AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Comptroller released its latest Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE), revealing that state lawmakers can expect to have $194.6 billion available for general spending purposes during the 2026-27 biennium. This strong revenue outlook is undergirded by robust tax collections and a strong economy. TPPF urges the 89th Texas Legislature to maintain fiscal discipline...
Press Release January 13, 2025AUSTIN – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a long overdue report recommending that the U.S. Secretary of the Interior downgrade the Golden-Cheeked Warbler bird species’ status from “endangered” to “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The original administrative petition to remove the Warbler from the endangered species list was filed in...
Press Release January 13, 2025AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Gov. Greg Abbott will serve as the opening keynote speaker during the Wednesday, February 19th lunch session of the Texas Policy Summit. Governor Abbott has spent the interim preparing for a highly consequential session that will have the whole nation watching. As Texas’ 89th legislative...
Press Release January 9, 2025AUSTIN – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction and nationwide stay yesterday halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). In a scholarly opinion, Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle held the law likely exceeds federal authority—finding that the government’s theory of government power was “unlimited” and...
Press Release January 8, 2025New research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation shows that while expanding casino gambling would result in a new source of tax revenue, it would come with a commensurate increase in associated social problems, such as gambling addiction, mental illness, and crime. Read the full report. “As gambling itself has liberalized across the country in...
Press Release January 7, 2025In Texas, most people have no idea how much the state spends on public education. Texans might be shocked to find out it’s over $93 billion per year and only about 40% of the money goes to the classroom for expenses like teacher salaries, curriculum, textbooks, and supplies. To help educate Texas taxpayers about how...
Press Release December 12, 2024When the federal government overreaches its constitutional limits, there are often devastating effects on the lives of the American people. In order to continue to draw attention to the detriment caused by the decisions in Washington, the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) and Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) released a mini-documentary to highlight the critical struggles...
Press Release December 10, 2024AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation congratulates Distinguished Senior Fellow Rodney Scott, who President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated to serve as the next Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection. Scott’s appointment comes in the wake of four years of chaos at America’s borders, during which record numbers of unvetted illegal aliens...
Press Release December 6, 2024TYLER, TX – A judge in the Eastern District of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on the recently adopted Corporate Transparency Act. Under these regulations, the Federal Government now demands that virtually anyone who forms a state corporate entity must disclose a host of otherwise private information to federal law enforcement—even if they...
Press Release December 5, 2024WACO, TX – The Western District of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on the City of New Braunfels’ short-term rental ban. The Marfil v. New Braunfels case involved homeowners seeking to exercise their property rights by utilizing their residences for short-term rental purposes. However, the City of New Braunfels has banned these clients...
Press Release December 5, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court recently announced it will consider the constitutionality of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Universal Service Fund (USF), agreeing to review a decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals finding it unconstitutional under the nondelegation doctrine. Boyden Gray PLLC and Texas Public Policy Foundation are representing the challengers....
Press Release December 4, 2024AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation commended President-elect Donald Trump on his cabinet nominations, including retired NFL defensive back Scott Turner to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In President Trump’s first term in office, Turner served as head of the president’s White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. A Texas native, Turner also...
Press Release November 25, 2024