AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the research paper Come and Take It: What Will—and What Will Not—Improve Public Safety in Firearm Violence Prevention. “In the wake of recent shootings, many gun control proponents have demanded that state leadership ‘do something’ in the hopes of preventing future tragedies,” said Derek Cohen, Ph.D., director...
Press Release November 12, 2019WASHINGTON D.C.—The Border Security Coalition announced the addition of former Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) to its conglomerate of conservative leaders and organizations that have banded together to prioritize border security as the essential first step before other changes to U.S. immigration law can be made. The Coalition, spearheaded by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF),...
Press Release November 6, 2019WASHINGTON D.C.—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Federalism in Immigration: The Cases of Canada and Australia. “Australia and Canada have largely focused their immigration policy on providing permanent resident visas to economic migrants with desirable skills to the nations’ workforce while also giving states, territories, and provinces a crucial role in sponsorship,” said...
Press Release October 31, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper, The Case for Replacing Cost of Attendance with Median Cost of College. “Using the median cost of college would generate several benefits including improving the financial aid application process, enhancing the competitive landscape among colleges, and providing an incentive for colleges to measure and improve quality,”...
Press Release October 29, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the policy perspective, Small Business Owners Speak: Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Hurts More Than It Helps. “Several city governments across Texas have interfered with the relationship between employers and employees by passing ordinances forcing businesses to provide paid sick leave as a benefit,” said Grace Watson, legislative...
Press Release October 29, 2019AUSTIN— Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Texas granted the Pardo family’s petition for emergency relief concerning the wrongful removal of their son and ordered the immediate return of the child to his family pending a final ruling in the case. “We are thrilled that Drake is going home to his family where he belongs,” said Andrew Brown,...
Press Release October 25, 2019AUSTIN—The Texas Public Policy Foundation released two episodes of the new podcast, Step Up with Ellen Troxclair. “It was an honor to serve as the youngest woman, and sole conservative, on the Austin City Council, but it was also isolating and discouraging that my point of view was often ignored or belittled. If I felt this...
Press Release October 23, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the policy perspective The Myth of State Disinvestment in Higher Education. “The conventional wisdom holds that higher education has been suffering from relentless state disinvestment for decades,” said Andrew Gillen, senior policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “But this is a myth – there has...
Press Release October 23, 2019AUSTIN—In response to a healthcare plan released by the Republican Study Committee today, Right on HealthCare, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, issued the following response in support of the plan. “We applaud the Republican Study Committee for communicating with stakeholders and including patients in the design of their healthcare framework,” said David Balat, director...
Press Release October 22, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the report Metroplex Elections: November 2019. “Dallas-Fort Worth residents will consider many different ballot questions on topics ranging from bond propositions to tax ratification elections to the allocation of local sales tax revenue and more,” said Shelby Sterling, J.D., policy analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation....
Press Release October 21, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published three one-page papers on property taxes, public pensions and government debt to help inform Texas taxpayers as they head to the ballot box to vote on constitutional amendments, new debt propositions and questions of tax increases. “Texans have a variety of online transparency tools made available to...
Press Release October 21, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Constitutional Amendment Election: November 2019. “This November, Texas voters will have the chance to approve or reject 10 constitutional amendments that cover a wide range of topics including everything from tax policy to infrastructure funding to restrictions on officeholders and more,” said Think Local Liberty’s...
Press Release October 17, 2019