The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for the American Future Attorney Chance Weldon issued the following statement on the Eighth Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee ruling today in Anderson v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, that Nashville’s short-term rental ordinance is vague and thus unconstitutional.
Press Release October 25, 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 24, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy Director Dr. Deane Waldman issued the following statement on the information released today by the Administration that the cost of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is expected to rise an average of 25 percent in 2017.
Press Release October 24, 2016Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released state-level labor market information for September 2016. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:
Press Release October 21, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today filed a response to the Bureau of Land Managements motion to compel access to property owned by TPPF’s clients in Aderholt, et al. v. Bureau of Land Management, et. al. TPPF’s Center for the American Future represents individual property owners, the counties of Wichita, Clay, and Wilbarger, and the Clay County Sheriff in the lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) unconstitutional and arbitrary seizure of thousands of acres of private property along the Red River in Texas.
Press Release October 20, 2016The Texas Attorney General today filed a plea in intervention in Pulliam, et. al. v. City of Austin, et. al., a lawsuit filed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and Goldwater Institute challenging the City’s labor agreement with Austin Firefighters Association, Local 975. The lawsuit, filed last month, seeks to halt the practice of “release time” also known as “association business leave,” and “union leave,” which assigns city employees to work for the union at taxpayer expense. The agreement violates the Texas Constitution “gift clause” provision that prohibits government from giving taxpayer funds to private entities without a public purpose.
Press Release October 18, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the book talk and signing “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” with author Vicki E. Alger TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 18, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the book talk and signing “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” with author Vicki E. Alger on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 18, 2016A West Virginia federal judge granted summary judgment to Murray Energy Corporation in Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must evaluate the consequences of its air pollution regulations on jobs. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) General Counsel Robert Henneke issued the following statement:
Press Release October 17, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Dr. Patrick J. Wolf, a distinguished professor of education policy and a 21st Century Endowed Chair in school choice at the University of Arkansas. The paper, “Boosting Graduation Rates in Texas through Education Savings Accounts,” examines the effect education savings accounts would have on high-school graduation rates in Texas.
Press Release October 17, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Education Freedom Senior Fellow the Honorable Kent Grusendorf will give invited testimony before the Texas House Committee on Public Education TODAY, Monday, October 17 at 9:00 am CDT in room E2.036 of the Texas State Capitol to consider interim charges related to increasing parental choice in education, reviewing the successes and failures of school choice programs in other states, and examining the benefits and costs of implementing such a program in Texas.
Press Release October 17, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will participate in a town hall meeting on property revenue caps, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities for the 2017 legislative session on Thursday, October 13 at 7:00 pm in San Antonio. The event, Property Tax Revenues: Legislative Limits vs. Local Control, is sponsored by the San Antonio Express-News, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Spectrum News.
Press Release October 13, 2016