AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a complaint, on behalf of local taxpayers, against the City of Austin for imposing an unconstitutional tax on utilities customers. The Transportation User Fee (TUF) has been tacked onto utilities bills since the 1990s and can cost households more than $260 per year. Under the Texas...
Press Release March 23, 2026A coalition of groups represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation are seeking to join a lawsuit to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s groundbreaking deregulatory effort. Last month, EPA announced what it has called “the single largest deregulatory action in American history.” This final rule rescinds the 2009 Endangerment Finding and the car and truck greenhouse gas emissions...
Press Release March 23, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan will serve as the keynote speaker during the Friday, April 10th closing lunch of this year’s Texas Policy Summit. With over 30 years of experience in law enforcement and immigration enforcement—including serving as the Acting Director of ICE—Tom Homan’s credentials...
Press Release March 19, 2026The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Liberty Action Agenda is a policy roadmap outlining major reforms necessary to strengthen liberty, free enterprise, and personal responsibility in Texas. The agenda includes dozens of policy proposals aimed at reducing taxes and government spending, expanding school choice and parental control in education, improving energy reliability, strengthening border security and...
Press Release March 16, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows will headline a special keynote conversation during the Thursday, April 9th lunch session of this year’s Texas Policy Summit. Since being elected Speaker in 2025, Speaker Dustin Burrows has been a steadfast leader in the House, working tirelessly to ensure...
Press Release March 12, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Government Reform and Oversight Coalition (GROC) announced its initial slate of coalition partners, bringing together leading state and national organizations united behind one central reform: ending taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas. GROC was formed to confront persistent abuse in Texas government, the use of public dollars by cities, counties, school districts, and...
Press Release March 11, 2026FORT WORTH – Today, the Temple Gun Club (“TGC”), along with three of its members, filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), the federal ban on possessing machine guns that were not possessed prior to May 19, 1986. TGC...
Press Release March 10, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that CNN political commentator Scott Jennings will serve as the keynote speaker during the Friday, April 10th breakfast of this year’s Texas Policy Summit. Often called “The Black Sheep of CNN,” Scott has become a household name for his sharp wit and his fearless defense of...
Press Release March 5, 2026Right On Crime is a national campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that supports conservative criminal justice solutions resulting in less crime, fewer victims, and safer communities. The movement was born in Texas in 2007 and has led the way in implementing conservative criminal justice reforms across the nation. Right on Crime’s full Liberty...
Press Release March 1, 2026AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will serve as the keynote speaker during the Wednesday, April 8th opening lunch session of this year’s Texas Policy Summit. As the leader of the Texas Senate since 2015, Lt. Governor Patrick has championed a bold, conservative agenda to keep our...
Press Release February 26, 2026AUSTIN — Building on the momentum from a record-setting launch day on February 4, families have now submitted more than 100,000 applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFAs). Accepted applicants will receive funding for education-related expenses such as tuition, textbooks, and tutoring. “For too long, Texas families were forced to accept a one-size-fits-all system that doesn’t meet every child’s unique needs. This milestone is more proof that parents across our state are...
Press Release February 16, 2026AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for the American Future applauds the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, a necessary correction of legal violations and regulatory overreach that has imposed massive costs on American families and businesses for over a decade. The Obama-era finding classified greenhouse gases as harmful...
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