TPPF Unveils Bold Education Agenda to Empower Parents, Improve Student Outcomes, and Restore Excellence in Texas Schools

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced a comprehensive education policy agenda for K-12 and higher education designed to expand education freedom, improve student outcomes, strengthen transparency and accountability, and restore academic excellence across Texas. “The policy agenda for TPPF’s Next Generation Texas campaign advances policies that put parents first, ensure taxpayer dollars are...

Press Release January 26, 2026

TPPF Unveils Tax, Spending and Local Government Policy Priorities for 90th Legislative Session

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Taxpayer Protection Project released its full agenda for the 2027 90th Session of the Texas Legislature. This campaign will advocate for fiscal policies to empower taxpayers and rein in the out-of-control spending and taxation habits of local governments throughout Texas. “Despite record property tax cuts by the state over the...

Press Release January 22, 2026

TPPF Launches Coalition to Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Unlock Property Tax Relief and Dismantle the Education Cartel

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Government Reform and Oversight Coalition (GROC) officially launched with a clear mission: to combat the forces that are driving runaway local spending, undermining property tax relief, and protecting an unaccountable education cartel that profits at taxpayers’ expense.  GROC will highlight a sophisticated system, built over decades by insiders, that diverts billions...

Press Release January 14, 2026

TPPF Submits Comment on Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted a comment on the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Proposed Rule titled Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States,” which includes measures that right-size federal jurisdiction over the nation’s waters. The Proposed Rule correctly recognizes that federal jurisdiction over waters arises under the Commerce Clause. However, TPPF also notes that the Proposed Rule’s treatment of seasonal rivers and waters that are...

Press Release January 6, 2026

TPPF Submits Comments Supporting Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) submitted comments in connection with rules proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The proposed rules were originally enacted during the first Trump Administration and were later undone during the Biden Administration. A key change would remove the so-called “blanket rule” that applies the same strict rules to threatened species that...

Press Release December 19, 2025

TPPF: New 2nd Amendment Case Challenges Selective Granting of Constitutional Rights

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed suit in federal court, on behalf of two Texas gun owners, challenging a federal law that criminalizes the carrying of a firearm onto postal service property (including the parking lot). This case could have broader implications for any American who simply wants to secure their rights under the Constitution.  This lawsuit follows a...

Press Release December 17, 2025