The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a “Spotlight: Transparency and Accountability in State Agencies” on Monday, October 19 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 16, 2015The Texas Bond Review Board (BRB) released preliminary estimates of local government debt owed for fiscal year 2015. According to the BRB, local governments have amassed debts totaling more than $338 billion, up more than $5 billion since the previous fiscal year.
Press Release October 15, 2015Earlier this week, the San Antonio Police Officers Association voiced serious concerns about city of San Antonio’s aggressive annexation plan, calling it “a horrible idea” because police officers can barely handle current service demands and that adding new area to patrol would stretch already-taxed resources even further.
Press Release October 15, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Center for Effective Justice Policy Analyst Greg Glod outlining Texas’ adult criminal justice reform successes. The paper, Texas Adult Corrections: A Model for the Rest of the Nation, outlines adult criminal justice reform policies that Texas lawmakers enacted, which can be used as a guide for the federal government and other states to adopt similar legislation.
Press Release October 15, 2015Texas Public Policy Foundation Executive Director Arlene Wohlgemuth will speak at The Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion “After King v. Burwell, Now What?” on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 11:10 a.m. CDT in Welch Hall, Room 2.224 at the University of Texas at Austin.
Press Release October 15, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation and National Review Institute will co-host the book talk and signing “Children of Monsters: an Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators” with author Jay Nordlinger on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. CDT at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 14, 2015Today, members of the Texas Senate Committee on Finance were charged with studying and recommending ways to further reduce the tax burden on property owners. Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Local Governance Director James Quintero issued the following statement on the interim charge.
Press Release October 14, 2015Yesterday, interim charges for the Senate Committee on Inter-Governmental Relations (“IGR”) were announced, identifying six areas for the Committee to examine. One such area is local ordinance integrity. The IGR Committee will review the statutory safeguards for the adoption of local ordinances and recommend improvements.
Press Release October 13, 2015Yesterday, interim charges for the Senate Committee on Inter-Governmental Relations (“IGR”) were announced, identifying six areas for the Committee to examine. One such area is annexation. The IGR Committee will review existing annexation policies that allow cities to force unwilling property owners to become city residents, and make recommendations on ways to improve the system.
Press Release October 13, 2015Yesterday, interim charges for the Senate Committee on Inter-Governmental Relations (“IGR”) were announced, identifying six policy areas for the Committee to review. One such area is debt transparency. The IGR Committee will examine ways to improve debt transparency and government accountability in elections.
Press Release October 13, 2015Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted a nationwide stay in the case challenging the validity of Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule. Petitioners claim EPA overstepped statutory authority by implementing its plan to regulate free flowing water.
Press Release October 12, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for the American Future Director Robert Henneke and Center Attorney Joel Stonedale are available to discuss the ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to halt Environmental Protection Agency’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.
Press Release October 12, 2015