TPPF Hosts Climate Change Event at Penn State

The Texas Public Policy Foundation, in conjunction with the Penn State Mining Society Group and Society of Petroleum Engineers, will host a panel discussion on climate change, and how recent policy enactments will affect our environment and the energy fields they intend to regulate. The event, Carbon, Climate, & Costs, will take place TODAY, Friday, October 7, 2016 at 11:30 am EDT at Pennsylvania State University in the Deike Building.

Press Release October 7, 2016

TPPF Statement on Texas Attorney General Intervening in Short-Term Rental Lawsuit

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) General Counsel and Center for the American Future Director Robert Henneke and Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on the Texas Attorney General’s Office intervening in a lawsuit filed by TPPF in June, Zaatari et. al v. City of Austin, et al., which seeks declaratory and injunctive relief from the City of Austin’s unconstitutional short-term rental (STR) ordinance:  

Press Release October 6, 2016

TPPF EXPERTS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S STATE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION REPORT

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Vice President of Research and Director of the Center for Economic Freedom, Bill Peacock, and its Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action, Chip Roy, today issued the following statements in response to the Department of Labor's newly released report on the effect of recent industry trends on workers, employers, and communities.  

Press Release October 5, 2016

TPPF’s Kathleen Hartnett White to Speak at Geosciences Conference in Orlando

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White will deliver the keynote presentation at the International Conference on Geosciences and Geophysics (“Geosciences”) this week. Ms. White will deliver the honorable keynote address titled, “The Great Energy Enrichment,” at 10:35am on October 6 at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Orlando Airport located at 5555 Hazeltine National Drive in Orlando, FL. She is coauthor of the recently released Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy (Regnery Publishing).

Press Release October 5, 2016

TPPF Policy Orientation Panel to Address Private Property Rights

As part of the justification for their land seizure along the Red River, the Bureau of Land Management states that it had an obligation to do so based on its duty to the public. However, the public are being increasingly excluded from their historical use and access of public lands. The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Center for the American Future will host the panel, “Red River Property Rights: Who Are the ‘Public’ That Public Lands Belong To?” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 3:00 pm CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.

Press Release October 5, 2016

TPPF Policy Orientation Panel to Address the Future of Climate Science

There has been a concerted effort to suppress climate science and scientists whose research questions the catastrophic climate scenario. This year, a coordinated effort was launched targeting a so-called “web of denial,” including accusations that free-market think tanks were confusing the pubic on the issue. To examine the intersection of climate science and free speech, The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Fueling Freedom Project will host the panel, “’Web of Denial:’ Is Real Climate Science Still Possible?” at the 15th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:00 pm CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.

Press Release October 4, 2016
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