TPPF Statement on Fitch Ratings Downgrade Threat to Dallas Police & Fire Pension Systems

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero today issued the following comments in response to yesterday’s statement by Fitch Ratings regarding the Dallas Police and Fire Pension.  Quintero emphasized that unless meaningful pension reform legislation is passed in the 85th Texas Legislative Session, a “multi-notch downgrade” of the City of Dallas’ rating may occur.

Press Release January 10, 2017

TPPF’s Statement on the Texas Comptroller’s 2018-19 Biennial Revenue Estimate

Today, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the report Biennial Revenue Estimate 2018-19that provides the 85th Texas Legislature with an estimate of revenues available to be appropriated for the upcoming 2018-19 budget. Given the state’s constitution requires a balanced budget, this report sets the stage for how much legislators have available for spending and tax cuts in the 2017 Legislative Session that begins tomorrow.

Press Release January 9, 2017

NEXT WEEK: Panel Sessions Announced for the 15th Annual Policy Orientation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation has announced the panel sessions for its 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature, which begins next Wednesday, January 11, 2017 and runs through Friday, January 13, 2017. This year’s sold-out Policy Orientation takes place at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, and will feature an array of prominent speakers on the major issues affecting the future of both Texas and the rest of the country as we usher in a new Administration.   

Press Release January 5, 2017

TPPF’s Greg Glod Makes Forbes’ “30 Under 30” Law & Policy List

 The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Manager for Right on Crime and Senior Policy Analyst Greg Glod was selected to Forbes’s 2017 “30 Under 30” Law & Policy list. The annual selection recognizes America’s most influential leaders in the Law & Policy fields. This year’s judges included some of the most esteemed voices in the field, such as American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks, Yale Law School's John A. Garver professor of jurisprudence William Eskridge, Jr., New America president and CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter, and OpenGov cofounder Nate Levine.

Press Release January 4, 2017

TPPF Statement on Texas Attorney General’s Amicus Brief in Bone Cave Harvestman Case

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future Robert Henneke issued the following statement on theAmicus Curiae filed by the Texas Attorney General in a lawsuit seeking delisting of the Bone Cave Harvestman from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). TPPF’s Center for the American Future is representing Williamson County resident John Yearwood and Williamson County, Texas in American Stewards of Liberty, et al. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, et al., which challenges the authority of the federal government to use the Interstate Commerce Clause to regulate non-commercial interactions with the Bone Cave Harvestman arachnid, which only exists in two central Texas counties, is not bought nor traded in interstate commerce, and does not otherwise affect interstate commerce.

Press Release December 15, 2016

Texas Public Policy Foundation Files Amicus Brief on Plastic Bag Ban

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed an amicus curiae brief in Laredo Merchants Association v. City of Laredo, Texas which is currently before the Supreme Court of Texas. The brief opposing the City of Laredo’s ordinance that directly contradicts Texas law by prohibiting retailers from providing customers with plastic bags. In August 2016, the Fourth Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Laredo Merchants Association’s case against the City of Laredo’s plastic bag ban, finding that the ordinance is preempted by existing state statute and “unenforceable as a matter of law.”    

Press Release December 13, 2016

TPPF Statement on ‘Fair Chance’ Hiring Legislation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Senior Policy Analyst for the Center for Effective Justice Greg Glod, J.D., issued the following statement on Representative Paul Workman’s bill, House Bill 577, which would prohibit local “Ban the Box” and “Fair Chance” hiring ordinances. Under the bill, which was introduced today, local entities will be prohibited form enacting a law that prohibits, limits, or regulates a private employer’s ability to look into a prospective employee’s criminal history when considering them for a job. The bill still allows local bodies to enact a law when the company is entering into, or doing business with the local body, such as a public sector position or a contract between a private and public entity.

Press Release December 13, 2016
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