The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a media conference call briefing on Tuesday, April 19 at 11:00 a.m. CDT to discuss the Paris climate agreement signing ceremony taking place on Friday, April 22. TPPF’s legal and policy scholars will discuss the implications of the Accord, including why it is not a binding agreement for the United States.
Press Release April 15, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation Director of the Center for Local Governance James Quintero and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements on the Dallas Independent School District administrator’s proposal of a minimum wage increase for maintenance and operation employees to $10.37 per hour for the 2016-17 school year.
Press Release April 15, 2016The Texas Public Policy will host a Policy Primer discussing “Land of the Free & Home of the Brave: How School Finance Affects Texas” TODAY, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 12, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today released “Why Suspending State Planning Makes Sense in Light of the Stay of the 111(d) Rule” by Michael Nasi, partner with Jackson Walker L.L.P. The paper examines how states should react to the Supreme Court of the United States’ stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 111(d) Clean Power Plan rule.
Press Release April 11, 2016The Texas Public Policy will host a Policy Primer discussing “Land of the Free & Home of the Brave: How School Finance Affects Texas” TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 11, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, and 33 groups released a letter asking that expiring renewable energy subsidies not be attached to a must-pass reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. The letter argues that "green pork” provisions are not germane to this authorization bill, and favorable tax treatment was extended to renewable energy producers previously.
Press Release April 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice today released a paper by Center Deputy Director Derek Cohen examining where and how much the practice of civil asset forfeiture is used in Texas. The paper, Asset Forfeiture by Texas Law Enforcement Agencies, provides insight into the volume and location of forfeitures in Texas.
Press Release April 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” TODAY, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 7, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” TOMORROW, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 6, 2016Texas Public Policy Foundation Director of the Center for Local Governance James Quintero and Economist Dr. Vance Ginn issued the following statements on the San Antonio Independent School District Board’s approval of a minimum wage increase for all non-exempt, permanent, full-time employees for the 2016-17 school year. The increase in the hourly rate from $10 to $12 is tantamount to a 20 percent pay raise and comes at a difficult time for the district’s finances.
Press Release April 5, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute will host a Policy Primer discussing “Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Texas: Where and When Does it Occur?” on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Joe B. Hogsett Theater.
Press Release April 5, 2016The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed an amicus curiae brief in Laredo Merchants Association v. City of Laredo, Texas opposing the City of Laredo’s ordinance that directly contradicts Texas law by prohibiting retailers from providing customers with plastic bags.
Press Release April 4, 2016