TPPF’s Haugen to Testify Before Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Tools

AUSTIN – On Thursday, Aug. 30, beginning at 12:00 p.m., Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Michael Haugen, a policy analyst with the Foundation’s Right on Crime initiative, will provide invited testimony before the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee regarding pre-trial risk assessment tools.   "In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of attention being brought to bear...

Press Release August 29, 2018

A College Degree in Three Years?

Student loan debt in America is at a historic high. At nearly 1.6 trillion dollars, student loan debt exceeds even national credit card debt, and this in a country fairly addicted to credit cards. The three-year college degree, practiced in the United Kingdom for centuries, can reduce the cost of college by as much as 25 percent. Purdue University, in Indiana, has just begun offering a three-year degree in its liberal arts majors. Texas public college and university students need and deserve the same.

Press Release August 28, 2018

TPPF’s Holik to Testify Before House Corrections Committee

Enhanced monitoring systems improve law enforcement's ability to supervise offenders who are re-entering our communities. Offenders with a higher risk of re-offending may be more closely monitored while those who are less likely to re-offend may be granted a more appropriate supervision strategy, such as self-reporting. This makes it easier to maintain a job, allowing offenders to pay restitution to victims and provide for their families. While technology can never replace the discretion of people, it can lead to greater efficiency, which improves public safety and yields savings for taxpayers over time.

Press Release August 28, 2018

TPPF Files Brief in Case Before Texas Supreme Court

The city of Austin is home to crushing property taxes, a massive budget, and an enormous debt. These are all warning signs that the city’s finances are headed over a fiscal cliff. Rather than sit idly by, Austinites are fighting to better understand the city’s many problems and come up with tailor-made solutions. The high court would do well to let this process unfold as intended so that residents can better hold their city government accountable.

Press Release August 21, 2018

TPPF Wins Stay Of Austin Paid Sick Leave Mandate

Without this stay, Austin business owners would be forced to incur significant costs implementing the requirements of the ordinance while its legality was in serious doubt. Leave policies are best negotiated between employer and employee without the imposition of a one-size-fits-all mandate from the city that may not be in either party’s best interests. The order was correct in preserving the status quo and ensuring that the legality of the ordinance may be addressed first in the court before businesses are forced to comply

Press Release August 17, 2018

A-F Ratings Released Today Will Help Families Understand Student Progress

AUSTIN, TX – Today the Texas Education Agency released ratings for school districts based on the new A-F ratings.   Kara Belew, senior education advisor for the Texas Public Policy Foundation offered the following statement:   “Millions of Texas children are reading below grade level. The new easy-to-understand A-F school district ratings mean parents can now understand if children are learning and...

Press Release August 15, 2018

TPPF Sues City of Georgetown for Public Information on Solar Project

The payback analysis of Georgetown’s solar panels clearly qualifies as public information, which is open to all, by state law. Mr. Putnam – and all citizens – deserve to know what’s going on with investments made on their behalf by taxing entities. By ignoring Mr. Putnam’s request for the factual basis of the ‘competitive matter’ claim, the city of Georgetown is conceding that it has no basis. We are confident that the state district judge in Williamson County who hears this petition will side with Mr. Putnam and the public’s right to know.

Press Release August 15, 2018

TPPF’s Ginn Named a Champion of Freedom by Grassroots America

Vance’s important work continues to advance the goals of the Texas Public Policy Foundation – promoting liberty at every level, from local governance to state and federal issues. This honor from Grassroots America-We The People is an unexpected but richly deserved award. We thank Grassroots America for its own work of holding government officials accountable and ensuring that government itself remain efficient, open and limited.

Press Release August 14, 2018
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