AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statements regarding the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’s new Report on Capacity, Demand and Reserves in the ERCOT Region: “The lower reserve margin means the Texas market is working as planned,” said Bill Peacock, vice president for research of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Texas...
Press Release December 19, 2017We wish to thank Speaker Ryan for his commitment to common-sense, conservative reforms, including criminal justice reform, which he mentioned on Thursday. The goal of such reform is to improve public safety, rebuild our communities, and help heal broken lives. All of these can be achieved, and as the Speaker noted, there is broad, bipartisan support for this reform. We look forward to working with the Speaker and the House Judiciary Committee as it crafts legislation to make our criminal justice system more responsible, more responsive – and more restorative.
Press Release December 15, 2017The new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policy to include representatives from state governments in endangered species species status assessments is a great step forward in respecting federalism and the role of the states in conservation. States are in the best position to have the most current information about a species within their jurisdiction, and this inclusion will give U.S. Fish and Wildlife better access to the best, most currently available science. I applaud Secretary Zinke’s willingness to seek the input and advice of states before imposing more endangered species regulations.
Press Release December 14, 2017AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce that Stephanie Matthews will serve in the newly created position of vice president for public affairs. “Stephanie’s legislative expertise, coupled with her gift for building relationships, makes her the perfect person to guide the Foundation’s work with the Legislature,” said Brooke Rollins,...
Press Release December 8, 2017When local officials are in charge of running Medicaid and determining how resources are spent, Texans will be better served
Press Release December 5, 2017Today starts a new era in city governance. For years, cities in Texas were allowed to forcibly annex landowners without their consent. That unfair practice allowed cities to enrich themselves while pushing higher taxes, tougher regulations, and more debt on those that never asked for it. But, for many Texans, those days are over.
Press Release December 1, 2017Freedom of expression is one of our fundamental rights guaranteed through the United States Constitution. Donald did not forfeit his rights to free speech simply because his athletic gifts allow him to pay for his college education through a football scholarship.
Press Release December 1, 2017Austin —Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation launched the Texas Prosperity Promise, a new campaign to support key reforms that will promote and sustain the prosperity, liberty, and human flourishing of all Texans. The Foundation intends to build a large community of support for these critical measures from grassroots activists, policy leaders, and state and...
Press Release November 30, 2017TPPF and Heritage are pleased to announce EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will be our featured speaker at Crossroads this morning at 8:45 a.m. EST. AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Heritage Foundation are pleased to present the nation’s premier energy-and-climate policy event: “At the Crossroads IV: Energy and Climate Policy Summit.” The summit will feature the...
Press Release November 30, 2017AUSTIN – Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew will testify on the process and practice of dissolving special purpose districts before the Texas House Committee on Special Purpose Districts today, Nov. 30, at 1:00 p.m. CST in Room E2.014 at the Texas State Capitol. “Special purpose districts continue to proliferate both in terms of...
Press Release November 30, 2017The Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a petition with the United States Environmental Protection Agency requesting the administrator reconsider and make less stringent the current national ambient air quality standards, or NAAQS, for fine particulate matter.
Press Release November 29, 2017AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the paper “Our Underachieving Civics Curriculum” written by Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Higher Education at TPPF. Key points from the paper include: According to U.S. Department of Education statistics, only one in three college students graduate having taken even one course in...
Press Release November 20, 2017