The lessons for Texas and the other states are clear: it is impossible to conceive of Washington, D.C., arriving at — and still less enacting and enforcing — a workable and just solution to the immigration crisis. This is not at bottom a function of particular parties: it is a systemic policy paralysis in D.C. that has endured for half a century.
Press Release November 20, 2014Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director at the Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, speaks today at the 2014 Deloitte Oil & Gas Conference.
Press Release November 18, 2014The panel, “Markets and Teacher Compensation,” will be held during TPPF’s 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 3:25 p.m. CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in the Capitol View Terrace North.
Press Release November 18, 2014The proposed rule dramatically expands the Agencies’ regulatory authority, to the detriment of property rights and of federalism. The proposed definition violates the Clean Water Act and exceeds the federal government’s authority under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Press Release November 18, 2014A possible $1 billion general revenue bill due in early 2015 has legislators looking for options.
Press Release November 12, 2014A possible $1 billion general revenue bill due in early 2015 has legislators looking for options.
Press Release November 12, 2014Lieutenant Governor-Elect Dan Patrick promised to advance school choice in the upcoming legislative session saying, “I’m going to pass school choice because I am not going to take ‘no’ for an answer.” To discuss questions about whether students should be entitled to select the school that best fits their needs and how school choice would impact Texas ISDs and the Texas economy, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Education Freedom will host the panel “School Choice and the Texas Economy” at the 13th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature. The panel will take place on Thursday, January 7, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. CST at the Sheraton Austin Hotel in the Capitol View Terrace North.
Press Release November 12, 2014AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a media conference-call briefingTOMORROW, Wednesday, November 12, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the Texas’ 2014-15 state spending trends, which show the state is likely to exceed its constitutional spending limit unless reasonable steps are taken. Busting Texas’ 2014-15 spending limit would raise the cost of...
Press Release November 11, 2014“Texas leaders will be challenged more in the next two years to know and defend state turf than ever before,” said TPPF Center for Tenth Amendment Action Senior Fellow Karen Lugo. “It will be imperative to team with other states and to know where and when to declare that Texas sovereignty is not negotiable.”
Press Release November 11, 201489% of Texans believe "Focusing on growing the economy to provide job opportunities” is best way to combat poverty. AUSTIN – As the Prosperity and Poverty Summit gets underway in Austin, Texas, the Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a major statewide poll from Baselice & Associates on the causes and solutions for poverty in the Lone Star State....
Press Release November 6, 2014AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced Linda Mays McCaul as the newest member of its Board of Directors. McCaul, the 15th member of the Board, joins the senior leadership of a policy institution that has seen exceptional growth and influence in the recent past. The wife of U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul, her own professional career is marked by her intellect and leadership in service to her country, including tracking Soviet submarines for U.S. Naval Intelligence and playing an integral role in the destruction of chemical weapons stockpiled in the United States. Additionally, she organized a biological warfare class concentrating on anthrax, Ebola, and small pox for the Central Intelligence Agency. McCaul also serves on the boards of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Austin Greater Crime Commission, and the Texas Department of Safety. "It is truly an honor and a privilege to join the Board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation,” said McCaul. “I am sincerely honored to do my part for the Lone Star State — and for America — with the extraordinary men and women of the Foundation." "The exceptional group of liberty-loving Texans on the TPPF Board gets even more distinguished and effective with the accession of Linda Mays McCaul,” said TPPF Board Chairman Dr. Wendy Gramm. “I am so pleased to welcome her to our ranks." "The Board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation is a collection of men and women who have truly pledged their 'lives, fortunes, and sacred honor' to liberty and the Lone Star,” said TPPF President and CEO Brooke Rollins. “Their support, their counsel, and their wisdom are indispensable to our success, and Linda Mays McCaul will help create a future as accomplished as our past." Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm is chairman of the board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Brooke L. Rollins is President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a non-profit free-market research institute based in Austin. Primary website: www.TexasPolicy.com Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/TexasPublicPolicyFoundation Twitter feed: www.Twitter.com/TPPF
Press Release October 27, 2014AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host “Rehydrating Texas: Regulatory Reform to Keep Water Flowing for Texans,” on October 16, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas State Capitol Legislative Conference Center located in room E2.002. Over the last 15 years, Texas has made great strides to ensure that the state’s water resources...
Press Release October 10, 2014