TPPF releases analysis of first quarter employment in Texas
Despite a highly diversified economy, headwinds related to a prolonged drop in oil prices and a strong U.S. dollar slowed job creation in the first quarter.
Press Release May 6, 2015TPPF statement on Texas plan to sue Obama over Clean Power Plan
TPPF applauds the Attorney General’s announcement of his intention to challenge the legality of EPA’s attempt to reengineer and thus nationalize the nation’s entire system of electric generation.
Press Release May 6, 2015TPPF statement on passage of local fracking ban legislation
The Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Senior Policy Analyst Jess Fields and Armstrong Center for Energy & Environment Leigh Thompson issued statements on House Bill 40, which clarifies that the regulation of oil and gas operations is under the jurisdiction of the state.
Press Release May 5, 2015TPPF hosts debate on Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community
The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a debate on “Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community: Freedom of Association vs. Forced Disclosure” TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release May 4, 2015TPPF applauds Senate amendment to protect property taxpayers
The Texas Senate yesterday adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1760 that would help limit the growth of property taxes. The amendment requires local government bodies, such as school boards, to get a 60 percent vote to adopt tax rates above a certain amount, rather than a simple majority of the board.
Press Release May 1, 2015TPPF releases paper on pretrial proceedings for poor defendants
The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Center for Effective Justice Director Marc Levin on providing timely counsel for indigent defendants. The paper, Bringing Balance to Pretrial Proceedings: Solutions for Early Representation of Indigent Defendants, identifies improvements in pretrial justice for those unable to afford counsel.
Press Release April 30, 2015TPPF’s James Quintero testifies before Senate State Affairs Committee
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero testified today before the Senate Committee on State Affairs on Senate Bill 1806, which would ensure the conformity of local ordinances and regulations with state law.
Press Release April 30, 2015TPPF statement on the Texas House’s $4.9 billion tax cut package
Today, the Texas House passed a $4.9 billion tax-cut package, which includes House Bill 31 and House Bill 32. HB 31 cuts the state’s sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 5.95 percent and puts in place a mechanism to use funds to further cut the rate in the future at a potential savings to taxpayers of $2.31 billion. HB 32 lowers the business franchise tax rates by 25 percent, raises the cap to $20 million to file an EZ form at a lower rate, requests a study on full repeal of the margin tax, and puts in place mechanisms to eventually phase out the tax at an additional savings to taxpayers of $2.56 billion.
Press Release April 29, 2015TPPF statement on Oklahoma stand against EPA overeach
The Texas Public Policy Foundation today commended Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin for issuing an executive order stating that Oklahoma will not file a State Implementation Plan (SIP) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulating carbon dioxide emission produced by Oklahoma power plants.
Press Release April 29, 2015TPPF hosts debate on Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community
The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a debate on “Free Speech and the Non-Profit Community: Freedom of Association vs. Forced Disclosure” on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release April 28, 2015TPPF’s Kathleen Hartnett White to testify before U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and the Director Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment, will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT in 1334 Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Ms. White will testify at a hearing on “Zero Accountability: The Consequences of Politically Driven Science.”
Press Release April 27, 2015TPPF’s Jess Fields testifies on Liberty Cities
High taxes and regulations have become an unfortunate feature of many of our Texas cities. As a result, Liberty Cities have begun to emerge in Texas which focus on limited government policies and the protection of individual liberty above all else.
Press Release April 27, 2015