On July 3, 2023, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (the “Service”) proposed to list the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species. TPPF submitted comments to the Service showing that such a listing would be unlawful, unnecessary, arbitrary, and capricious because the is no scientific evidence demonstrating that the lizard is or soon...
Press Release September 5, 2023Following Katy Independent School District’s Wednesday evening vote on a new gender notification policy, TPPF Associate Vice President of Policy Andrew Brown released the following statement: “We applaud Katy ISD for its decision to require educators to notify parents when their children identify as transgender or express gender confusion at school. This policy recognizes that...
Press Release September 1, 2023AUSTIN — Today’s ruling from a district court judge in Travis County that House Bill 2127, 88th Regular Legislative Session, is unconstitutional was not unexpected, but is wholly inconsistent with Texas Constitutional law. The Texas Supreme Court has consistently ruled in prior cases that the Texas Legislature has the “prerogative” to decide “whether uniform statewide regulation...
Press Release August 30, 2023The Department of Justice failed to make a convincing case that Texas had violated any laws when it erected a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande River to deter illegal migrant crossings, according to experts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation who attended a recent hearing. “The case appears to hinge on whether the section...
Press Release August 23, 2023Dallas city councilmember Cara Mendelsohn issued a memo expressing grave concern over the city’s finances and future. The memo further called attention to the plight of struggling property taxpayers and outlined numerous methods by which to deliver them meaningful tax relief. “To those on the Dallas city council fighting hard to put families first, I say—THANK YOU,”...
Press Release August 21, 2023Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the release of the Texas House Select Committee for Education Opportunity and Enrichment’s report, focused on ensuring all Texas children have equal educational opportunity and the freedom to obtain a quality education. “I applaud Chairman Buckley, and the members of the committee, for this excellent start as we...
Press Release August 14, 2023Today, following last week’s release of a letter by Congressman Chip Roy and 14 other members of the Texas delegation urging the U.S. House of Representatives to not fund the Department of Homeland Security without significant policy changes, TPPF Senior Director of Right on Immigration Ken Oliver released the following statement: “Congressman Roy and his colleagues are correct...
Press Release August 14, 2023Today, following claims that buoy barriers and concertina wire are designed to “maim or kill” illegal immigrants, Distinguished Senior Fellow for Border Security Rodney Scott released the following statement: “During my time as Border Patrol Chief, we tested several variations of buoy barrier features, including what some refer to as a “saw blade.” This classification is...
Press Release August 11, 2023AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Biden Administration’s ongoing challenge to Texas’ placement of floating buoys in the Rio Grande river to stem the flow of illegal immigration, reduce drownings, and encourage migrants seeking asylum to utilize legal points of entry. The brief, filed on behalf of twenty-two...
Press Release August 9, 2023Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott will sign a historic $18 billion property tax relief package into law. This is the largest property tax cut in Texas history and includes an increase in the homestead exemption, reduces school tax rates, provides franchise tax relief, and creates a circuit breaker pilot project. TPPF’s CEO Greg Sindelar, who...
Press Release August 9, 2023Today, TPPF Secure & Sovereign Texas Campaign Director Carine Martinez released the following statement on the DOJ’s threat to sue Texas over its floating barrier deployment: “Rather than dealing with the humanitarian crisis they created for Texans at their southern border, the federal government is attempting to block Texas from acting to protect the integrity...
Press Release July 24, 2023The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced today that Joshua J. Findlay has been named as the Director of its expanded Election Protection Project. Findlay is joining the Texas Public Policy Foundation from the Republican National Committee, where he served as its first-ever National Director of Election Integrity. In this new role at TPPF, Findlay will...
Press Release July 21, 2023