Texans are increasingly growing fed up with consistently rising property taxes and want the legislature to address the issue in the coming special session, according to a new poll. Property taxes have grown by 181% in the last two decades in Texas, much faster than population growth plus inflation, a metric that measures people’s ability...
Press Release July 9, 2021AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation commended Gov. Greg Abbott for focusing the upcoming Special Session of the 87th Legislature on issues that matter to Texans—election integrity, bail reform, border security and property taxes, among others. “Important issues were addressed in the regular Session, but we said at its close that the Legislature’s job was...
Press Release July 7, 2021AUSTIN — Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation praised Governor Greg Abbott’s letter to the Public Utility Commission urging decisive action to promote reliable electricity. “After Texas suffered through widespread blackouts in February, the legislature responded with Senate Bill 3 which was an important first step in making sure Texans have reliable electricity— but it...
Press Release July 7, 2021AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the Supreme Court of the United States for supporting election integrity in upholding election reform in Arizona. In a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s previous ruling against Arizona’s HB 2023, finding that the law “was not enacted with a discriminatory purpose.” “The higher court...
Press Release July 1, 2021AUSTIN— The Texas Public Policy Foundation, on behalf of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, the Lone Star Justice Alliance, the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys, Texas Appleseed, and the Texas Home School Coalition, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Texas, opposing the unjust termination of the father’s parental rights based on...
Press Release June 24, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the failure of S. 1, legislation designed to destroy voter protections nationwide and federalize local and state elections, making them more vulnerable to fraud. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, states like Texas moved swiftly to secure elections and restore voter faith in the process of collecting and counting votes, implementing basic security measures...
Press Release June 22, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation formally opposed the Biden Administration’s destructive and scientifically flawed proposal to include the so-called “social cost of carbon” (SCC) in analyzing the effect of certain rules and regulations. This approach relies on embarrassingly absurd emissions forecasts, generates vastly uncertain cost estimates, and ignores observable facts and the history of human behavior. ...
Press Release June 22, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released Episode 2 of its “Patients First” animated video series highlighting new solutions to provide affordable health care for millions of uninsured Texans. It addresses a common misconception that the majority of people without insurance fall within the so-called “coverage gap.” Research shows in Texas those in the gap make up a small percentage of the...
Press Release June 22, 2021Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Governor Greg Abbot’s signing today of HB 2622 by Rep. Justin Holland and Sponsored by Sen. Bob Hall in the Senate. This important piece of legislation will protect law abiding Texas gun owners from Federal overreach and prohibits any state entity from enforcing certain Federal firearm, firearm accessories, and firearm...
Press Release June 21, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Governor Abbott for signing House Bill 569 into law. Inspired by a south Dallas urban farm and market, the “Bonton Farms Act” will help reduce in–court costs and fines that often follow the formerly incarcerated—removing a significant barrier to successful reentry for former inmates. Often, individuals are released from confinement and discover they...
Press Release June 21, 2021AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in California v. Texas: Robert Henneke, TPPF’s general counsel and lead counsel for the individual plaintiffs Neill Hurly and John Nantz: “For a third time, the Court bailed out Congress to save the Affordable Care Act from...
Press Release June 17, 2021AUSTIN – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced their decision in California v. Texas, concerning the constitutionality of Obamacare. In a 7-2 decision, SCOTUS held that the plaintiffs did not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the law. The Honorable Robert Henneke, general counsel at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, was...
Press Release June 17, 2021