AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation's 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature begins today with a variety of panels and keynote speakers including Senator Ted Cruz, The Honorable Rick Santorum, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. The Policy Orientation event takes place January 8-10, 2014 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at...
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Press Release January 7, 2014AUSTIN – Yesterday, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis released the “State Personal Income: Third Quarter” report, revealing that the average personal income of Americans increased by 1.05 percent to $14.18 trillion in the third quarter of 2013, which is slightly lower than the 1.17 percent rate in the second quarter. “Texas saw a 1.34...
Press Release December 20, 2013AUSTIN – Talmadge Heflin, Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, issued this statement today on Texas’ November 2013 employment report: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest state employment report and Texas once again proves it’s America’s economic engine.” [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”12725″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”801″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”1205″}}]] “According to the report, Texas’ economy...
Press Release December 20, 2013The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the policy panel “Immigration Reform: A Solution for Texas is a Solution for the Nation” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9 at 11:10 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.
Press Release December 18, 2013The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom will host the policy panel “Is Texas Finished Improving Its Protection of Property Rights?” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 3:25 p.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.
Press Release December 18, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Education Policy will host a panel entitled, "Local Choice: A New Idea for Freedom in Texas Education," at the 12thAnnual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Wednesday, January 8, at 3:25 p.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. "Through the years, passing a statewide school...
Press Release December 18, 2013AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom will host the policy panel “Is Texas Finished Improving Its Protection of Property Rights?” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 3:25 p.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. “While Texas has made progress protecting property rights...
Press Release December 18, 2013AUSTIN – Kathleen Hunker, policy analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Economic Freedom, article titled Britain's Road to Constitutional Gridlock, American Style appears in today's Cornell International Law Journal Online. The piece discusses how the United States government shutdown was the predictable, if not intended, result of a constitutional system that views competitive struggles between government...
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