Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment released "Overview of the Proposed FERC Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule" by Bill Peacock. The paper provides an overview of the reliability challenges of the U.S. electric grid, the flaws of theproposed rule, and the path forward for improving the reliability and security of America’s electric grid.
Press Release October 24, 2017Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released state-level labor market information for September 2017. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and Senior Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statement:
Press Release October 20, 2017Yesterday, the Houston City Council voted 15-2 to reduce the municipality’s property tax rate to 58.421 cents per $100 of valuation instead of adopting Mayor Sylvester Turner’s proposed rate of 58.462 cents per $100 of valuation. The reduced rate ensures the city will continue to comply with its voter-approved revenue cap.
Press Release October 19, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation provided the following statement in light of reports that the Alexander-Murray insurance subsidy bill contains provisions previously promoted by the Foundation.
Press Release October 18, 2017“The decision to end Obamacare’s cost-sharing subsidies to insurers is welcome news for both the rule of law and the continuing fight to repeal Obamacare,” said Chip Roy, director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action at TPPF.
Press Release October 13, 2017Late Thursday night, the White House announced the intent of President Donald Trump to nominate Kathleen Hartnett White to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality and upon confirmation, designate her as chair.
Press Release October 13, 2017Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order on Obamacare:
Press Release October 12, 2017Tomorrow, Oct. 12, Dr. Ashley Berner, Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy will participate in a public discussion on the current status and health of the American education system at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. A book signing will follow.
Press Release October 11, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently filed a motion for summary judgment in the pending lawsuit seeking to delist the Bone Cave Harvestman from the Endangered Species Act.
Press Release October 11, 2017Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the Trump Administration’s decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era job-killing regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. The result will mean greater reliability of the country’s electrical grid and protect Americans from skyrocketing energy costs.
Press Release October 10, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation on Friday afternoon filed a motion for summary judgment in the pending lawsuit seeking to delist the Bone Cave Harvestman from the Endangered Species Act. TPPF’s Center for the American Future represents Williamson County resident John Yearwood and Williamson County, Texas in the lawsuit, which challenges the authority of the federal government to use the Interstate Commerce Clause to regulate non-commercial interactions with the Bone Cave Harvestman arachnid, which only exists in two central Texas counties, is not bought nor traded in interstate commerce, and does not otherwise affect interstate commerce.
Press Release October 9, 2017On Friday, E&E News published an article on a recent meeting Texas Public Policy Foundation staff had with White House and EPA officials. The following are key excerpts from that article and are especially timely as the EPA indicates they will announce a rollback of the Clean Power Plan on Tuesday.
Press Release October 9, 2017