Busting Texas’ 2014-15 Spending Limit
A possible $1 billion general revenue bill due in early 2015 has legislators looking for options.
Press Release November 12, 2014TPPF Policy Orientation Panel to Address School Choice
Lieutenant 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, 2014Busting Texas’ 2014-15 Spending Limit Conference Call
AUSTIN – 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, 2014TPPF Policy Orientation Panel to Address Federal Abuse of Power
“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, 2014TPPF RELEASES Major Statewide Poll on Poverty and Prosperity
89% 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, 2014TPPF Announces Linda Mays McCaul as Newest Board Member
AUSTIN – 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, 2014TPPF hosts “Rehydrating Texas…
AUSTIN – 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, 2014TPPF releases “More Law, Less Justice…
AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Center for Effective Justice Senior Policy Analyst Vikrant Reddy on the growing number of non-traditional criminal offenses in state law that are not listed in the state penal code. The paper, More Law, Less Justice: The Proliferation of Non-Traditional Crimes in the Texas...
Press Release October 10, 2014TPPF releases “Destroying the School-to-Prison Pipeline”
AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Center for Education Freedom Policy Analyst Michael Barba and Center for Effective Justice Policy Analyst Derek Cohen on how school choice helps keep kids in school and out of the juvenile justice system. The paper, “Destroying the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” examines school choice as...
Press Release October 10, 2014TPPF’s Derek Cohen to testify before Texas House Corrections Committee
AUSTIN – Derek Cohen, Policy Analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice, will testify before the Texas House Corrections Committee on Wednesday, October 8, at 1:00 p.m. Central Time in Room E2.012 of the Texas State Capitol. The hearing will review the correctional facilities and processes within the Texas Juvenile Justice...
Press Release October 10, 2014TPPF releases “Accountability in Education: Who is Responsible?”
AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a report by Center for Education Freedom Director Kent Grusendorf and Senior Fellow Allan Parker on the lack of ultimate responsibility for success in education. The paper, “Accountability in Education: Who is Responsible?” discusses how choice in education provides the best system of accountability. ...
Press Release October 9, 2014Accountability In Education: Who Is Responsible?
Meaningful education reform requires cooperation not compulsion.
Press Release October 8, 2014