(Photographs from the reception are available in the photo gallery.) AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today presented awards to the 78th Legislative Session's policy leaders and heroes. "These men and women have served the people of Texas with distiniction," said Wendy Gramm, Ph.D., chairman of the Foundation's Board of Directors. "We...
Press Release April 21, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – Saying the time has come for campaign promises to become legislative reality, the president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation joined with other conservative leaders in praising the House leadership for holding the line on spending. “Texans have a healthy suspicion of politicians, but hopefully this Legislature is going to prove the...
Press Release April 16, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – Under legislation in both the Texas House and Senate, Texans could face onerous new regulations that will stifle the insurance market, eventually leading to even higher prices and less availability across the state. These are the findings of a study released this week to the Texas Legislature by the former director –...
Press Release April 1, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – As military action began in Iraq, the following statement was issued by Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation: "Even as the military action gets underway, we at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offer our support to the president, members of Congress and other national and state leaders. We join...
Press Release March 20, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – As the Texas House today considered the omnibus tort reform package sponsored by State Rep. Joe Nixon of Houston, the president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation said passage will put the Lone Star State well ahead of its economic competitors. “Significant tort reform is long over-due,” said Brooke Leslie Rollins, herself...
Press Release March 19, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – Testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Education, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s director of education research said Tuesday that the time for school vouchers is long overdue. “The great myth is that vouchers are some kind of experiment,” said Chris Patterson. “When Texas established the public schools in 1876, it...
Press Release March 18, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – When the Governor delivered his State of the State address today, he was right to take tax increases off the legislative table, according to a spokesman for the state’s leading policy think tank. “A tax increase to solve our economic and budget problems is like removing someone’s heart because they have low...
Press Release February 11, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released the agenda for the 78th Legislature Policy Orientation. Headlining the multi-day event will be the state’s top elected officials, including Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Attorney General Greg Abbott, House Speaker Tom Craddick, Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips and key...
Press Release January 23, 2003AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Board of Directors has announced the selection of Brooke Leslie Rollins as the Foundation’s new president. She will take office on January 1, 2003. “We’re delighted to welcome Brooke Rollins to the Foundation,” said Board chairman Wendy Gramm, Ph.D. “She brings an exciting energy, experience and vision...
Press Release December 17, 2002AUSTIN, Texas – Texas public schools are now selecting social studies textbooks, with superintendents and teachers deciding what students will learn about their state, nation and world over the coming decade. To assist schools identify factually sound, academically rich textbooks, the Texas Public Policy Foundation is this week mailing a summary of its comprehensive 2,100-page...
Press Release December 16, 2002AUSTIN, Texas – Wendy Gramm, chair of the Texas Public Policy Foundation Board of Directors, announced today that Jeff Judson, President and CEO, will be leaving the Foundation on December 31, 2002. She offered her thanks to Judson for his “work on behalf of TPPF and Texas.” “Under Jeff’s leadership, the size and scope of...
Press Release December 16, 2002AUSTIN, Texas – State Board of Education members voted 12-1 today to adopt new social studies textbooks. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2,200-page review has led to numerous changes that will be incorporated in the textbooks. “The publishers’ main interest has obviously been to improve the quality of textbooks,” said Chris Patterson, Director of...
Press Release November 15, 2002