Report: Texas ranks third  for economic freedom in U.S.

Texas ranks third for economic freedom in the United States according to a new study released this month by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The report, Economic Freedom of North America 2015, ranks states based on their levels of economic freedom—measured in size of government, taxation, regulation, rule of law, etc.—using data from 2013, the most recent year of available data. The report’s subnational ranking system spotlights state and local government policy, comparing U.S. states to U.S. states.

Press Release December 15, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address Texas water needs

Recent drought in Texas has highlighted the need to streamline burdensome state regulations. To examine how to meet future water needs, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment will host the panel “Regulatory Water World: How Best to Prepare for Growth in Texas” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 9:30 am CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Meeting Room 616.

Press Release December 15, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address corporate welfare

Washington has recently grappled with the question of corporate welfare, but what about Texas? To examine what types of welfare are being offered to Texas’s state and local governments and the cost to taxpayers, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom will host the panel “Who Benefits: Corporate Welfare in Texas” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 8, 2016 at 9:30 am CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Meeting Room 616.

Press Release December 15, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address tax and expenditure limits

Texas state spending has increased faster than population growth plus inflation since 2004. To explore options for an effective tax and expenditure limit (TEL), the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy will host the panel “Limits or No Limits: Will Budget Restrictions Alter Growth in our State?” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 11:00 am CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Salon J.

Press Release December 15, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address overgrown criminal justice system

After decades of growing incarceration rates and public spending on criminal justice, policymakers have begun holistically addressing the many interconnected parts of the criminal justice system. To discuss the criminal justice system and identify best practices, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice will host the panel “Right-Sizing an Overgrown Criminal Justice System” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11:00 am CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Salon K.

Press Release December 14, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address Endangered Species Act delisting

The goal of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is recovery of endangered species. To explore efforts to delist species not threatened as endangered and discuss the lack of constitutional authority to regulated intrastate species under the ESA, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for the American Future will host the panel “Mission Accomplished!? What Should Happen After a Protected Species Under the Endangered Species Act Recovers” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Meeting Room 616.

Press Release December 14, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address evolving role of law enforcement

Interactions between police and civilians have captured recent headlines. To discuss the role of law enforcement and policies that better enable police to keep communities safe, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice will host the panel “Watchmen or Warfighter? Finding a Policing Model for the 21st Century” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 3:30 pm CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Meeting Room 616.

Press Release December 14, 2015

TPPF experts available to discuss Paris climate deal “COP21”

The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s leading energy and environment experts are available to discuss the climate change agreement approved Saturday in Paris at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21). Experts include the Foundation’s Director of the Center for the American Future Robert Henneke, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence & Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment, Kathleen Hartnett White, and Director of the Fueling Freedom Project, the Honorable Doug Domenech.

Press Release December 14, 2015

TPPF Policy Orientation panel to address the Clean Power Plan

During a recent congressional hearing, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy was asked to justify her comments that the Clean Power Plan was “enormously beneficial” when it would only avert one one-hundredth of a degree of global warming and cost hundreds of billions of dollars to implement. To explore what benefits environmental regulations should accomplish to justify the cost, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for the American Future will host the panel “Benefit versus Burden: Do the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Costs Exceed the Regulation’s Impact?” at the 14th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 9:30 am CST at the Hilton Austin Hotel in Salon J.

Press Release December 11, 2015
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