Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) policy experts are available to discuss all aspects of policy change in the new Presidential Administration as they pertain to the Foundation’s longstanding work in free-market and liberty-oriented policy.
Press Release November 9, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the day-long summit "Rethinking Retirement: Solutions to Secure Texas' Public Pension Plans" consisting of three panel sessions and a keynote lunch, featuring over 15 policy experts from around the nation. The summit will take place on Thursday, November 10, 2016, starting at 10:00 a.m. CDT at Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release November 8, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance will host the panel, “The California-zation of Texas: Plastic Bag Bans,” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 12th, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. More than a dozen municipalities in Texas have enacted single-use plastic bag bans and restrictions of some type, arguably in violation of existing state law. This panel will debate the merits of these policies as well as the implications for the rule of law.
Press Release November 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of the Center for Families and Children Brandon Logan, J.D., CWLS, issued the following statement in response to the Special Masters’ Report ordered in December 2015 by U.S. District Judge Janis Jack, who ruled in M.D. v. Abbott, a class-action lawsuit brought by Children’s Rights, Inc., that Texas’ long-term foster care system violated children's civil rights and ordered the state to hire special masters to come up with solutions.
Press Release November 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance will host the panel, “Time to Slam the Brakes on Local Ridesharing Regulations?” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 at 3:45 p.m. CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. The panel will discuss the affect of local ridesharing regulations on the economy and how the state Legislature should address differing local regulations.
Press Release November 4, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) released a paper by Center for Effective Justice Policy Analyst Greg Glod on grand jury reform in Texas. The paper, Balancing the Scales of Due Process: The Conservative Case for Grand Jury Reform in Texas, examines the grand jury system in Texas and offers recommendations of common-sense reforms to bring more balance to grand jury proceedings and expedite the criminal justice system in general.
Press Release November 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released A Glass Darkly: On the Need for Greater Transparency Regarding Federal funds Going Directly to Texas Local Governments. The paper, by Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Higher Education, examines the affect federal funds have on the regulation of Texas’ economy.
Press Release November 4, 2016The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Center for Effective Justice will host the panel, “Policing in Texas: Successes, Shortcomings, and a Path Forward” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 1:30 pm CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. The panelists will discuss some of the prevalent topics in policing, including militarization, community policing, and focused deterrence, and how these policies can be implemented in a manner that facilitates trust and cooperation with local communities.
Press Release November 2, 2016The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance will host the panel, “Invisible Government: Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones in Houston,” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Friday, January 13th, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. The panelists will examine the special purpose district type called tax increment reinvestment zones (TIRZs) and the possible reforms needed.
Press Release November 1, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation today launched a new Center for Families and Children, focusing upon family and child-welfare policy in the Lone Star State. The center’s immediate priorities will be to encourage policy-makers to reduce trauma for children in state care, to keep families intact whenever possible, and to engage community organizations in foster care.
Press Release October 31, 2016The Houston City Council today voted 16 to 1 to approve a resolution endorsing Mayor Sylvester Turner’s pension reform package. The symbolic vote signals local officials’ intent to bring this matter before the 85th Texas Legislature.
Press Release October 26, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper on public pension costs in Texas by James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance, and Marc Joffe, director of Policy Research at the California Policy Center. The paper,Pension Cost Burdens on Texas Cities and Counties, examines the growing costs of public pension obligations for local governments in Texas.
Press Release October 25, 2016