SALT LAKE CITY – Today, Utah’s federal district court held a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction to leave 317 miles of public off-roading trails in the Moab, Utah area open, as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to permanently close them. If the trails were to close, they would likely disappear due...
Press Release February 21, 2024AUSTIN – Today, attorneys from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Goldwater Institute delivered oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas in Borgelt v. Austin Firefighters Association. The case examines the constitutionality of public sector labor unions’ “release time” scheme, which forces taxpayers to pay union organizers’ salaries and finance their activities. Under...
Press Release February 21, 2024AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on public sector labor unions’ “release time” scheme, which forces taxpayers to pay union organizers’ salaries and finance their activities. The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Goldwater Institute are representing taxpayers in the case. Under release time, government agencies “release” employees...
Press Release February 20, 2024Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation submitted comments on behalf of Western States Trucking Association and Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition opposing California’s request for Federal approval of regulations that would force manufacturers of light- and medium- duty vehicles (i.e., most types of cars and trucks) to sell only electric vehicles in California by 2035....
Press Release February 20, 2024On Wednesday, February 21st, the 1836 Project Advisory Committee, which includes TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar and TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow Sherry Sylvester, will hold a meeting at the African American Museum of Dallas. The Committee will review the next installment in TPPF’s short film series, Forging Texas. “Making of a Classic” is produced by Stephen...
Press Release February 20, 2024La Fundación de Políticas Públicas de Texas (conocido por sus siglas en inglés, TPPF) ha revelado sus diez prioridades principales para la 89ª Sesión Legislativa de Texas en el 2025. Entre las reformas principales para TPPF están la creación de una fuerza fronteriza sólida, la eliminación de impuestos a la propiedad, el empoderamiento de los padres...
Press Release February 16, 2024Congressmen Dan Bishop and Chip Roy introduced the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act (The SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act), which the Judiciary Committee with mark up today. Following the release of the bill, TPPF’s Joshua Treviño issued the following statement: “The bill is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s...
Press Release February 15, 2024Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced Sen. Ted Cruz as the closing keynote speaker during the Friday, March 22nd session of the Texas Policy Summit. Ahead of a potentially historic election year, Sen. Cruz will share his thoughts on the pressing topics top of mind for many Americans, including border security, education, and the...
Press Release February 14, 2024AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation released its top ten priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. Among the top reforms for TPPF are creating a strong border force, eliminating property taxes, empowering parents with new educational options for their children, and prohibiting local governments from using tax dollars to pay lobbyists. The...
Press Release February 13, 2024AUSTIN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took one of its most dramatic steps to date in its assault on American industry and on affordable, reliable energy by lowering the national standard for fine particulate matter, already among the strictest standards in the world, from 12 μg/m3 to 9 μg/m3. The Texas Public Policy...
Press Release February 7, 2024The Texas-led coalition of states, including Montana, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, and Louisiana, stopped efforts by New York and a handful of other liberal states to enter into a friendly “sue and settle” agreement with EPA to needlessly tighten national ambient air quality standards for ozone. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
Press Release February 6, 2024La Fundación de Políticas Públicas de Texas (TPFF) emitió hoy el siguiente comunicado sobre el supuesto Proyecto de Ley Senatorial de Fronteras, H.R. 815, cuyo texto fue publicado anoche: “Este proyecto de ley no contribuye en absoluto a asegurar nuestra frontera y, si se aprueba, lograría la increíble hazaña de empeorarla aún más”, dijo Greg...
Press Release February 6, 2024