TPPF: New Immigration Paper Includes Interviews with Public Officials, Academics, Community Leaders, Migrants and Their Families to Inform Policy Debate

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Immigration initiative published the paper Perfect Storm: The Pull and Push Factors Driving the Central American Migration Crisis. “The ability to achieve the ‘American Dream’ and earn dollars to send home to loved ones are substantial push factors in Central America,” said David Agren,...

Press Release April 30, 2020

Premier Gun Rights Advocate John Lott to Conduct Research for TPPF

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Crime Prevention Research Center announced a joint partnership to commission safety and gun usage research by John R. Lott, Jr., one of America’s foremost scholars on gun rights. Lott will look into several critical topics, such as state ‘red flag’ laws in America and the relationship between...

Press Release April 28, 2020

TPPF: ‘Open Texas’ is a Good Start to Safely, Quickly Working Again

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded new plans announced by Governor Greg Abbott to focus on protecting the most vulnerable Texans from exposure to COVID-19 while beginning to gradually open up some businesses to bring back jobs. The Governor publicly outlined his Strike Force to Open Texas as part of a three...

Press Release April 27, 2020

TPPF Experts Available on COVID-Related Topics

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation compiled a list of some of its top experts available to speak with media about policy issues relating to COVID-19.    “In these uncertain times, analysis from those with expert knowledge and experience is critical to informing the public debate,” said TPPF’s Director of Communications Alicia Pierce. “This guide is a resource to connecting reporters with our experts who...

Press Release April 24, 2020

TPPF Victorious in Michigan Tree Case

AUSTIN – The Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan declared the Township of Canton’s tree ordinance unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The court dismissed all of the Township’s state counterclaims and entered judgment on behalf of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s client, Frank Powelson and his business...

Press Release April 24, 2020

TPPF: New Research Examines Last Decade of Federal Energy Subsidies

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered project published the paper The Siren Song that Never Ends: Federal Energy Subsidies and Support from 2010 to 2019. “Since 1913—the same year as the introduction of the federal income tax—politically-connected businesses have lobbied for energy-specific tax breaks and spending under the guise of stimulating energy production...

Press Release April 23, 2020

Trump administration’s temporary immigration pause ‘a prudent, modest’ step during current pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration measure that primarily halts the issuance of family-based visas for the next 60 days as the U.S. seeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus is both a prudent and modest step, says Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) Vice President for Federal Affairs John Hostettler. “As we work to...

Press Release April 23, 2020

TPPF Launches “Healthy Recovery” Agenda to Improve Patient Access and Lower Costs

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Healthcare campaign launched its “Healthy Recovery” legislative agenda to increase patient access and lower costs for all Texans. The plan includes seven separate policy items to improve health care price transparency, increase options to help patients cover medical expenses, and open up better access to health care professionals. Each...

Press Release April 22, 2020

TPPF: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Proves to be a Poor Investment

AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the paper Is Medicaid Expansion Worth It? A Review of the Evidence Suggests Targeted Programs Represent Better Policy. “The primary impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been significantly expanding enrollment in Medicaid,” said Brian Blase, senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Right on Healthcare...

Press Release April 21, 2020

TPPF Files Opening Brief Challenging EPA’s ACE Rule Regulation of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants

AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s litigation center filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. “Carbon dioxide is a natural substance in the air essential to life on Earth,” said Ted Hadzi-Antich, a...

Press Release April 17, 2020

TPPF’s Roberts to Serve on Advisory Council to Governor’s Strike Force

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Executive Director Kevin Roberts was appointed to serve on the Special Advisory Council to Governor Greg Abbott’s Statewide Strike Force tasked with developing plans to safely and gradually reopen the state. As a member, Roberts will join with other health, business, and community leaders to provide critical...

Press Release April 17, 2020

TPPF: United States Must Take Lead in Combating Human Trafficking of Migrants

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the research paper Combating Transnational Human Trafficking of Migrants in the United States. “Human trafficking affects millions of people worldwide and the United States is not immune to this barbaric practice,” said Igor Magalhaes, a fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Conditions in Mexico and...

Press Release April 16, 2020