TPPF releases “The Endangered Species Act: A Look Ahead”
Endangered Species Legislation is ineffective while hindering economic growth.
Press Release February 2, 2015New state-level employment report: Texas’ job creation outpaces other large states in 2014
Texas’ unemployment rate at or below California’s for 101 consecutive months and national average for 96 consecutive months.
Press Release January 28, 2015TPPF statement on the Texas Senate’s 2016-17 budget recommendations
The Texas Senate recommends a total budget increase of 1.5 percent and $4 billion in tax relief.
Press Release January 28, 2015Texas Continues as Nation’s Job Creation Leader in the 3rd Quarter
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released The Texas Model: 3rd Quarter 2014 Employment Update. The paper, authored by the Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn, highlights labor market trends through the third quarter of 2014 for the top four most populated states and national average, showing that Texas remains the job creation leader because...
Press Release January 23, 2015TPPF releases “The Need for Nuclear Regulatory Reform”
AUSTIN – Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Senior Fellow Mario Loyola on the need to reform government regulation of America’s nuclear industry. The paper, The Need for Nuclear Regulatory Reform, examines interventions by the Department of Energy, which have imposed major losses on the U.S. nuclear industry, creating incentives against...
Press Release January 20, 2015TPPF releases Summary of Expert Witness Allan Parker Report & Testimony for School Finance Trial
AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf and Policy Analyst Michael Barba, summarizing the school-finance trial expert report and testimony of Allan E. Parker. Allan Parker is President of the Justice Foundation. He testified as an expert on school finance as a...
Press Release January 15, 2015TPPF Statement on the Texas Comptroller’s 2016-17 Biennial Revenue Estimate
AUSTIN – Today, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the report Biennial Revenue Estimate 2016-17 that provides the 84th Texas Legislature with an estimate of revenue likely available to appropriate for the next two-year budget. Given the state’s constitution requires a balanced budget, this report sets the stage for how much legislators have available for spending and tax cuts in the 2015 Legislative Session that starts tomorrow.
Press Release January 13, 2015Former Comptroller Susan Combs Receives TPPF Liberty Award
AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) awarded the 2015 Dr. James R. Leininger Liberty Award to former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs. The award, named for the founder of TPPF, recognizes an individual who has forever changed Texas for the better through her inspiring leadership, tireless dedication to liberty, and...
Press Release January 13, 2015TPPF Premieres 25th Anniversary Video at Annual Policy Orientation
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today premiered a video commemorating the Foundation’s 25 years working to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas. The video premiered at the Foundation’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, and chronicles the inception,...
Press Release January 9, 2015Today: Governor Rick Perry & Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at TPPF’s Policy Orientation
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature concludes today, Friday, January 9, 2015, with a luncheon discussion on the Resurgence of American Leadership featuring Governor Rick Perry and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, moderated by Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Stephen Moore. The discussion will...
Press Release January 9, 2015Tomorrow: TPPF’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature begins TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 7, 2015 and runs through Friday, January 9, 2015. This year’s sold-out Policy Orientation takes place at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, and will feature an array of prominent speakers on the major issues affecting...
Press Release January 8, 2015Today: Gov.-Elect Abbott to Keynote at TPPF’s Policy Orientation
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature continues today, Thursday, January 8, 2015, with a breakfast keynote featuring Governor-Elect Greg Abbott, followed by a luncheon discussion on the Texas Miracle with former Senator Phil Gramm and former Congressman Kent Hance. The evening plenary session, The Future of Texas, features Lt....
Press Release January 8, 2015