Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation celebrates the passage of House Bill 1243, which would make it a felony to engage in illegal voting. This legislation now heads to the Governor for approval. “House Bill 1243 sends a strong message that threats to free and fair elections will not be tolerated,” said TPPF Chief National...
Press Release May 28, 2023Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the passage of House Bill 1500, which includes, among a number of electric grid reforms, a reliability requirement for new power plants and a mandate that the Public Utility Commission study the effect of allocating reliability costs to existing variable generators. Following the bill’s passage, Life:Powered Policy Director...
Press Release May 28, 2023TPPF applauds the full passage of House Bill 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which will provide Texans with the strongest data privacy protections in the nation. TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement: “With the passage of House Bill 4, Texans will now have a digital bill of rights that affords...
Press Release May 28, 2023Lt. Governor Dan Patrick will hold a post-sine-die discussion and press conference at the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Tuesday. Prior to taking questions, the Lt. Governor will be interviewed by TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow, Sherry Sylvester. Who: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick What: Post Legislative Session Discussion and Press Conference When: Tuesday, May 30th, 10:00AM...
Press Release May 26, 2023This week, the Texas Senate fully passed HB 900, also known as the READER Act. READER, which stands for “Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources,” would prevent school libraries from providing sexually explicit materials to students. “Schools should not expose, intentionally or accidentally, students to graphic sexual material,” said Austin Prochko, deputy campaign manager of...
Press Release May 25, 2023The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the full Senate passage of HB 7, important border security legislation that will give additional tools to the state of Texas to rein in the crisis at our southern border while the federal government continues to fail Texans and Americans. “We commend Chairman Birdwell and Chairman Guillen for working...
Press Release May 24, 2023Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation celebrated the passage of House Bill 4390. Currently, a new industry-recognized apprenticeship program (IRAP) cannot operate and receive funding in Texas without first conforming to the rules and regulations set by the U.S. Department of Labor. This legislation will allow our Texas Workforce Commission to certify new programs as...
Press Release May 24, 2023On Tuesday, the Texas Senate fully passed House Bill 14, a bill to allow for third-party review of development plans and permits if municipalities exceed reasonable deadlines. The bill promises to speed up the development process and allow market forces to create supply and meet demand. “Free-market policies are the key to solving Texas’ housing...
Press Release May 24, 2023In the latest U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Biden border crisis, retired Chief of the United States Border Patrol and current TPPF Senior Distinguished Fellow for Border Security Rodney Scott explained his experience seeing over three decades of border security gains being dismantled and the path he prescribes for regaining the border security...
Press Release May 23, 2023Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation celebrated the final passage of Senate Bill 614, legislation that will ensure that no Texas families are separated without proper court oversight and bring greater transparency to the child protection system. The bill now heads to Governor Abbott for his signature. “Senate Bill 614 addresses a little-known part of...
Press Release May 22, 2023Today, the Senate Education Committee voted out their version of HB 100, which would improve teacher pay, increase public school funding, codify open enrollment practices, and introduce an Education Savings Account program (ESA) eligible to 5.7 million Texas children. Mandy Drogin, campaign director for TPPF’s Next Generation Texas initiative, released the following statement: “This is...
Press Release May 22, 2023Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation celebrates the passage of House Bill 1859 and 1391, two pieces of legislation that will ensure that Texans will have alternative paths to licensure for skilled labor positions in demand across the state. “House Bills 1391 and 1859 will be instrumental in ensuring that Texas has the workforce it...
Press Release May 19, 2023