Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation condemned the Department of Family and Protective Services for yet another failure to protect the children in its care. The horrific breaking news of the department’s mishandling of allegations that children in its care were sexually exploited at a shelter intended to protect victims of sex trafficking. “Evil is...
Press Release March 11, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation, in connection with Save Austin Now, has announced a live conversation, focusing on the epidemic of homelessness that is plaguing Austin and our country. The event will feature a livestream of the second of two Dr. Phil episodes focusing on our country’s homelessness crisis which includes Save Austin Now co-founders...
Press Release March 9, 2022Sherry Sylvester, a Texas Public Policy Foundation Distinguished Senior Fellow, will be available on Election Night to analyze the results of the 2022 Texas Primary Elections and their impact on policy and politics in the Lone Star State going forward. Sylvester has worked at the nexus of politics and public policy for decades. She has...
Press Release February 25, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation, in connection with the Texas Federation for Children Growth Fund, have announced the upcoming Pastors for Parent Empowerment Summit. The summit will focus on helping families and communities to reach their fullest potential in their faith traditions. The summit will feature presentations from national and local partners. As shepherds of...
Press Release February 24, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation and Texas Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne—joined by the State of Texas—sued the Centers for Disease Control to end the enforcement of mask mandates for public transportation and transportation hubs. TPPF’s lawsuit seeks to end the federal government’s requirement to wear masks on planes and at airports. The complaint argues that...
Press Release February 16, 2022New research by the Texas Public Policy Foundation reveals that 89% of college programs that fail the ‘gainful employment’ test are at public and private non-profit schools. These programs fail to prepare students for gainful employment and can be linked to the crushing student loan debt crisis facing the country. “We tend to think of...
Press Release February 14, 2022New research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation reveals that states that extended supplemental unemployment insurance benefits created a financial incentive for people to stay home instead of returning to work. Roughly 3 million more people stayed on unemployment in states that maintained the increase in benefits versus the states that ended the program early,...
Press Release February 9, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the launch of the Right for Families campaign and associated Liberty Action Agenda items in anticipation of the 88th Legislative Session set to convene in January 2023. This campaign will be working to enact public policy solutions that promote free and flourishing families so that they are able...
Press Release February 3, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Health Care campaign announced its reform agenda to give patients more control of their health care decisions. By focusing on patient-centered reforms, Texas can make prescription drugs more affordable, increase access to medical professionals, open up new models for delivering care, make pricing more transparent, and allow insurers...
Press Release February 3, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the Alliance for Opportunity campaign’s Liberty Action Agenda items in anticipation of the 88th Legislative Session set to convene in January 2023. This campaign will be working to enact public policy solutions that promote human dignity, fruitful purpose, and self-sufficiency for every Texan. In addition to reforms within...
Press Release January 31, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation released its full list of legislative priorities for Texas’s 88th legislative session in 2023. It includes more than 60 public policy reforms to improve education quality, lower taxes, ensure access to affordable and reliable energy, protect public safety, and make government more transparent and accountable to Texans, among others. Each...
Press Release January 28, 2022Today, the Alliance for Opportunity is proud to announce the launch of a resource that provides key policy recommendations for reducing the number of people in poverty. The recommendations are based on creating generational transformation in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, but the policy implications can be applied nationally as well. On the website, policymakers will...
Press Release January 27, 2022