TPPF Commends Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dade Phelan on Their Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council Appointments

Governor Greg Abbott appointed members to Texas’ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council. This council stems from Rep. Giovanni Capriglione’s House Bill 2060, which tasks this group of experts with taking inventory of state agency use of AI and determining the need for a code of ethics for AI systems used in state government. The members include...

Press Release February 26, 2024

TPPF Announces Tech Policy Priorities for the 89th Texas Legislative Session

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Better Tech for Tomorrow campaign released its full agenda for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. The campaign evaluates policy solutions through the lens of promoting civic virtue, protecting individual privacy, and ensuring the security, autonomy, and dignity of Texans. In recent years, TPPF’s work on tech policy has resulted in...

Press Release February 22, 2024

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to Speak at Texas Policy Summit

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will be a keynote speaker for the Thursday, March 21st lunch session of the annual Texas Policy Summit. Lt. Gov. Patrick, a long-time champion in the state Senate for conservative principles, will discuss the highly successful 88th Legislative Session, what the Legislature still...

Press Release February 22, 2024

District Court Set to Decide Whether Moab Area Off-Roading Trails Remain Open

SALT LAKE CITY – Today, Utah’s federal district court held a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction to leave 317 miles of public off-roading trails in the Moab, Utah area open, as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to permanently close them. If the trails were to close, they would likely disappear due...

Press Release February 21, 2024

Public Sector Unions Receiving Tax Dollars Violates Texas Constitution’s “Gift Clause”

AUSTIN – Today, attorneys from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Goldwater Institute delivered oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas in Borgelt v. Austin Firefighters Association. The case examines the constitutionality of public sector labor unions’ “release time” scheme, which forces taxpayers to pay union organizers’ salaries and finance their activities. Under...

Press Release February 21, 2024

Media Advisory: Texas Supreme Court to Hear Case on Public Sector Unions Receiving Tax Dollars

AUSTIN – The Supreme Court of Texas is set to hear oral arguments on public sector labor unions’ “release time” scheme, which forces taxpayers to pay union organizers’ salaries and finance their activities. The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Goldwater Institute are representing taxpayers in the case. Under release time, government agencies “release” employees...

Press Release February 20, 2024

TPPF Submits Comments Opposing California’s Harmful Zero-Emission Vehicle Regulations

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation submitted comments on behalf of Western States Trucking Association and Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition opposing California’s request for Federal approval of regulations that would force manufacturers of light- and medium- duty vehicles (i.e., most types of cars and trucks) to sell only electric vehicles in California by 2035....

Press Release February 20, 2024

Media Advisory: 1836 Project to Review “Making of a Classic” Episode of Forging Texas

On Wednesday, February 21st, the 1836 Project Advisory Committee, which includes TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar and TPPF Distinguished Senior Fellow Sherry Sylvester, will hold a meeting at the African American Museum of Dallas. The Committee will review the next installment in TPPF’s short film series, Forging Texas. “Making of a Classic” is produced by Stephen...

Press Release February 20, 2024

TPPF anuncia sus prioridades principales para la sesión legislativa de Texas

La Fundación de Políticas Públicas de Texas (conocido por sus siglas en inglés, TPPF) ha revelado sus diez prioridades principales para la 89ª Sesión Legislativa de Texas en el 2025. Entre las reformas principales para TPPF están la creación de una fuerza fronteriza sólida, la eliminación de impuestos a la propiedad, el empoderamiento de los padres...

Press Release February 16, 2024

TPPF Statement on the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act

Congressmen Dan Bishop and Chip Roy introduced the Standing Up to the Executive Branch for Immigration Enforcement Act (The SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act), which the Judiciary Committee with mark up today. Following the release of the bill, TPPF’s Joshua Treviño issued the following statement: “The bill is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s...

Press Release February 15, 2024

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to Speak at Texas Policy Summit

Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced Sen. Ted Cruz as the closing keynote speaker during the Friday, March 22nd session of the Texas Policy Summit. Ahead of a potentially historic election year, Sen. Cruz will share his thoughts on the pressing topics top of mind for many Americans, including border security, education, and the...

Press Release February 14, 2024

TPPF Announces Top Priorities for the Texas Legislative Session

AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation released its top ten priorities for the 2025 89th Texas Legislative Session. Among the top reforms for TPPF are creating a strong border force, eliminating property taxes, empowering parents with new educational options for their children, and prohibiting local governments from using tax dollars to pay lobbyists. The...

Press Release February 13, 2024