Life:Powered Applauds Nomination of Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy

Austin, TX – Life:Powered, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation to advocate for energy policies that promote American prosperity and energy independence, proudly endorses the nomination of Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, as the next United States Secretary of Energy. President-Elect Donald Trump announced Wright’s nomination on Truth Social, highlighting Wright’s extensive...

Press Release November 18, 2024

TPPF Files Amicus Brief Challenging Biden Administration’s Backdoor Universal Background Check Program

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief supporting the State of Texas’s challenge to the Biden Administration’s backdoor attempt to impose universal background checks. Joining Texas in the lawsuit are the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Utah, as well as the Gun Owners of America, Tennessee Firearms Association, and Virginia Citizens...

Press Release October 31, 2024

Latest Data Shows that Federal Subsidies for Unreliable Energy Are Growing With No End in Sight

AUSTIN – Tuesday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered campaign published an update to its comprehensive analysis of federal energy subsidies. As more wind and solar generation has been built over the past four years, subsidies for those resources have expanded in proportion, totaling over $140 billion since 2010, with nearly half the total being amassed in the...

Press Release October 24, 2024

New Report from the National Center for Energy Analytics Outlines Pathways to Preserve and Expand U.S. Dominance in Global LNG

Washington, D.C. – Today, National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) Senior Fellow Tristan Abbey published a report examining the politicization of liquid natural gas (LNG) exports and recommending three pathways to ensure the United States maintains, even expands the economic and geopolitical benefits from its dominant position in the global LNG market. Abbey explores the...

Press Release October 22, 2024

TPPF’s Joshua S. Treviño Announces Groundbreaking Book on U.S.-Mexico Policy

AUSTIN — Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the release of a first-of-its-kind book that contextualizes the modern border crisis by examining the history of U.S.-Mexico relations. The Hard Country: The Mexican Crisis and America’s Answers offers policy solutions in light of the unfortunate reality that Mexico is no longer a reliable partner.  “The fundamental...

Press Release October 10, 2024

Media Advisory: U.S. Federal Court to Hear Case on San Marcos, Texas Historic Preservation Ordinance

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to hear oral arguments on the city of San Marcos’s unconstitutional historic preservation ordinance that forces homeowners to keep unwanted objects on their property. This clearly violates the U.S. Constitution’s taking clause.  TPPF is representing San Marcos homeowners Kristy Money...

Press Release October 8, 2024