Texas Attorney General Intervenes in TPPF & Goldwater Institute Lawsuit to Halt Taxpayer-Funded Union Employees Agreement

The Texas Attorney General today filed a plea in intervention in Pulliam, et. al. v. City of Austin, et. al., a lawsuit filed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and Goldwater Institute challenging the City’s labor agreement with Austin Firefighters Association, Local 975. The lawsuit, filed last month, seeks  to halt the practice of “release time” also known as “association business leave,” and “union leave,” which assigns city employees to work for the union at taxpayer expense. The agreement violates the Texas Constitution “gift clause” provision that prohibits government from giving taxpayer funds to private entities without a public purpose.   

Press Release October 18, 2016

TOMORROW: TPPF Hosts Book Talk with “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” Author Vicki Alger

The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the book talk and signing “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” with author Vicki E. Alger TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release October 18, 2016

WEDNESDAY: TPPF Hosts Book Talk with “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” Author Vicki Alger

The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host the book talk and signing “Failure: The Federal Misedukation of America’s Children” with author Vicki E. Alger on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release October 18, 2016

TPPF Statement on Federal Court Ruling on EPA Regulation Effect on Jobs

A West Virginia federal judge granted summary judgment to Murray Energy Corporation in Murray Energy Corp. v. EPA, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must evaluate the consequences of its air pollution regulations on jobs. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) General Counsel Robert Henneke issued the following statement:  

Press Release October 17, 2016

TPPF Releases Paper on Boosting Graduation Rates in Texas

The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Dr. Patrick J. Wolf, a distinguished professor of education policy and a 21st Century Endowed Chair in school choice at the University of Arkansas. The paper, “Boosting Graduation Rates in Texas through Education Savings Accounts,” examines the effect education savings accounts would have on high-school graduation rates in Texas.

Press Release October 17, 2016

TODAY: TPPF’s the Honorable Kent Grusendorf to Testify on Parental Choice

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Education Freedom Senior Fellow the Honorable Kent Grusendorf will give invited testimony before the Texas House Committee on Public Education TODAY, Monday, October 17 at 9:00 am CDT in room E2.036 of the Texas State Capitol to consider interim charges related to increasing parental choice in education, reviewing the successes and failures of school choice programs in other states, and examining the benefits and costs of implementing such a program in Texas.

Press Release October 17, 2016

TPPF’s James Quintero to Speak at Property Tax Revenue Town Hall in San Antonio

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will participate in a town hall meeting on property revenue caps, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priorities for the 2017 legislative session on Thursday, October 13 at 7:00 pm in San Antonio. The event, Property Tax Revenues: Legislative Limits vs. Local Control, is sponsored by the San Antonio Express-News, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and Spectrum News.

Press Release October 13, 2016

TPPF Statement on Lawsuit to Stop Brownsville Plastic Bag Fee

The Texas Public Policy’s Center for Local Governance and Think Local Liberty project Director James Quintero and Policy Analyst Bryan Mathew released the following statements on the lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General against the city of Brownsville in an effort to stop the municipality from assessing a $1 environmental fee on customers wishing to use traditional plastic and paper bags.

Press Release October 13, 2016

TODAY: TPPF Hosts Debate on Corporate Welfare

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host “Economic Development: A Debate on Corporate Welfare” TODAY, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.  

Press Release October 12, 2016

TPPF Releases Paper on Reforming Texas’ Rainy Day Fund

The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the paper, Leaky Umbrella: The Need to Reform Texas’ Rainy Day Fund, today that highlights the history, problems, and reforms to Texas’ economic stabilization fund (ESF), also known as the state’s rainy day fund. The Foundation’s Director of the Center for Fiscal Policy Talmadge Heflin and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements:  

Press Release October 11, 2016

TPPF Hosts Debate on Corporate Welfare

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host “Economic Development: A Debate on Corporate Welfare” TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Press Release October 11, 2016

TPPF’s James Quintero to Speak at SXSW Eco on Plastic Bag Bans

Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero will participate SXSW Eco’s panel, “Ban on Bans, ” TODAY, October 10, at 4:45 pm CDT in Room 3 of the Austin Convention Center. The panel will discuss preemptive legislation calling for some environmental regulation to be done at the state instead of municipal level.

Press Release October 10, 2016