The 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, 2016The Texas Public Policy’s Center for Local Governance and Think Local Liberty project Director James Quintero and Policy Analyst Bryan Mathew released the following statements on the lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General against the city of Brownsville in an effort to stop the municipality from assessing a $1 environmental fee on customers wishing to use traditional plastic and paper bags.
Press Release October 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host “Economic Development: A Debate on Corporate Welfare” TODAY, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 12, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the paper, Leaky Umbrella: The Need to Reform Texas’ Rainy Day Fund, today that highlights the history, problems, and reforms to Texas’ economic stabilization fund (ESF), also known as the state’s rainy day fund. The Foundation’s Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy Talmadge Heflin and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements:
Press Release October 11, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host “Economic Development: A Debate on Corporate Welfare” TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 11, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will participate SXSW Eco’s panel, “Ban on Bans, ” TODAY, October 10, at 4:45 pm CDT in Room 3 of the Austin Convention Center. The panel will discuss preemptive legislation calling for some environmental regulation to be done at the state instead of municipal level.
Press Release October 10, 2016The 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, 2016The Texas Public Policy’s (TPPF) Center for the American Future will host the panel, “’Regulation at Any Cost?’ How Small Business Can Work Together to Challenge Regulatory Overreach” 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 6, 2016The 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, 2016The 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