The Texas Education Agency has revitalized the state school system through HB 1605. The legislation strengthened parental rights, ensured school materials were age appropriate, and directed TEA to establish a set of state-owned curriculum. Here’s what policymakers, experts, and the media are saying about the recently published high-quality instructional material from TEA: “We, the undersigned...
Press Release June 6, 2024AUSTIN — President Biden announced new actions on the border today, though those actions are too little, too late. The order seeks to “bar migrants who cross our southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum.” In a strongly worded press release, the White House asserted that President Biden has “acted to secure our border,” though all of his...
Press Release June 4, 2024The Texas Education Agency’s new high-quality instructional materials will significantly improve educational outcomes and provide tremendous support for teachers, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Sindelar. TEA recently published the revised materials as part of a new review process passed by the Texas Legislature last year. The revised materials align...
Press Release May 29, 2024AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed two lawsuits in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia challenging EPA’s stringent new rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from trucks and cars. Together, the two rules require that at least 30% of trucks and 70% of cars be all-electric by 2032. The...
Press Release May 23, 2024Mark P. Mills, Executive Director for the National Center for Energy Analytics and TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on how modern technology and artificial intelligence (AI) create growing electricity demand and present challenges for the electric grid. Highlights from his testimony can be found below:...
Press Release May 21, 2024WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Mark P. Mills, Executive Director for the National Center for Energy Analytics and TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow, will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. WHAT: U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Opportunities, Risks,...
Press Release May 20, 2024Today, TPPF’s David Dunmoyer, Campaign Director for the Better Tech for Tomorrow campaign, will provide invited testimony before the Texas Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee on the importance of modernizing cybersecurity for Texas’ water infrastructure. “Rogue foreign actors from countries like Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are specifically targeting the water sector in...
Press Release May 15, 2024Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for stepping forward to protect female-only spaces and organizations in Texas. The Department of Education recently announced a new federal rule that would force schools receiving federal funding to allow men claiming to be women into areas such as...
Press Release April 29, 2024TPPF has been fighting for common-sense election and border security legislation for years. While millions of illegal aliens are flooding across our southern border, a record number of localities have recently allowed non-citizen voting in local elections. Those who say the threat of non-citizen voting is unfounded either aren’t paying attention or worse, are intentionally...
Press Release April 12, 2024Today, The Texas Public Policy Foundation published a new research paper on autonomous vehicles. After extensive research, the paper concludes that autonomous vehicle technology has progressed extensively in recent years despite technological hurdles. It also concludes that states like Texas should take it upon themselves to advance legislation that protects driver autonomy and privacy to...
Press Release April 1, 2024Today, The Texas Public Policy Foundation launched the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA), a new national energy think tank led by distinguished fellow Mark P. Mills and comprised of a team of world-class scholars dedicated to reality-driven energy analyses. The NCEA will produce credible, unbiased research on energy issues, both proactively and reacting to...
Press Release March 20, 2024Today, Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the Frontier Fight: A Roadmap for Border Security Policy in 2025 panel, focused on the future of border security following the Biden Administration’s border crisis. Featuring former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan, Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott, and Chairman Ryan Guillen, the panel...
Press Release March 19, 2024