TPPF’s Bill Peacock & Kathleen Hunker to testify before Texas Senate State Affairs Committee
Experts testify on and release analysis of eminent domain reforms
Press Release March 9, 2015TPPF releases paper on eminent domain reform
Reimbursement of attorney fees would protect right to adequate compensation
Press Release March 9, 2015TPPF releases paper on eliminating the margin tax
Ending the margin tax would increase personal income and create jobs
Press Release March 4, 2015TPPF statement on nurse practitioner legislation
“For years, Texas has struggled with physician shortages, especially in rural areas,” said Davison. “About half our counties don’t have enough primary care physicians, and we have nearly 300 Medically Underserved Areas, more than any other state in the country."
Press Release March 4, 2015TPPF releases new research on fracking
Local bans based on disputed science cost Texans billions of dollars
Press Release March 4, 2015TODAY: TPPF’s Talmadge Heflin & Vance Ginn to testify before Texas Senate Finance Committee
Experts to hold media availability immediately after hearing
Press Release March 4, 2015TPPF releases paper on Liberty Cities in Texas
Liberty Cities open a new door for Texans to protect their rights
Press Release March 3, 2015TPPF’s Kathleen Hartnett White to discuss new guide to environmental policy reform
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 join a Heritage Foundation luncheon to present the Environmental Policy Guide: 167 Recommendations for Environmental Policy Reform TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. EST in 1324 Longworth House Office Building in Washington D.C.
Press Release March 2, 2015TPPF’s John Davidson to testify before Texas House and Human Services Committee
Davidson will testify in favor of SB 219, which relates to the provision of health and human services in Texas, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies.
Press Release March 2, 2015TPPF releases paper on pretrial justice
Implementing pretrial improvements would increase efficiency and public safety
Press Release February 26, 2015MEDIA AVAILABILITY: TPPF expert Jess Fields available to discuss government accountability and transparency
"Texans expect that their government will be accountable to them and represent and defend the rights of all Texans,” said Fields. “When government picks winners and losers through economic development incentives, some Texans are subsidizing special favors for others."
Press Release February 26, 2015TODAY: TPPF’s Derek Cohen to speak at CPAC panel on civil asset forfeiture
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice Policy Analyst Derek Cohen will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) panel titled Asset Forfeiture: The Sheriff of Nottingham at your Doorstep today, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, at 2:10 p.m. EST. The panel...
Press Release February 26, 2015