Austin, TX – Joined by Lt. Governor Rick Perry and Dr. Steve Hayward of the Pacific Research Institute,the Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a report entitled The Texas Index of LeadingEnvironmental Indicators 2000. The Report documents the progress made in improving the TexasEnvironment over the past decade, not withstanding rapid growth in population and...
Press Release April 17, 2000Will light rail reduce traffic congestion in San Antonio? No. City-wide, light rail will reduce automobile miles driven by less than 0.4% by the year 2025. To put this in perspective, total traffic removed from roadways as a result of combined light rail ridership over 25 years is less than a single year’s increase in...
Press Release April 12, 2000San Antonio – Jeff Judson, President of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), today made public his March 7, 2000 challenge of a public debate with VIA during the week of April 3rd. TPPF has obtained commitments from three national transit experts for the event. VIA will be allowed to choose any three experts to...
Press Release March 10, 2000San Antonio – The Voter Survey released today by VIA Metropolitan Transit shows the unpopularity of light rail consistent with the experiences of other communities in the U.S. After two years of intensive, taxpayer-financed public relations for light rail with no organized opposition, 41% of San Antonio voters are opposed to light rail with only...
Press Release March 8, 2000Tyler – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released its findings of Smith County Government after nine months of research. The Smith County Opportunity Analysis identifies waste along with suggestions for improving the performance of county government which will save taxpayers $27.2 million over the coming decade. “Smith County is a growing and vibrant...
Press Release February 16, 2000Dallas – Four national experts today testified at a Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) hearing in Dallas to criticize proposed rules aimed at cleaning the air in Dallas and to recommend better alternatives. Wendell Cox, Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF); John Dunn, M.D., J.D., TPPF Research Fellow; Ken Green, Ph.D.,...
Press Release January 27, 2000San Antonio – The vote today by the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) to revoke the charter of a public charter school demonstrates the success of the education reform and charter school movement. It also points out a double standard. Unlike traditional public schools, accountability for charter schools is swift and decisive. If parents...
Press Release January 13, 2000SAN ANTONIO, TX — Warning of the dangers of imposing taxes on the Internet, the Texas Public Policy Foundation today joined with more than 20 consumer, taxpayer, and public policy organizations in presenting a plan to keep new tax collection schemes off the Internet, and tear down barriers to access. The “e-Freedom Coalition,” which...
Press Release November 10, 1999San Antonio – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today presented to the Texas Transportation Commission a comprehensive analysis of the Austin-San Antonio Corridor commuter rail project. The analysis is a formal response to the official Carter-Burgess feasibility study sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation. “Although Carter-Burgess concluded that commuter rail between Austin...
Press Release August 26, 1999San Antonio – Proving the skeptics wrong, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a boon to Texas cities according to an analysis released today by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF). U.S. Senator Phil Gramm joined the foundation in its release of the study at the historic San Antonio German School...
Press Release July 9, 1999TPPF Announces Formation of New Education Organization -Four Charter Schools Open by this Fall- San Antonio – Texas will have a new organization dedicated to forming world class charter schools beginning July 1, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a nonprofit research institute based in San Antonio. TPPF’s former Vice President, Melinda Wheatley,...
Press Release July 1, 1999Dallas – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released a detailed, independent analysis of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) identifying over $700 million in cost saving opportunities for the agency over the next decade, tax reduction opportunities of $410 million, and strategies to help fulfill the promises of the agency when...
Press Release June 25, 1999