AUSTIN – A United States Federal Court is set to hear oral arguments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s illegal refusal to comply with a January 2020 order requiring the agency to determine whether the Golden-Cheeked Warbler species may no longer require protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing the...
Press Release August 13, 2024TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement regarding Kathleen White: “The TPPF family is sad to hear of the unfortunate passing of Kathleen White. It was a tremendous privilege to work with Kathleen, who was deeply passionate about improving the lives of Texans. As our longtime expert on energy and environment, Kathleen’s contributions had...
Press Release August 7, 2024AUSTIN — A Dripping Springs ISD trustee says a consultant close to the Texas Association of School Boards advised school board members to weaponize teacher pay to motivate teachers to become active during the legislative session and influence how teachers vote. Rob McClelland, the trustee, says he was so disgusted by the remarks that he...
Press Release July 29, 2024Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Better Tech for Tomorrow campaign released new research on giving Texans the right to repair their own property. Giving consumers true ownership and control over how to use, modify, and fix their personal property is a crucial step toward unraveling this reality—best accomplished through a right to repair. “America...
Press Release July 29, 2024Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, July 24th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Universal Service Fund” (USF) is unconstitutional under the nondelegation doctrine. Boyden Gray PLLC and Texas Public Policy Foundation are proud to represent the challengers, with Boyden Gray Partner Trent McCotter arguing...
Press Release July 25, 2024BOSTON – The First Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments on the Biden administration’s reckless and unlawful approval of the Vineyard Wind Project, which last week was responsible for environmental damage off the coast of Nantucket when a turbine collapsed. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is representing local fishermen whose livelihoods...
Press Release July 23, 2024AUSTIN – Monday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for implementing a rule stemming from the December 2022 omnibus spending bill. A U.S. District Court previously concluded that Congress violated the Quorum Clause when it allowed a majority of its Members to vote on the bill...
Press Release July 23, 2024AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published a new research paper titled “A Unified Standard: Ensuring All Children Are Given Active Efforts for Prevention and Reunification.” In its recommendations, the paper aims to raise the quality of services provided to preserve and reunite Texas families. Child Protective Services is required to undertake efforts...
Press Release July 18, 2024AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the Texas State Board of Education for greenlighting four new open-enrollment charter districts. The SBOE voted today to take no action on four out of five schools that TEA recommended for a charter grant. “Parents deserve to be able to send their children to a school that meets...
Press Release June 28, 2024AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and other state-based think tanks sent a coalition letter to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce stating their support for the spirit of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024. TPPF is joined by the Roughrider Policy Center, Rhode Island Center For Freedom & Prosperity,...
Press Release June 17, 2024The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement regarding the Texas Conservative Commitment, a set of policy goals for the 89th Texas Legislative Session. “We are thrilled to see Texas conservatives coming together over a positive and pro-active policy agenda for the next session. Each issue is not only critically urgent...
Press Release June 14, 2024Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA) released its first-ever study, which evaluates the realities of the ongoing push for an all-electric vehicle (EV) future. The study documents the overlooked and enormous physical and economic challenges of attempting to rapidly deploy an all-EV infrastructure to replicate the fueling convenience of today’s distribution...
Press Release June 7, 2024