The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Economic Freedom Policy Analyst Kathleen Hunker testified today before the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee on Senate Bill 1185, relating to a biennial study regarding occupational licensing requirements.
Press Release April 9, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Vice President of Policy Chuck DeVore testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Transportation on Senate Bill 1294, which would place significant limits on the ability of the Texas Department of Transportation to save up to $1 billion per year by use of design-build contracting.
Press Release April 9, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation today announced that it joined 32 national and state free market organizations in supporting a call by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for states to refuse to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) request that Texas submit a state implementation plan for the Clean Power Plan.
Press Release April 9, 2015It’s time to take action that will help restore the balance, benefit Texans of all walks of life, and maintain Texas’ amazing record of economic success.
Press Release April 9, 2015We applaud the work done today by the Texas Senate to fundamentally reform the state’s spending limit. It’s a good day in Texas as the reforms passed by the Senate today will help safeguard Texans from higher future taxes and fees.
Press Release April 9, 2015We appreciate the efforts by the House to provide substantial, permanent tax relief that would bring about the largest tax cut in the state’s history. With today’s announcement, this is a terrific position for Texans to be in.
Press Release April 8, 2015With local government spending, debt, and taxes all trending in the wrong direction, it’s critical that we make use of every tool available to make sure that our cities, counties, and school districts are being judicious with the money that they have available.
Press Release April 8, 2015Transparency is essential to good governance, and all Texans should welcome easier access to important financial transparency tools, such as the ability to make a public information act request.
Press Release April 8, 2015Texas’ local governments are deep in debt, and the situation is only getting worse thanks to exotic public financing devices like capital appreciation bonds (CABs) that allow local governments to borrow now and shift oversized debt payments onto future generations of taxpayers.
Press Release April 8, 2015Texas school districts are awash in debt. In fiscal year 2014, school district debt totaled more than $112 billion, the most by far of any type of local government in Texas.
Press Release April 8, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and the Director Armstrong Center for Energy and the Environment, will join U.S. Congressman Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee, for “Reigning in the EPA: A Regulation Roundtable” TODAY, April 8, 2015 at 7:00 pm CDT at the Cailloux Theater in Kerrville, TX.
Press Release April 8, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Center for Local Governance Senior Policy Analyst Jess Fields testified today before the Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs.
Press Release April 7, 2015