Texas will spend nearly $3 billion securing the border in the 2022-2023 biennium, more than three and a half times what it spent just five years ago, for what is primarily a federal responsibility. It is an effort that saps the resources of multiple state agencies and departments that “Texas never should have had to...
Press Release September 29, 2022Following the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision to deny the ability of the Attorney General to unilaterally prosecute election violations should local district attorneys refuse to do so, the Texas Public Policy Foundation called for the legislature to restore accountability within our justice system. It proposed two reforms that would ensure the state has...
Press Release September 28, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation initiative Life:Powered, in connection with 8 coalition organizations, sent a letter to Republican congressional leadership detailing the top three actions it needs to take to return America to energy dominance and reject Green New Deal-style federal spending. These actions, including expanding domestic energy production and ending federal subsidies in the...
Press Release September 28, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released its first comprehensive technology policy research, exploring the current state of data privacy in Texas and why the state must pass a digital bill of rights to safeguard sensitive, private information. “Texas’ Digital Bill of Rights” unpacks the extent to which companies are obtaining and using user data,...
Press Release September 27, 2022Since the mid-1960s, the United States has spent nearly $25 trillion funding over 80 federal safety net programs, under the guise of lifting families out of poverty. In doing so, these programs have caused millions of Americans to become dependent on the federal government, hurting the very people they intended to help. To change this...
Press Release September 26, 2022A combination of political officeholders, senior military personnel, social elites, and criminal cartels working together in Mexico – both directly and indirectly – have turned the country into a deteriorating narco-state unwilling to combat violence, stop drug and human trafficking, and maintain a productive partnership with the United States, according to new research by the...
Press Release September 22, 2022Following the announcement from Governor Greg Abbott declaring Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement: “Mexican drug cartels have flooded Texas and the nation with untold amounts of lethal drugs, particularly fentanyl, that have cost the lives of countless Americans. The scourge is so widespread and intentional...
Press Release September 21, 2022The legal standard used in nearly every court action involving children, “best interest of the child,” has no standard definition or consistent guidance on how the standard should be applied, according to new research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The research, “’The Best Interest of the Child’: Texas and Beyond,” details the confusing patchwork...
Press Release September 19, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation applauded Texas Senate Education Committee Chairman Brandon Creighton for supporting a Parental Bill of Rights, reforms that will increase transparency and access, empowering parents to make the best education decisions for their children. “It is time that Texas parents are empowered to play an active role for their child’s...
Press Release September 16, 2022Americans are experiencing the worst energy crisis in decades, and energy costs are still rapidly increasing as a result of poorly reasoned policies. One of those policies was the Biden administration’s April 2021 pledge to the United Nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 50-52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, representing an additional 30...
Press Release September 14, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation condemned the Biden administration’s new Title IX proposal in a newly filed public comment. Not only is the proposal unlawful and unconstitutional, but its adoption would undermine fairness and accuracy, result in less safety for women, force students and faculty to disavow deeply held religious beliefs, and outlaw speech,...
Press Release September 14, 2022Experts from the Texas Public Policy Foundation will testify today in a Senate hearing on several key issues for local governments, including homelessness, disannexation powers, and the disgraceful practice of allowing taxpayers to fund lobbyists. The Senate Committee on Local Governments will convene at 1:30 pm in the Capitol Extension, Room E1.016. Testifying today for...
Press Release September 13, 2022