Texas leads nation in job creation

This is another outstanding jobs report for Texans and for many Americans nationwide. Employers in most private-sector industries continued to hire at a robust pace across the Lone Star State. There continues to be indications that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that Congress passed last December contributed to more economic activity and job creation and near historic highs in business and consumer confidences. Also, early data indicate the reduction in state and local tax deductions supports faster job creation in low-tax states like Texas compared to high-tax states like California.

Press Release June 15, 2018

TPPF Releases Study on the High Cost of Renewable Energy Subsidies

Renewable energy subsidies have cost Texans more than $13 billion since 2006. But even more than that, they have harmed people and wildlife through the proliferation of wind turbines that never would have been built if not for the subsidies. Wind and solar generation are inefficient and simply can’t compete in the energy marketplace without subsidies. Texas policymakers need to be proactive in deciding how the next decade of energy policy will unfold.

Press Release June 13, 2018

TPPF Releases Report On How to Abolish the ‘Robin Hood’ School Property Tax

The Texas property tax system is terribly broken and harming our economy, employers and families. Our plan holds down state and local spending, and eventually, will eliminate a significant portion of the property tax.

Press Release June 12, 2018

Trump agrees with TPPF that Obamacare is unconstitutional

Today’s filing by the Trump Administration is a death blow to the ACA. This filing shows President Trump standing by his word to repeal ObamaCare even as Congress remains gridlocked and fails to act. If the Court agrees with today’s DOJ filing, the ACA will be left as no more than a combination of onerous regulations and burdensome taxes – all of which should be fully repealed.  

Press Release June 8, 2018

Texas Conservative Leaders Urge Cruz and Cornyn to Support Prison Reform

AUSTIN — Today, thirty prominent Texas conservative leaders sent a letter to Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn urging them to support the FIRST STEP Act, which would provide reentry programming to help reduce recidivism, increase public safety, and give those incarcerated a second chance once they have paid their debt to society. The legislation passed...

Press Release June 7, 2018

Rod Bordelon Joins TPPF as Distinguished Senior Fellow in Regulatory Reform

Rod’s record speaks for itself. He is one of the most effective, leading reformers of the regulatory state, which has become an enormous obstacle to liberty and prosperity in Texas. We are thrilled to have his insights and expertise guiding our work at TPPF and are eager to put an end to one-size-fits all title insurance policies.

Press Release June 7, 2018

TPPF Announces New Research on Rural Pretrial Incarceration

Our research shows that rural pretrial incarceration has grown more than 400 percent since 1970. Possible reasons include the epidemic of opioids and other drugs, the inability of many defendants to afford high bail amounts, the reluctance of judges to release defendants on their own recognizance, and the lack of accessible treatment alternatives. Fortunately, our paper provides many solutions that policymakers can act on to ensure constitutional rights while also promoting public safety and reducing the burden on taxpayers.

Press Release June 5, 2018

Taxes increase cost for Texas Travel

Texans and out-of-state visitors must pay exorbitant taxes for overnight stays in hotels or short-term rentals. As visitors seek to experience the beauty of the Lone Star State, they are required to financially ‘enhance and promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry’ through the hotel occupancy tax, but it really hurts local businesses instead. Without the tax, visitors could stay longer and spend more instead.

Press Release May 24, 2018

Texas leads in jobs creation

The Texas jobs market remains hot as the private sector’s annual job creation rate hit 3.2 percent—the highest in three years. When you focus on relatively light taxation and regulation, like in Texas, the results speak for themselves. The benefits of the federal tax cuts and regulatory reforms have also helped employers statewide in addition to the resulting pro-growth climate.

Press Release May 18, 2018

Competency-based education can produce better results with less cost

This May, as college students across the U.S. graduate with large sums of student debt, we should be asking ourselves if there are better, more affordable ways for students to attain their degrees. We found that competency-based education offers a strategy for students to graduate faster, with less cost and improved results.

Press Release May 17, 2018

People Prosper from Trade: NAFTA and Texas

Renegotiating NAFTA could serve as a valuable opportunity to promote prosperity, but only by reducing trade barriers and government privilege so individuals in different countries can mutually benefit. If the focus is on the principles of freedom and liberty, the outcome of an improved NAFTA will be to let people prosper, whether they are Texans, Americans, Mexicans or Canadians.

Press Release May 8, 2018

TPPF challenges unconstitutional Texas family law statute

Any time government interjects itself into the family and parent-child relationship should be treated with great caution by the courts. The constitutional problem with this part of the Texas Family Code is that it allows CPS to seek judicial micromanagement of the family without adequate evidence of abuse or neglect. In our lawsuit, TPPF seeks to restore the minimal constitutional protections for families facing investigation.

Press Release May 8, 2018