Dr. Carol Swain Joins TPPF as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Dr. Carol Swain, highly accomplished professor formerly at Vanderbilt University and Princeton University, has joined the Foundation as Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies. Swain has extensive experience in American politics, race relations, and immigration reform, having held political appointments in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In 2011, she founded the Be The People Project to educate Americans about conservative values and...

Press Release October 8, 2021

Reversing the Recovery: How President Biden’s “Build Back Better” Plan Raises Taxes, Kills Jobs and Punishes the Middle Class

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity released new research focusing on the most recent federal spending proposal (the “Build Back Better plan”), revealing the disastrous effects it would have on the American economy. Rather than allowing the economy to recover from the effects of Covid-19, the plan would crush the middle class...

Press Release October 6, 2021

TPPF: Voter Fraud Should be a Felony

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the addition of legislation to increase penalties for voter fraud to the call of the third legislative special session. TPPF‘s CEO Kevin Roberts released the following statement: “The passage of vitally needed election integrity legislation, SB 1 made Texas’s elections more secure. But in an effort to add...

Press Release October 1, 2021

TPPF Applauds Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Defend 10th Amendment

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded Attorney General Ken Paxton for defending Texans’ 10th Amendment rights and the rights of states to make their own election laws. By joining with 23 other states in opposition to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Texas continues to demonstrate leadership in protecting the ability of states to...

Press Release September 15, 2021

TPPF: Judicial Overreach Gave EPA Power It Was Never Intended to Have

Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a new research paper, A Dangerous Precedent: How the Endangerment Finding Expanded the EPA’s Regulatory Powers. The paper is the first of a two-part series detailing how the EPA has developed a growing suite of regulations on greenhouse gases, despite the lack of explicit authority from Congress. The...

Press Release September 14, 2021

The Damon Allen Act to be Signed into Law Today: Right on Crime applauds First Step in Needed Bail Reform in Texas

Right on Crime applauds Texas Governor Greg Abbott for taking steps to improve Texas’ bail system by signing the Damon Allen Act into law. The new law will stop the personal bond release of suspects charged with violent offenses and honors Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Damon Allen who was murdered in 2017 by...

Press Release September 13, 2021

TPPF: Businesses Should Not Comply with Biden’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement in defiance of President Biden’s new rule that mandates private businesses with more than 100 employees require their employees get vaccinated from the COVID-19 virus:  “Employers should refuse to comply with President Biden’s unconstitutional national vaccine mandate,” said TPPF’s CEO Kevin Roberts. “The federal government has...

Press Release September 9, 2021

TPPF: Health Care Price Controls Have Unintended Consequences

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation condemned the newly unveiled plan from the Biden administration to “negotiate” for lower drug prices in Medicare, an approach that will almost certainly involve price controls on prescription drugs. Such an approach by the White House ignores the long track record of unintended consequences from previous price control measures and will result in limited patient access and increased...

Press Release September 9, 2021

TPPF: Texas Leads on Border Security Where Feds Fail

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the Texas Legislature for passing a historic boost to state border security funding, while lamenting the fact that it was necessary due to the federal government’s catastrophic failure to secure the border.   “The Legislature has stepped up to provide much-needed resources to address the crisis at our southern border,” said TPPF’s CEO Kevin Roberts....

Press Release September 2, 2021

TPPF’s Roberts Appointed Chair of Governor’s 1836 Project

Today, Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas Public Policy Foundation CEO Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., as Chair of the Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee. The committee was established by law in June to promote patriotic education and teach the unique history of the Texas founding, as well as its underlying principles and values. Roberts holds a Ph.D. in American...

Press Release September 1, 2021

TPPF Applauds the Passage of Damon Allen Act

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the passage of the Damon Allen Act, strong legislation that will improve public safety, keep dangerous criminals off the streets, and prevent low-risk offenders from sitting in jail simply because they cannot afford bail. Currently, magistrates throughout Texas often lack the information they need to successfully determine a...

Press Release August 31, 2021

TPPF Applauds Final Passage of Election Protection Bill

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the final passage of an election reform bill that will expand voting access, create protections that safeguard legally cast votes, and ensure that every election result is legitimate. The House and the Senate both voted to concur on S.B. 1, which will now be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for final approval. Passage of this...

Press Release August 31, 2021