TPPF 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, 2017Texas law is clear — disaster reappraisal is meant to promote good fiscal stewardship and aid disaster recovery efforts, said Bryan Mathew.
Press Release November 20, 2017“Job creation in Texas rebounded last month after declining from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in September,” said Dr. Ginn. “Net nonfarm jobs increased by 71,500 jobs in October for a nation-leading total of 316,100 jobs added in the last year. Texas has now created net nonfarm jobs in a remarkable 80 of the last 85 months, contributing to the creation of roughly one out of every five new jobs nationwide since December 2007. The Texas model’s success doesn’t end there as the state’s record low unemployment rate of 3.9 percent continues to be at or below 5 percent for an unmatched 40 straight months in comparable states. Texas’ rebound in job creation after a record rain event shows the resiliency of Texans to flourish in a free enterprise system with limited government.”
Press Release November 17, 2017“The Court correctly saw through the federal government’s motion as a delay tactic attempting to bog down this lawsuit in procedural technicalities and was correct to take swift action to deny DOJ’s dismissal motion," said Robert Henneke, general counsel and director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. "Furthermore, as the attorney for Travis Audubon’s were based on policy arguments critical of the Administration and not legal entitlement to intervene, the Court correctly denied them party status, yet will allow their opinions to be heard through amicus briefs. I am glad that we have cleared these procedural roadblocks and delay tactics and can proceed forward to address the merits of our lawsuit.”
Press Release November 17, 2017AUSTIN – In a major win for private property rights, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announce a successful settlement in the lawsuit filed against the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The plaintiffs in the case include the Texas General Land Office (GLO),...
Press Release November 8, 2017AUSTIN – On Tuesday, Nov. 7, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, in partnership with Texans for Education Opportunity, EdChoice, and Reason Foundation, will host the Texas School Finance Summit: Providing Texans with a 21st Century Education. The schedule for the summit is as follows: 10:45 a.m. Session I – Which Education System Would...
Press Release November 6, 2017“For hardworking Americans and for small business owners, the tax reform proposal put forth today by the House of Representatives has much to like, but also room for improvement,” said Dr. Vance Ginn
Press Release November 2, 2017“It’s an honor to direct the Foundation’s new Center for Economic Prosperity,” said Dr. Ginn. “I am committed to conducting research based on free market economic principles and examining ways economic liberty can help individuals achieve their unique goals and dreams. I’m blessed to work with such intelligent and caring individuals here at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and look forward to contributing to our continued success in helping individuals and families prosper.”
Press Release November 1, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation releases the following statement in support of a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act:
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