TPPF statement on Dallas’ downgraded debt rating

On Wednesday, Moody’s Investor Service downgraded the City of Dallas’ debt rating for its general obligation limited tax debt, citing the City’s “very large and growing unfunded pension liabilities, a high fixed cost burden, and basic infrastructure needs.”  This is the second time Dallas’ bond rating has been downgraded in 12 years. The move came within hours of the Dallas City Council announcing that it would issue an additional $227 million in bonds.

Press Release October 29, 2015

TPPF’s Kathleen Hartnett White responds to Texas lawsuit to halt EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed today by a Texas-led, 24-state coalition challenging the Clean Power Plan rule, published today in the Federal Register.

Press Release October 23, 2015

TPPF statement on Texas lawsuit to halt EPA’s Clean Power Plan

The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed today by a Texas-led, 24-state coalition challenging the Clean Power Plan rule, published today in the Federal Register.

Press Release October 23, 2015

TPPF statement on Clean Power Plan final rule published in federal register

Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment Kathleen Hartnett White, Director of the Center for the American Future Rob Henneke, and TPPF’s Fueling Freedom Project Director Doug Domenech issued the following statements on the publication in the Federal Register of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) the Clean Power Plan.

Press Release October 23, 2015

TPPF statement on delaying San Antonio’s vote on annexation

Yesterday, the office of the City Manager of San Antonio recommended delaying a vote on annexing three parts of unincorporated Bexar County. The votes on annexation would be delayed until the completion of the city’s comprehensive plan, SA Tomorrow. The San Antonio City Council is expected to consider the proposed annexation plan in Spring 2016.

Press Release October 22, 2015

TPPF statement on Texas challenge to unconstitutional Obamacare tax

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy John Davidson issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed today by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the Health Insurance Providers Fee, which is an unconstitutional tax levied on Medicaid plans in order to fund Obamacare subsidies.

Press Release October 22, 2015

TPPF releases a study on how the Texas model supports prosperity

The Texas Public Policy Foundation released a paper today by Center for Fiscal Policy Economist Vance Ginn, Ph.D. on the economic freedom and individual prosperity supported by the Texas model compared with other large states. The paper, The Texas Model Supports Prosperity: A Labor Market Comparison, examines data in Texas, California, New York, and Florida and U.S. averages that show the limited government approach works best.  

Press Release October 20, 2015

TPPF releases spotlight paper on the Texas Commission on the Arts

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom today released a paper by Center Director Bill Peacock and Research Associate Cody Ross on the Texas Commission of the Arts. The paper, Texas Commission on the Arts, is the first paper in the Foundation’s new series, Spotlight on State and Local Government.

Press Release October 19, 2015

THIS MORNING: TPPF hosts spotlight series event on state agency transparency & accountability

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a “Spotlight: Transparency and Accountability in State Agencies” TODAY, October 19 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release October 19, 2015

New Texas employment report shows unemployment rate has been at or below the U.S. average for 105 consecutive months

Today, the Texas Workforce Commission released Texas labor market data for September 2015. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement.

Press Release October 16, 2015

MONDAY: TPPF hosts spotlight series event on state agency transparency & accountability

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a “Spotlight: Transparency and Accountability in State Agencies” on Monday, October 19 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release October 16, 2015

TPPF statement on new local debt figures from Texas Bond Review Board

The Texas Bond Review Board (BRB) released preliminary estimates of local government debt owed for fiscal year 2015. According to the BRB, local governments have amassed debts totaling more than $338 billion, up more than $5 billion since the previous fiscal year.

Press Release October 15, 2015