Right on Immigration, the immigration policy arm of the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), is calling on the Biden administration to designate Mexican drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations”. The call for the Mexican drug cartels to be formally designated by the United States as terrorist organization comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott has also...
Press Release April 15, 2021Today, the Texas Senate gave approval to Senate Bill 10, a bill to stop cities and counties from using tax dollars to lobby. By prohibiting certain political subdivisions from using public money to hire registered lobbyists to advocate at the legislature, the Texas Senate has taken a vital step toward ending a pernicious practice that...
Press Release April 15, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Brooke L. Rollins, former White House Domestic Policy Advisor and past TPPF President, will be rejoining the foundation as Senior Advisor and on the Board of Directors. Kevin Roberts, who took the helm of TPPF after Rollins, has been elevated to Chief Executive Officer and will also be...
Press Release April 14, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed objections to two proposals of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) that seek to scrap Trump Administration rules that help businesses survive and prosper. The Independent Contractor Rule established straightforward “core factors” for determining whether a person providing services is an “employee” or an “independent contractor” for purposes...
Press Release April 12, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the Texas Senate’s preliminary passage of Senate Bill 14, a bill to bring uniformity and consistency to the patchwork quilt of local employment regulations. This legislation will allow free-market actors to operate without unnecessary restraints and enable private persons to negotiate their employment benefits without local government interference. “Liberal...
Press Release April 12, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the Texas Senate for passing a responsible state budget in SB 1 for the 2022-23 biennium which provides for necessary state functions, but does not grow beyond the average taxpayer’s ability to pay. Total spending in the bill comes in well below TPPF’s formula for the Conservative Texas Budget and contains...
Press Release April 7, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the recently released package of health care reforms in the Texas House that will significantly lower costs, improve health care outcomes, put patients in charge of health care decisions, and make improvements to Medicaid. The group of individual bills rolled out by Speaker of the House Dade Phelan was released with...
Press Release April 7, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation commended Governor Gregg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting state agencies, local governments, and businesses from requiring vaccine “passports” in order for Texans to receive services or enter buildings. Gov. Abbott’s order comes as some groups, such as airline trade unions, have floated the idea of making them required for domestic travel...
Press Release April 6, 2021HB 567 prioritizes preserving and strengthening struggling families over removing children into foster care.
Press Release April 1, 2021SB 28 would prevent cities from adopting policies intended to prevent charter districts from operating on equal terms with other districts.
Press Release April 1, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation celebrated a unanimous vote in the Texas Senate for reform that requires hospitals to disclose negotiated rates. The bill, SB 1137, is a huge step forward in creating a transparent market for health care that obligates providers to tell patients what treatments and procedures cost before they are performed. According to a TPPF...
Press Release March 31, 2021The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced its support for Texas Attorney General’s U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit defending the public charge rule. The rule limits entry into the United States from those who are likely to become dependent on government benefits. TPPF’s Robert Henneke released the following statement: “America cannot be a welfare program for the world....
Press Release March 31, 2021