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, 2021Today, 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, 2021Today, 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, 2021Today, 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, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Sherry Sylvester, a public policy and political communications expert and longtime senior advisor to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, has joined the foundation as a distinguished senior fellow. Sylvester has extensive experience working in a number of public policy areas central to the work of TPPF, including education, health care,...
Press Release August 31, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation asked to intervene in a second election integrity lawsuit, representing the election administrators of Medina and Real counties responsible for voter registration. TPPF has filed to defend House Bill 3107, that contains the requirement that voters sign their voter registration in ink. The bipartisan HB 3107 was passed in...
Press Release August 30, 2021Today, a coalition of advocates for sound tax policy called for the Legislature to give significant property tax relief to Texans during the special session. The group — comprised of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute, and Americans for Tax Reform— said the Legislature has at least $5 billion it can...
Press Release August 30, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded the passage of an election reform bill that would expand poll access, create stronger voter protections, and improve rules to ensure legitimate election results. The bill, S.B. 1, officially passed the House and will be sent to the Senate where swift approval is expected. The bill addresses a number...
Press Release August 27, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the CDC eviction moratorium: TPPF and Southeastern Legal Foundation are lead counsel in Terkel v. Centers for Disease Control, a constitutional challenge to the federal government’s eviction moratorium currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Press Release August 27, 2021Ahead of today’s vote on the budget resolution, Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Roberts released the following statement: “Owing to the historically reckless spending in Washington, D.C., working families across the country are being hit by the highest levels of inflation in decades. President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s solution to the problem...
Press Release August 24, 2021Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the latest episode in its “Forging Texas” history series, focusing on the origins of and motivations for the Texas Revolution. The third and newest episode is titled “The Battle of San Jacinto.” To accompany the release, TPPF hosted a premiere event for Texans from across the state, while also inviting highly regarded Texas...
Press Release August 19, 2021Massive abuse of the U.S. asylum system, coupled with increasingly lax enforcement of federal immigration laws in the interior of the country, is driving the current border crisis and both problems need to be fixed to turn the situation around, according to border security and immigration experts at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Expediting the...
Press Release August 19, 2021