Dental access coalition holds press conference on dental access bill
This legislation is a free-market solution that improves access to dental care, creates middle-class jobs, and reduces health care costs.
Press Release April 13, 2015TPPF announces Stacy Hock as newest board member
The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced Stacy Hock as the newest member of its Board of Directors. She is manager of the Joel & Stacy Hock Charitable Fund, and co-owner of Hock, LLC. She recently moved back to her hometown of Austin from New York City, where she served on the boards of City Harvest and the Bowery Mission.
Press Release April 10, 2015TPPF’s James Quintero to testify before Senate Finance Committee
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will testify today before the Senate Committee on Finance on Senate Bill 182, a measure to provide long-lasting property tax relief by reducing the rollback rate for cities, counties, and special districts from 8 percent to 4 percent.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF’s Kathleen Hunker testifies before Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Economic Freedom Policy Analyst Kathleen Hunker testified today before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee on Senate Bill 1185, relating to a biennial study regarding occupational licensing requirements.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF’s Chuck DeVore testified before Texas House Transportation Committee on design-build contracting
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Vice President of Policy Chuck DeVore testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Transportation on Senate Bill 1294, which would place significant limits on the ability of the Texas Department of Transportation to save up to $1 billion per year by use of design-build contracting.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF joins national coalition to protect Texas from EPA power grab
The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced that it joined 32 national and state free market organizations in supporting a call by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for states to refuse to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) request that Texas submit a state implementation plan for the Clean Power Plan.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF’s Bill Peacock testifies before Texas Senate State Affairs Committee
It’s time to take action that will help restore the balance, benefit Texans of all walks of life, and maintain Texas’ amazing record of economic success.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF statement on passage of spending limit reform in Texas
We applaud the work done today by the Texas Senate to fundamentally reform the state’s spending limit. It’s a good day in Texas as the reforms passed by the Senate today will help safeguard Texans from higher future taxes and fees.
Press Release April 9, 2015TPPF statement on the Texas House $4.9 billion tax relief package
We appreciate the efforts by the House to provide substantial, permanent tax relief that would bring about the largest tax cut in the state’s history. With today’s announcement, this is a terrific position for Texans to be in.
Press Release April 8, 2015TPPF’s James Quintero testifies before Senate Finance Committee on zero-based budgeting
With local government spending, debt, and taxes all trending in the wrong direction, it’s critical that we make use of every tool available to make sure that our cities, counties, and school districts are being judicious with the money that they have available.
Press Release April 8, 2015TPPF’s Jess Fields to testify before House Committee on Government Transparency & Operation
Transparency is essential to good governance, and all Texans should welcome easier access to important financial transparency tools, such as the ability to make a public information act request.
Press Release April 8, 2015TPPF’s Jess Fields testifies before the House subcommittee on Bond Indebtedness
Texas’ local governments are deep in debt, and the situation is only getting worse thanks to exotic public financing devices like capital appreciation bonds (CABs) that allow local governments to borrow now and shift oversized debt payments onto future generations of taxpayers.
Press Release April 8, 2015