AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Legislature fully passed legislation central to a broader tax relief package that promises to increase the state’s homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000, provide seniors and the disabled with an added exemption $60,000, raise the business personal property tax exemption from $2,500 to $125,000, continue rate compression efforts first began in...
Press Release May 29, 2025TPPF recommends that the Texas Senate oppose House Bill 2512 which would erode the ETJ release process established by last session’s signature reform, Senate Bill 2038. If HB 2512 is passed into law, Texans in certain areas will be trapped under the thumb of a city government that they did not elect nor can they...
Press Release May 26, 2025DALLAS, TX – The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas is set to hear oral arguments on Highland Park ISD’s refusal to share the results of an investigative report conducted by a public accounting firm. Between 2020 and 2021, HPISD’s Seay Tennis Center experienced a sudden jump in revenue of...
Press Release May 13, 2025AUSTIN- Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed SB 2420, the App Store Accountability Act. TPPF applauds the work of Senator Angela Paxton and Representative Caroline Fairly on this important piece of legislation. This bill will put parents back in the driver’s seat in the digital age by allowing them to decide what apps are...
Press Release May 9, 2025LUBBOCK—Yesterday, TPPF filed a motion for summary judgment against the U.S. Treasury and its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). TPPF’s motion prompts the court to make a final decision on the merits regarding TPPF’s lawsuit against invasive, nationwide disclosure requirements for real restate transfers. The challenged rule would require anyone wishing to transfer residential real...
Press Release May 9, 2025AUSTIN- Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the passage of House Joint Resolution 98, which submits an application with no expiration to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the Constitution. “TPPF is grateful for the leadership of Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker...
Press Release May 8, 2025AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation expressed disappointment in the United States Supreme Court’s decision to deny review in the Seafreeze Shoreside Inc. v. Dep’t of Interior, et. al. case where an alliance of fishermen’s operations would be significantly harmed by the Biden Administration’s approval of a massive offshore wind project. The Court’s decision...
Press Release May 5, 2025AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Biden administration’s creation of the 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument in January. This lame duck land grab by the federal government makes public lands less accessible for recreation, amateur mining, and other uses; creates more red tape; and prevents new...
Press Release May 1, 2025AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Senate concurred with the House’s changes to SB 2, which will establish Education Savings Accounts that every Texas family will have the opportunity to access. The bill now heads to Governor Abbott’s desk for signing. “After decades of work from thousands of leaders, voters, and elected officials, Texas is joining...
Press Release April 24, 2025AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds the passage and signing into law of Senate Bill 14, a bill that establishes a DOGE-inspired Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office to identify regulations that are unnecessary or ineffective. “TPPF is deeply grateful to Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows for the...
Press Release April 23, 2025AUSTIN- Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed Chairman Giovanni Capriglione’s HB 149, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, or TRAIGA. The bill will now move to the Texas Senate. This bill looks to responsibly encourage the advancement of AI technology while also safeguarding civil liberties and privacy. By providing regulatory certainty, a novel...
Press Release April 23, 2025LUBBOCK—Today, the Center for the American Future, TPPF’s litigation team, filed suit against the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). The suit argues that in publishing a new rule, FinCEN exceeded the Federal Government’s constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause. The challenged rule requires the disclosure of personal, sensitive information to the Federal Government whenever a person...
Press Release April 17, 2025