crossings. The case represents one of the many ways the federal government has over the...

Press Release January 23, 2024

TPPF Asks SCOTUS to Review Constitutionality of FCC’s Universal Service Fund

The Texas Public Policy Foundation is asking the Supreme Court to grant review of its challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Communication Commission’s “Universal Service Fund.” Millions of Americans pay a fee every month on their phone bills—amounting to nearly $10 billion annually—and the money is put into this “Fund” and redistributed to the...

Press Release January 17, 2024

TPPF Files Amicus Brief Defending Texas’ Child Gender Modification Law

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the filing of an amicus brief ahead of the state’s oral arguments on January 30th, defending Texas Senate Bill 14. This crucial legislation protects children from harmful and experimental medical procedures while safeguarding parental rights and must be affirmed as constitutional. “Senate Bill 14 is critical legislation that...

Press Release January 17, 2024

TPPF Recognizes Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation recognizes Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Month, designated by Gov. Abbott. TPPF’s Secure and Sovereign Frontier Policy Director Melissa Ford Maldonado issued the following statement: “Human trafficking is a growing threat to not only Texas, but to the rest of the country and the world. Texas is leading the fight to...

Press Release January 8, 2024

TPPF’s Life:Powered Submits Comment on PUC’s Proposed Interconnection Allowances Rule

Today, Life:Powered filed a comment with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) on the PUC’s proposed rule to establish a new interconnection allowance for generators. Pursuant to H.B. 1500, passed during the 88th Legislature, this new rule should aim to lower the cost uplifted to Texas ratepayers while ensuring the development of new reliable...

Press Release January 4, 2024

Mark P. Mills to Head New National TPPF Initiative on Energy

The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Mark Mills has joined TPPF as a distinguished senior fellow and will help create and lead a forthcoming national initiative to ensure America has access to affordable and reliable energy, the building blocks for the county’s economic growth and national security. Mills brings decades of experience in science...

Press Release January 4, 2024

Coalition of Off-Roaders Asks Federal Court to Halt Closure of Public Trails in Utah

This morning, a coalition of off-road groups took their challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure of over 300 miles of trails near Moab, UT, to federal district court for the District of Utah. The federal court filing follows a ruling by the Interior Board of Land Appeals to deny a stay of...

Press Release December 22, 2023

TPPF Celebrates Fifth Circuit Victory in Election Integrity Case

In 2021, Texas passed commonsense reforms designed to ensure the integrity of Texas elections. Among those reforms was a state requirement that voter registration applications contain an original signature to assist in verifying the identity and qualifications of the person registering to vote. Almost immediately, this modest requirement was challenged by a non-profit organization that...

Press Release December 20, 2023

TPPF Helps Secure Injunc­tion Stop­ping Biden Admin­is­tra­tion from Destroy­ing Texas Bor­der Barriers

AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation is celebrating a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals injunction order that the federal government cannot destroy concertina wire barriers placed by the State of Texas to deter illegal border crossings. TPPF is co-counsel with the Texas Attorney General. “The federal government cannot destroy Texas property, especially border barriers...

Press Release December 20, 2023