TUESDAY: TPPF Policy Primer highlighting smart juvenile prosecution and its success across Texas and the nation

Statement by the Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy: “The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts published the state’s 2014-15 Certification Revenue Estimate which provides an update on the state’s fiscal position. As detailed in the report, Texas state government revenues are outperforming initial estimates thanks to economic and employment growth that have benefitted...

Press Release December 13, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address the ObamaCare Exchange in Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy will host the policy panel “The ObamaCare Exchange in Texas: Confronting the Questions” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Friday January 10, at 9:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. 

Press Release December 11, 2013

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to deliver keynote at TPPF Policy Orientation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation announced today that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott will deliver a keynote address at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature. The remarks will be given at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, January 10, 2014 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol in downtown Austin, Texas. 

Press Release December 11, 2013

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to deliver keynote at TPPF Policy Orientation

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance will host the policy panel “A Rising Tide: Local Government Debt” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.  “Cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are amassing local government...

Press Release December 11, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address Texas cities rising local debt

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance will host the policy panel “A Rising Tide: Local Government Debt” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 2:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol. 

Press Release December 11, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation to host panel on the crisis of poor student learning in higher education

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy will host the policy panel “The ObamaCare Exchange in Texas: Confronting the Questions” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Friday January 10, at 9:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.  “Among the disasters of the ObamaCare rollout to...

Press Release December 10, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address economic development in Texas cities

The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Local Governance will host a policy panel entitled, "Economic Development: On the Backs of Taxpayers or by their Bootstraps?" at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 9:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.

Press Release December 9, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address economic development in Texas cities

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance will host a policy panel entitled, “Economic Development: On the Backs of Taxpayers or by their Bootstraps?” at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 9:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.

Press Release December 9, 2013

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address economic development in Texas cities

The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Center for Local Governance will host a policy panel entitled, "Economic Development: On the Backs of Taxpayers or by their Bootstraps?" at the 12th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 9, at 9:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.

Press Release December 9, 2013

TPPF releases report on Cross-State Air pollution rule

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule: What American Lung Association v. EME Homer City Generation Means for Texas. This report discusses a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 2013, to determine the authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). “If implemented, CSAPR could lead to a 20 percent increase in electric rates and also cost Texas jobs,” said Josiah Neeley, Policy Analyst for TPPF’s Armstrong Center for Energy and Environment. “Over the past five years, EPA has issued an avalanche of new regulations that do little but hinder growth and prosperity. Texas has challenged more than a dozen of these rules, but this is the first to reach the Supreme Court." For a copy of the full report please visit http://bit.ly/1cdkc4j.

Press Release December 5, 2013

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz to deliver keynote at TPPF Policy Orientation

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of the Center for Higher Education, Dr. Thomas Lindsay, today released the report (Not) Cheaper by the Dozen: 12 Myths About Higher Education’s Cost and Value. The report identifies and corrects major popular misconceptions about higher education in America, as a necessary precondition to developing effective policy solutions. “There...

Press Release December 4, 2013

TPPF’s Policy Orientation to host panel on school discipline and juvenile-justice system

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule: What American Lung Association v. EME Homer City Generation Means for Texas. This report discusses a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 2013, to determine the authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Cross-State...

Press Release December 4, 2013