Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation launched a statewide radio ad campaign focusing on restoring parental rights in education. The pandemic exposed many parents to the reality that they don’t have the control over their children’s education they believed they had, and that in too many instances school officials pursue an agenda parents feel is...
Press Release May 23, 2022A newly released video from the Texas Public Policy Foundation sums up survey research on Hispanic voters across the state, seeking their opinion on a variety of political and policy issues. The results clearly showed a change in the political stances of Hispanic Texans, shifting towards more conservative-leaning beliefs. The video explores three areas where...
Press Release May 18, 2022This week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) released its Summer 2022 Seasonal Assessment, demonstrating their confidence in the ability of the state’s power grid to meet peak demand. While the grid should be able to meet summer power demands this year, it does not change the need for changes to the ERCOT market...
Press Release May 17, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation welcomed Gov. Abbott’s proposal to lower property taxes across the state, a critical reform that will provide much needed relief from one of the highest burdens in the country. “I strongly support using the state surplus to reduce the amount of property taxes owed,” Gov. Abbott told the Houston TV...
Press Release May 12, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, along with several leading sister conservative policy organizations at the national level, issued a joint letter to Congress to make putting an end to the border crisis priority number one in its legislative agenda. The letter points out that as of today, “over 2.8 million illegal aliens have been...
Press Release May 11, 2022SAN ANTONIO—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded Gov. Abbott for leading Texas toward fully empowering parents as the primary decision-makers over their child’s education. Abbott declared that no one is more critical to the development and success of children than their parents. Parents should have transparency into what schools are teaching and have confidence...
Press Release May 9, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chief Economist Vance Ginn issued the following statement following the passage of two property tax-related constitutional amendments this past week: “The passage of both the increase in the homestead exemption and providing property tax relief to seniors and the disabled are helpful in the battle against incredibly high and skyrocketing...
Press Release May 9, 2022Last month, the Texas Public Policy Foundation took a positive step forward in its lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to rescind the 2009 finding that designated greenhouse gas emissions as a danger to human health and welfare. In the case Liberty Packing Company, LLC, et al. v. EPA, TPPF successfully forced the EPA...
Press Release May 6, 2022AUSTIN—The Texas Public Policy Foundation has learned that the Employees Retirement System (ERS) of Texas recently voted in favor of proposals at several of the largest U.S. banks, including Bank of America and Goldman Sachs, that would require the banks to stop providing financing for new fossil-fuel energy projects. ERS has a strict policy against...
Press Release May 2, 2022This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas distributed a memo entitled “DHS Plan for Southwest Border Security and Preparedness” that is riddled with lies, falsehoods, and misleading statements. Experts from the Texas Public Policy Foundation have identified and debunked the most egregious assertions: LIE: “Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Homeland...
Press Release April 28, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a livestream discussion on border security , focusing on solutions to the Biden administration’s self-induced crisis at the southern border. The panel will take place immediately following Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas’ Thursday morning appearance before the House Judiciary committee and feature former Border Patrol Chief...
Press Release April 28, 2022On Thursday, April 28, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas will appear before the House Committee on the Judiciary to give testimony and take questions. The Texas Public Policy Foundation has assembled several topics that deserve to be addressed by the secretary. “Given Texas’ unique position as Ground Zero in the border security and immigration...
Press Release April 26, 2022