The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chief Economist Vance Ginn issued the following statement following the passage of two property tax-related constitutional amendments this past week: “The passage of both the increase in the homestead exemption and providing property tax relief to seniors and the disabled are helpful in the battle against incredibly high and skyrocketing...
Press Release May 9, 2022Last month, the Texas Public Policy Foundation took a positive step forward in its lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to rescind the 2009 finding that designated greenhouse gas emissions as a danger to human health and welfare. In the case Liberty Packing Company, LLC, et al. v. EPA, TPPF successfully forced the EPA...
Press Release May 6, 2022AUSTIN—The Texas Public Policy Foundation has learned that the Employees Retirement System (ERS) of Texas recently voted in favor of proposals at several of the largest U.S. banks, including Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, that would require the banks to stop providing financing for new fossil-fuel energy projects. ERS has a strict policy against...
Press Release May 2, 2022This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas distributed a memo entitled “DHS Plan for Southwest Border Security and Preparedness” that is riddled with lies, falsehoods, and misleading statements. Experts from the Texas Public Policy Foundation have identified and debunked the most egregious assertions: LIE: “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Homeland...
Press Release April 28, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a livestream discussion on border security , focusing on solutions to the Biden administration’s self-induced crisis at the southern border. The panel will take place immediately following Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ Thursday morning appearance before the House Judiciary committee and feature former Border Patrol Chief...
Press Release April 28, 2022On Thursday, April 28, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas will appear before the House Committee on the Judiciary to give testimony and take questions. The Texas Public Policy Foundation has assembled several topics that deserve to be addressed by the secretary. “Given Texas’ unique position as Ground Zero in the border security and immigration...
Press Release April 26, 2022This week, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, on behalf of over 50 U.S. Representatives, filed an amicus brief in Louisiana federal court urging it to block the Biden administration from rescinding its Title 42 policies. The brief, filed in support of Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, and 18 other states focuses on CDC’s Title 42 policies that...
Press Release April 20, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the striking down of the federal airline mask mandate in U.S. District Court. TPPF’s Executive Director and General Counsel Rob Henneke released the following statement: “The federal district judge correctly held that that CDC transportation mask mandate was unlawful and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The Court’s order...
Press Release April 18, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently won a landmark case that could eventually provide all students at colleges and universities in Texas with the same access to in-state tuition rates that undocumented immigrants enjoy. For now, the decision by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas declaring higher nonresident tuition rates unconstitutional...
Press Release April 12, 2022As COVID-19 forced children into remote learning, many parents were able to witness firsthand the education students received in the state of Texas. Some were shocked, concerned, and left with persistent questions about what schools are teaching their children. To help facilitate this discussion before the 2023 Legislative Session, the Texas Public Policy Foundation has...
Press Release April 11, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation lauded the actions of Texas Governor Greg Abbott as a positive step forward to defend Texans and stop the flow of illegal drugs and human-trafficking into the United States. The Governor recently announced he will be exercising his legal power to enhance inspections of vehicles Texas from Mexico. The...
Press Release April 8, 2022“Ending Title 42 will be an unmitigated disaster for the country when coupled with an administration that is otherwise ignoring the immigration laws on the books, undermining the Migrant Protection Protocols with Mexico, and facilitating fake asylum claims,” says Ken Oliver, senior director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Immigration campaign. “From day...
Press Release April 4, 2022