Today, the Texas Workforce Commission released Texas labor market information for May 2016. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:
Press Release June 17, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence & Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment, appeared on Fox Business’ Varney & Co. to discuss energy independence, oil and gas regulations, and her new book, co-authored with The Heritage Foundation’s Stephen Moore, Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy.
Press Release June 14, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Center for Effective Justice Deputy Director Derek Cohen examining sentencing enhancements in Texas. The paper, Texas’ Mandatory Sentencing Enhancements, examines the effectiveness of statutory provisions that raise the minimum threshold of criminal sentence based on a certain characteristic of the offense or offender, and provides policy recommendations for how best to deal with current and potential future enhancements.
Press Release June 14, 2016Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Director of the Fueling Freedom Project Doug Domenech issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of two Resolutions, H.R. 89 and H.R. 112, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the U.S. economy, and opposing the President’s proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil.
Press Release June 14, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero testified today before the House Committee on Pensions meeting at the Houston City Council Chamber.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced that the Honorable Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at TPPF, today was sworn into and admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing on Wednesday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the Real Texas Budget, an overview of Texas appropriations and spending. The TPPF research, which will be released Wednesday morning, catalogues for taxpayers how much of their tax dollars the state of Texas actually spends.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released a paper on state-governed pensions by James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance at TPPF. The paper, Restoring Local Control of State-Governed Pension Plans, examines state-controlled local pension plans and offers recommendations to restore them to fiscal health.
Press Release June 7, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action, issued the following statement on the Louisiana House approving SCR 52, which calls for a convention of states to propose amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution’s language is championed by the Convention of States Project.
Press Release June 7, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future Robert Henneke and head of Texans for Positive Economic Policy (TPEP) former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs issued the following statements on the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to deny a status review of the delisting petition filed by TPPF and TPEP to remove the golden-cheeked warbler from the Endangered Species List because of its documented recovery:
Press Release June 6, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation, with Empower Texans and Direct Action Texas, will cosponsor a Local Government Fiscal Workshop in North Dallas on Friday, June 10, 2016. The Workshop will discuss local property tax in Texas and the decision-making process that governs the system.
Press Release June 3, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released a paper on affordable housing in Texas by Kathleen Hunker, senior policy analyst for the Center for Economic Freedom at TPPF. The paper, “Bringing Down the Housing Restrictions,” examines the impact of excessive regulation on housing prices. It argues that the crunch felt by urban families in Austin and throughout Texas stems from unnecessary costs added by central planning.
Press Release May 31, 2016