TPPF Announces Health and Family Policy Priorities for the 89th Legislative Session

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center on Health and Families campaign announced its policy priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign focuses on improving systems and outcomes that affect patients, families, and children.  CHF has worked on several successful reforms such as encouraging family formation, reforming child protective services, improving transparency in health...

Press Release March 12, 2024

TPPF Reacts To Biden State of the Union Address

Following President Biden’s State of the Union address, Texas Public Policy Foundation Director of Federal Affairs Matt Eagan issued the following statement: “President Biden inherited a border that was the most secure it had been in generations. He campaigned on squandering American sovereignty to appease the open-border ideologues who pollute the Democrat Party. “To the...

Press Release March 8, 2024

TPPF Statement on House of Representatives Budget Committee’s FY2025 Budget Resolution

Following the unveiling of the House Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution, TPPF Director of Federal Affairs Matt Eagan released the following statement: “Today, the House Budget Committee will begin advancing its Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution which aims to get our federal government and our nation back on track—even though the President is...

Press Release March 7, 2024

TPPF Applauds Passage of Legislation to Expand Patients’ Access to Primary Care

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) issued the following statement on the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 3836, the Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act, to clarify that state Medicaid programs have the authority to implement direct primary care (DPC) programs: “Allowing states to utilize DPC in Medicaid empowers patients to access dedicated...

Press Release March 6, 2024

TPPF Announces Election Protection Panel for Texas Policy Summit

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the election protection panel, taking place Friday, March 22nd at the Texas Policy Summit. As we enter another election year, it is more important than ever that Americans have a reliable election system that they can trust. This panel will examine current vulnerabilities in the federal elections process,...

Press Release March 6, 2024

TPPF: School Choice Remains a Top Priority for 89th Legislative Session

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Next Generation Texas campaign announced its policy priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign focuses on reforming K-12 and higher education, empowering parents with more and better options, and developing the next generation workforce to keep Texas the world leader in job creation.  NGT has worked on several...

Press Release March 6, 2024

TPPF Experts Available for Election Day Analysis

Sherry Sylvester, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, along with TPPF National Election Protection Project Director Josh Findlay, will be available Election Night and on March 6 to comment on the policy implications of the March 5 Primary in Texas, along with insight into election process and turnout data analysis. Sherry’s bio: https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/sherry-sylvester-2/ Josh’s bio: https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/josh-findlay/...

Press Release March 5, 2024

TPPF Announces Energy Policy Priorities for the 89th Legislative Session

AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered campaign announced its policy priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign focuses on making energy more reliable and affordable, as well as improving Texans’ energy IQ across the state. Life:Powered has worked on several successful reforms such as making the electric grid more reliable, combatting...

Press Release March 4, 2024

Declaración de TPPF sobre el mandato judicial de la Ley 4 del Senado

Tras la apelación del estado de Texas a una orden judicial preliminar anunciada ayer que busca temporalmente impedir que Texas implemente el Proyecto de Ley 4 del Senado, la Directora de la campaña “Frontera Segura y Soberana” de TPPF, Selene Rodríguez, emitió la siguiente declaración: “El proyecto de ley 4 del Senado establece nuevos delitos...

Press Release March 1, 2024

TPPF Statement on Senate Bill 4 Injunction

Following the state of Texas appealing a preliminary injunction announced today which would seek to temporarily prevent Texas from implementing Senate Bill 4, TPPF Secure and Sovereign Frontier Campaign Director Selene Rodriguez issued the following statement:  “Senate Bill 4 creates new state offenses for entering or re-entering the state illegally from a foreign country and...

Press Release February 29, 2024

TPPF: Court Concludes Congressional Proxy Voting Rule Is Unconstitutional

AUSTIN – Today, a U.S. District Court issued its final judgment in Texas v. Garland, which was a challenge to the U.S. House’s proxy voting rule under the Quorum Clause of the Constitution. In its final judgment, the Court concluded that U.S. House members must be physically present for their vote to comply with the...

Press Release February 27, 2024

TPPF Announces Tax, Spending, and Local Government Policy Priorities

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Taxpayer Protection Project released its full agenda for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign focuses on tax, spending, and local government policies that reduce the government burden on Texans.  In past sessions, it has successfully advocated for the largest property tax cut in state history, restoring individual liberty to...

Press Release February 27, 2024