Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero testified today before the House Committee on Pensions meeting at the Houston City Council Chamber.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced that the Honorable Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at TPPF, today was sworn into and admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing on Wednesday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the Real Texas Budget, an overview of Texas appropriations and spending. The TPPF research, which will be released Wednesday morning, catalogues for taxpayers how much of their tax dollars the state of Texas actually spends.
Press Release June 13, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released a paper on state-governed pensions by James Quintero, director of the Center for Local Governance at TPPF. The paper, Restoring Local Control of State-Governed Pension Plans, examines state-controlled local pension plans and offers recommendations to restore them to fiscal health.
Press Release June 7, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action, issued the following statement on the Louisiana House approving SCR 52, which calls for a convention of states to propose amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution’s language is championed by the Convention of States Project.
Press Release June 7, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future Robert Henneke and head of Texans for Positive Economic Policy (TPEP) former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs issued the following statements on the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to deny a status review of the delisting petition filed by TPPF and TPEP to remove the golden-cheeked warbler from the Endangered Species List because of its documented recovery:
Press Release June 6, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation, with Empower Texans and Direct Action Texas, will cosponsor a Local Government Fiscal Workshop in North Dallas on Friday, June 10, 2016. The Workshop will discuss local property tax in Texas and the decision-making process that governs the system.
Press Release June 3, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released a paper on affordable housing in Texas by Kathleen Hunker, senior policy analyst for the Center for Economic Freedom at TPPF. The paper, “Bringing Down the Housing Restrictions,” examines the impact of excessive regulation on housing prices. It argues that the crunch felt by urban families in Austin and throughout Texas stems from unnecessary costs added by central planning.
Press Release May 31, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for the American Future Attorney Chance Weldon issued the following statement in reaction to the Supreme Court of the United States’s ruling in the United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. case this morning.
Press Release May 31, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a Policy Primer titled “Dare to Care: Expanding Scope of Practice to Fill in the Gaps in the Mental Health Workforce”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release May 24, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a Policy Primer titled “Dare to Care: Expanding Scope of Practice to Fill in the Gaps in the Mental Health Workforce”, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release May 24, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced the release of Fueling Freedom: Exposing the Mad War on Energy (Regnery Publishing; 978-1621574095; 2016) by Kathleen Hartnett White, distinguished senior fellow-in-residence and director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment at TPPF, and Steve Moore, distinguished visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. The book debunks myths about fossil fuels and explains how oil, natural gas, and coal are irreplaceable and have the power to unleash an economic revival for America.
Press Release May 23, 2016