AUSTIN – The number of Texas children on a waiting list to attend a public charter school more than doubled last year, according to new data released this afternoon by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “For the 2008-09 school year, we identified 40,813 students on waiting lists, more than doubling last year’s total,” said Brooke...
Press Release December 9, 2009AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced today that former five-term state representative Arlene Wohlgemuth will join the Foundation’s permanent staff on January 1, 2010, in the newly created role of executive director. “Arlene Wohlgemuth is a longtime friend and a respected leader in the public policy community,” said Foundation President Brooke Rollins. “She...
Press Release November 3, 2009AUSTIN – The health care reform proposal approved this afternoon by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would harm Texas’ economy and state budget, increase taxes and health care costs of Texas families, and make health care less accessible and lower quality, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Our research has shown that additional government...
Press Release October 13, 2009AUSTIN – At its 20th Anniversary Gala on Friday evening, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced a fundraising campaign that would establish a permanent headquarters for the Foundation within walking distance of the Texas State Capitol. The Foundation has signed a contract to purchase a historic storefront at 916 Congress Avenue, one and a half...
Press Release September 14, 2009AUSTIN – Texas patients face the prospect of longer wait times for medical procedures, inadequate and outdated medical equipment, and markedly higher mortality rates if the U.S. Congress follows through on its plans for a government-run health care system, according to a new report released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The report, “Nationalized...
Press Release September 11, 2009AUSTIN – Texas’ bilingual education programs have produced poor results for both students and taxpayers, and should be replaced with an immersion-based approach to English-language instruction, according to new research released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Bilingual education in Texas is more expensive than other programs for students learning the English language,” said...
Press Release September 3, 2009AUSTIN -The health care reform plans pending in the U.S. Congress would cause more harm than good, according to a study released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The study, "The Prognosis for National Health Insurance," (www.LafferHealthCareReport.org/states/Texas), concluded that the current health care reform proposals in Washington would cause serious harm to Texans: –...
Press Release August 18, 2009AUSTIN – The health care reform plans pending in the U.S. Congress would cause more harm than good, according to a study released today by internationally renowned economist Dr. Arthur Laffer. "Health care reform along the lines proposed by President Obama and currently pending in Congress would render U.S. citizens poorer and their federal and...
Press Release August 4, 2009AUSTIN – Today’s U.S. Senate committee approval of health-care reform legislation is a major step toward bankrupting states across the country, including Texas, according to health care expert and former state Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth. “The congressional leadership is rushing this legislation through the process because they realize the details of their plan cannot withstand public...
Press Release July 15, 2009AUSTIN – Approval of HR 2454, the “American Clean Energy and Security Act” scheduled for debate today in the U.S. House of Representatives, would be a major step toward dismantling America’s economic engine, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Texas is the nation’s leading energy producer and the economic engine of the country,” said...
Press Release June 26, 2009AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation supports Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to veto House Bill 130, which would have inappropriately expanded government-funded pre-kindergarten programs in Texas. “Gov. Perry was correct to veto HB 130, which created an additional and unnecessary government full-day pre-k program,” said Foundation education policy analyst Brooke Terry. “This legislation wrongly...
Press Release June 19, 2009AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the leadership of Gov. Rick Perry, Sen. Dan Patrick, Rep. Rene Oliveira, and all of the legislators whose efforts led to today’s signing of House Bill 4765, which increases the exemption for the state’s gross margins tax. “Small businesses are responsible for most of the jobs in...
Press Release June 16, 2009