Recently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott committed that Texans “can expect a very large property tax cut coming out of this next legislative session.” His remarks were made in relation to a forecasted record cash available for the next biennium, with some estimates suggesting it may reach $30 billion or more. “We appreciate how Governor Abbott...
Press Release July 13, 2022AUSTIN – Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement on energy grid stability from Jason Isaac, Director of TPPF’s Life:Powered campaign. “Texas has made significant progress in preventing our energy grid from experiencing another crisis like it did during winter storm Uri last year. Despite several close calls and requests by ERCOT...
Press Release July 13, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement from Rodney Scott, Senior Distinguished Fellow for Border Security and retired 24th Chief of the United States Border Patrol. “The actions outlined in Governor Abbott’s latest Executive Order will make Operation Lone Star more effective and improve the deterrent for illegal crossing. Intercepting migrants crossing between...
Press Release July 11, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation recently released research on the effect of gender modification therapies that supposedly address gender dysphoria. The study, “Do No Harm,” concluded that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones do not conclusively help children overcome gender dysphoria or improve their psychological well-being, effectively rendering them as experiments on children. The” Do No...
Press Release July 7, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Senior Director for Right on Immigration Ken Oliver released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Biden Administration to end the Migrant Protection Protocols program: “It is clear that the Biden administration is committed to tearing down every effective border security program in existence, and the U.S....
Press Release June 30, 2022The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision today in West Virginia v. EPA limits the Biden Administration’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from existing power plants, which would further punish American energy producers, shut down coal power plants, and threaten the reliability of the U.S. electric grid. In reaffirming its Major Questions doctrine, the Court’s...
Press Release June 30, 2022Nearly every major city and county government in Texas spends well beyond what the average taxpayer can afford, according to a series of new research papers on local government spending by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. As a result, over the last decade the typical family of four has paid thousands of dollars in taxes...
Press Release June 29, 2022The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s CEO Greg Sindelar released the following statement on the “Safer Communities Act” being debated in the U.S. Senate: “Washington, and particularly Congress, is a profoundly feckless, tragically hopeless, and deeply broken institution. Its legislative response to the heartbreaking and senseless violence in Uvalde, TX only underscores our federal government’s longstanding...
Press Release June 22, 2022New research from the Texas Public Policy Foundation reveals that there is no conclusive evidence that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones help children overcome gender dysphoria or improve their psychological well-being. There is far more evidence that these procedures emotionally and physically harm the children they are supposed to help, creating irreversible side effects and...
Press Release June 22, 2022As America celebrates one of Texas’ favorite holidays, Juneteenth, we can reflect on what history has shown us—that freedom is a journey just as much as it is a destination. “Freedom came to enslaved Texans on June 19, 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger brought news of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to the citizens of...
Press Release June 19, 2022Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation launched its Better Tech for Tomorrow initiative, which champions a bold, conservative approach to technology policy, innovation, and cultural issues. Our mission is to develop technology policy that promotes morality and civic virtue; protects the privacy, safety, security, autonomy, and dignity of Texans; and preserves Texas culture and values....
Press Release May 31, 2022“The devastating and senseless murder of 14 children and a teacher at a school in Uvalde today is heartbreaking. It is an unimaginable evil. Our prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones in this cowardly and reprehensible attack, as well as the entire community struggling to comprehend these events. Texas stands...
Press Release May 24, 2022