TPPF’s Dr. Deane Waldman to Testify on Medicaid Waivers
When local officials are in charge of running Medicaid and determining how resources are spent, Texans will be better served
Press Release December 5, 2017New Annexation Law Means Liberty for Many Texans
Today starts a new era in city governance. For years, cities in Texas were allowed to forcibly annex landowners without their consent. That unfair practice allowed cities to enrich themselves while pushing higher taxes, tougher regulations, and more debt on those that never asked for it. But, for many Texans, those days are over.
Press Release December 1, 2017TPPF & Goldwater Institute defends free speech rights of UCF Kicker Donald De La Haye
Freedom of expression is one of our fundamental rights guaranteed through the United States Constitution. Donald did not forfeit his rights to free speech simply because his athletic gifts allow him to pay for his college education through a football scholarship.
Press Release December 1, 2017TPPF launches the Texas Prosperity Promise
Austin —Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation launched the Texas Prosperity Promise, a new campaign to support key reforms that will promote and sustain the prosperity, liberty, and human flourishing of all Texans. The Foundation intends to build a large community of support for these critical measures from grassroots activists, policy leaders, and state and...
Press Release November 30, 2017MEDIA ADVISORY ***UPDATE: EPA Administrator Pruitt to join Crossroads***
TPPF and Heritage are pleased to announce EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will be our featured speaker at Crossroads this morning at 8:45 a.m. EST. AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Heritage Foundation are pleased to present the nation’s premier energy-and-climate policy event: “At the Crossroads IV: Energy and Climate Policy Summit.” The summit will feature the...
Press Release November 30, 2017TODAY: TPPF’s Bryan Mathew to Testify on Special District Reform
AUSTIN – Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew will testify on the process and practice of dissolving special purpose districts before the Texas House Committee on Special Purpose Districts today, Nov. 30, at 1:00 p.m. CST in Room E2.014 at the Texas State Capitol. “Special purpose districts continue to proliferate both in terms of...
Press Release November 30, 2017TPPF petitions EPA for review of air quality standards
The Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed a petition with the United States Environmental Protection Agency requesting the administrator reconsider and make less stringent the current national ambient air quality standards, or NAAQS, for fine particulate matter.
Press Release November 29, 2017Our Underachieving Civics Curriculum TPPF releases paper on need to improve civics education
AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the paper “Our Underachieving Civics Curriculum” written by Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Higher Education at TPPF. Key points from the paper include: According to U.S. Department of Education statistics, only one in three college students graduate having taken even one course in...
Press Release November 20, 2017TPPF sends letter to Texas AG regarding disaster reappraisal
Texas law is clear — disaster reappraisal is meant to promote good fiscal stewardship and aid disaster recovery efforts, said Bryan Mathew.
Press Release November 20, 2017New employment report shows Texas jobs rebound after Hurricane Harvey
“Job creation in Texas rebounded last month after declining from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in September,” said Dr. Ginn. “Net nonfarm jobs increased by 71,500 jobs in October for a nation-leading total of 316,100 jobs added in the last year. Texas has now created net nonfarm jobs in a remarkable 80 of the last 85 months, contributing to the creation of roughly one out of every five new jobs nationwide since December 2007. The Texas model’s success doesn’t end there as the state’s record low unemployment rate of 3.9 percent continues to be at or below 5 percent for an unmatched 40 straight months in comparable states. Texas’ rebound in job creation after a record rain event shows the resiliency of Texans to flourish in a free enterprise system with limited government.”
Press Release November 17, 2017TPPF defeats DOJ motion to dismiss in golden-cheeked warbler lawsuit
“The Court correctly saw through the federal government’s motion as a delay tactic attempting to bog down this lawsuit in procedural technicalities and was correct to take swift action to deny DOJ’s dismissal motion," said Robert Henneke, general counsel and director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. "Furthermore, as the attorney for Travis Audubon’s were based on policy arguments critical of the Administration and not legal entitlement to intervene, the Court correctly denied them party status, yet will allow their opinions to be heard through amicus briefs. I am glad that we have cleared these procedural roadblocks and delay tactics and can proceed forward to address the merits of our lawsuit.”
Press Release November 17, 2017Texas Parties Win in Red River Private Property Rights Lawsuit
AUSTIN – In a major win for private property rights, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announce a successful settlement in the lawsuit filed against the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The plaintiffs in the case include the Texas General Land Office (GLO),...
Press Release November 8, 2017