Texas Education Freedom Accounts Launch Confirms Parents’ Eagerness for School Choice

AUSTIN — The Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) application portal opened yesterday, giving Texas families the opportunity to be the ultimate decision maker for their child’s education. Nearly 42,000 applications were submitted on the first day, alone, breaking a national record previously held by Tennessee for day one school choice program enrollments. “Tens of thousands of Texas families have sent a clear and...

Press Release February 5, 2026

Life:Powered Announces Comprehensive Energy and Natural Resources Policy Agenda for Texas

Austin, TX – Life:Powered today announced a comprehensive energy and natural resources policy agenda designed to strengthen grid reliability, protect property rights, improve water management, and ensure affordable, dependable electricity for all Texans. “This policy agenda advances solutions that prioritize reliable power, responsible stewardship of Texas’ natural resources, and protection of private property rights,” said Brent Bennett, Life:Powered Policy Director....

Press Release February 5, 2026

TPPF Celebrates Launch of Texas Education Freedom Accounts Application Portal

AUSTIN — After three decades of efforts to bring school choice to Texas, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is celebrating the upcoming launch of the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) application portal, which opens to families on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. This pivotal program — established by the Texas Legislature in 2025 under Senate Bill 2 — will give parents greater freedom...

Press Release February 3, 2026

TPPF Announces New Initiative to Promote Strong Families

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) unveiled a comprehensive policy agenda promoting marriage, family formation, and putting Texas children on a path to prosperity. This is the latest addition to TPPF’s Liberty Action Agenda for Texas’ 90th Legislative Session. “Despite the family’s central role in instilling personal and social responsibility, no other institution has been faced with so many challenges...

Press Release February 2, 2026

TPPF Releases Government Reform and Oversight Coalition Policy Agenda

AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government Reform and Oversight Coalition (GROC) has unveiled their full policy agenda for the 2027 90th Texas Legislature. This coalition will advocate for policies to combat the forces that are driving runaway local spending, undermining property tax relief, and protecting an unaccountable education cartel that profits at taxpayers’...

Press Release January 29, 2026

TPPF Unveils Bold Education Agenda to Empower Parents, Improve Student Outcomes, and Restore Excellence in Texas Schools

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced a comprehensive education policy agenda for K-12 and higher education designed to expand education freedom, improve student outcomes, strengthen transparency and accountability, and restore academic excellence across Texas. “The policy agenda for TPPF’s Next Generation Texas campaign advances policies that put parents first, ensure taxpayer dollars are...

Press Release January 26, 2026

TPPF Unveils Tax, Spending and Local Government Policy Priorities for 90th Legislative Session

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Taxpayer Protection Project released its full agenda for the 2027 90th Session of the Texas Legislature. This campaign will advocate for fiscal policies to empower taxpayers and rein in the out-of-control spending and taxation habits of local governments throughout Texas. “Despite record property tax cuts by the state over the...

Press Release January 22, 2026

TPPF Unveils 2027 Liberty Action Agenda Top 10

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced its Liberty Action Agenda Top 10, a comprehensive list of the ten most important policy priorities Texas should advance during the 90th Legislative Session in 2027. The Liberty Action Agenda reflects TPPF’s longstanding mission to advance policies based on the principles of free enterprise, liberty, and personal...

Press Release January 19, 2026

TPPF Launches Coalition to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Unlock Property Tax Relief and Dismantle the Education Cartel

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government Reform and Oversight Coalition (GROC) officially launched with a clear mission: to combat the forces that are driving runaway local spending, undermining property tax relief, and protecting an unaccountable education cartel that profits at taxpayers’ expense.  GROC will highlight a sophisticated system, built over decades by insiders, that diverts billions...

Press Release January 14, 2026

New Report: Texas Transmission Costs Expected to More Than Double, Adding $100+ Annually to Average Electric Bills

Life:Powered analysis finds ratepayers have paid nearly $15 billion since 2010 to support wind and solar transmission investments—and new projects will repeat the same mistakes. AUSTIN, Texas – January 12, 2026 – Transmission costs in ERCOT have exploded from $1.5 billion in 2010 to over $5 billion in 2024 and could surpass $12 billion per...

Press Release January 12, 2026

TPPF Files Amicus Brief in Parental Rights Case Before the Supreme Court of Texas

On January 5, 2026, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Texas in response to the Court’s request for briefing on the application of the Texas Constitution’s newly ratified parental rights amendment (Section 37, Article I) to existing statutes governing termination of parental rights decisions. This is the...

Press Release January 6, 2026

TPPF Submits Comment on Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted a comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Proposed Rule titled Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which includes measures that right-size federal jurisdiction over the nation’s waters. The Proposed Rule correctly recognizes that federal jurisdiction over waters arises under the Commerce Clause. However, TPPF also notes that the Proposed Rule’s treatment of seasonal rivers and waters that are...

Press Release January 6, 2026