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TPPF VP for Research Bill Peacock testifies before the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Vice President for Research Bill Peacock delivered testimony today before the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry, on tax-lien lending. The purpose of his testimony was to dissuade legislators from adopting rules or legislation that would effectively terminate tax lien lending as a viable commercial practice. “Tax-lien...

Press Release May 28, 2014

TPPF’s Derek Cohen to testify before Texas House of Representatives’ Corrections Committee

MEDIA ADVISORY May 27, 2014 CONTACT: Sarah Rumpf (512) 472-2700 [email protected] TPPF’s Derek Cohen to testify before Texas House of Representatives' Corrections Committee AUSTIN – Derek Cohen, Policy Analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice, will testify before the Texas House of Representatives’ Corrections Committee on Thursday, May 29...

Press Release May 27, 2014

TPPF Statement on New US Census Population-Growth Report

AUSTIN – Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released new population data showing the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. between 2012 and 2013. The new Census data indicates that seven of the top 15 fastest-growing municipalities are located in Texas. James Quintero, Director of the Center for Local Governance, issued this statement on the report: “New data from...

Press Release May 22, 2014

TPPF’s Talmadge Heflin to testify before the Texas House Appropriations Subcommittee

Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on reducing the reliance of dedicated accounts to certify the budget by implementing a roll, ratchet, and adjust approach. “

Press Release May 21, 2014

Education leader and former Texas State Representative Kent Grusendorf joins TPPF as Senior Fellow

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced that former Texas State Representative Kent Grusendorf has joined the Foundation as Senior Fellow for Education. He will lead the Foundation’s efforts to bring the benefits of real education reform to Texas children, parents, and taxpayers.

Press Release May 20, 2014

WEDNESDAY: TPPF hosts policy primer focusing on scope of practice reform in Texas

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy will host the policy primer “Let the People In! Scope of Practice Reform in Texas” on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Texas State Capitol Legislative Conference Center located in room E2.002 With the implementation of ObamaCare...

Press Release May 19, 2014

ALEC to Launch its Local Government Initiative in Dallas

Press Release May 16, 2014

Ending Fund 6 Diversions is Good, But Halting Education Diversions is Better

Press Release May 15, 2014

TPPF statement on impeachment vote

AUSTIN – Dr. Thomas Lindsay, Director of the Center for Higher Education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, issued this statement on today's 7-1 vote of the Texas House Special Committee on Transparency to recommend impeachment of University of Texas Regent Wallace Hall: "Today’s vote by the House Special Committee on Transparency — which conducted its...

Press Release May 12, 2014

TPPF releases The Mumford Model: Better School Districts Through Efficiency

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released The Mumford Model: Better School Districts Through Efficiency. Authored by Jess Fields, a Senior Policy Analyst with the Center for Local Governance, this report discusses the Mumford Independent School District’s success in becoming more efficient, having less debt, and ultimately producing better educated children. “The ‘Mumford Model’ as...

Press Release May 5, 2014

Wall Street Journal Highlights the Texas Miracle

Press Release April 30, 2014

TPPF releases Enemy of the People: How Government Barriers to Competition Hurt the Public and Subvert the Constitution

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released Enemy of the People: How Big Government Barriers to Competition Hurt the Public and Subvert the Constitution. This report, authored by Mario Loyola, Senior Fellow at TPPF, argues that since the Great Depression, government’s protection of favored business interests to the disadvantage of others has created a cartel...

Press Release April 29, 2014