AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulated Vance Ginn, Ph.D., who served as TPPF senior economist and director of the Center for Economic Freedom, on becoming the associate director for economic policy with the White House Office of Management and Budget. “Vance is a hard-working, passionate, and strong leader who at all times cheerfully...
Press Release June 10, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative published the policy brief, Community Supervision in Wisconsin. “Wisconsin is third in the nation for the amount of time imposed by post-prison sentences despite the fact that re-offense rates plummet after a three-year period,” said Tom Lyons, Wisconsin State Director of Right on Crime. “Truth-in-sentencing...
Press Release May 31, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative, published the policy brief, Advancing Reforms to Community Supervision in Texas. “Over the last decade, Texas has achieved a dramatic reduction in parole revocations. This stems largely from the fact that parole is a statewide system, and improvements have been made to increase the use...
Press Release May 30, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the paper, A Brief History of Border Security: 1836 to Present. “The simple truth is, the U.S.-Mexico border has never really been secure,” said John Daniel Davidson, senior fellow for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Immigration initiative. “Amid the insecurity, the border has always been active. In...
Press Release May 29, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative published the policy brief, Community Corrections in Florida. “Florida relies on prison in lieu of alternatives to incarceration at a much higher rate than many other states, particularly for lower-level offenders.” Greg Glod, director of state initiatives for the Right on Crime initiative at the...
Press Release May 28, 2019Austin – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement regarding the state budget for 2020-2021: “It’s unfortunate that the Texas Legislature’s budget exceeds responsible spending limits,” said TPPF Senior Economist Vance Ginn. “The 2020-21 Texas budget of $243.7 billion, which excludes funds to Harvey recovery and property tax relief, is a 12.5...
Press Release May 27, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement on the announcement that the Governor, Senate, and House have reached agreements on funding education and cutting property taxes: “The plan delivers on the promise to cut property taxes, fund education, and enact important reforms that will keep Texas the most prosperous state in the...
Press Release May 23, 2019Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the results of a poll that again demonstrates Texans’ overwhelming opposition to taxpayer-funded lobbying. Nearly nine out of ten Texans (88%) say they oppose using tax dollars to fund lobbyists to just five percent who say they support it. Fully 78 percent say they strongly oppose taxpayer money going...
Press Release May 22, 2019AUSTIN— The Texas Senate passed House Joint Resolution 38 that has been previously passed by the Texas House. The next step for this measure is to be on the November ballot for Texans to choose whether Texas should ban a personal income tax for any reason, which today a state personal income tax could be implemented to replace...
Press Release May 21, 2019AUSTIN— Today, as the Texas House prepares to debate taxpayer-funded lobbying, the Texas Public Policy Foundation took this opportunity to remind lawmakers exactly where Texans stand on the issue. Starting at 11 a.m., an airplane flew over the Texas Capitol with the TPPF-sponsored message: TEX OPPOSES TAX-FUNDED LOBBYING. Recent polling shows that 91 percent of Texans...
Press Release May 20, 2019AUSTIN—The Texas House of Representatives is expected to consider Senate Bill 29 on Monday. SB 29 prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars by local governments to hire lobbyists to advocate against tax reform, bond transparency, and ethics issues and requires greater government disclosure. The bill has received bipartisan support from lawmakers growing frustrated with local governments spending more than $40...
Press Release May 19, 2019AUSTIN— Last night, the Texas House voted overwhelmingly in favor of the passage of Senate Bill 943, a bill to expand the disclosure requirements of government contracts under the Public Information Act and revise exceptions from disclosure based on competitive advantage and trade secrets. The new law would strengthen the public’s right to know and is now headed...
Press Release May 18, 2019