Yesterday, MobilityATX, a special interest group sponsored in part by Austin-area governments, released its findings on near-term traffic solutions for the Capitol City. Its chief recommendation is to fully fund Austin’s Bicycle Master Plan at a cost of $151 million to be financed through additional debt.
Press Release October 9, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Effective Justice Deputy Director Derek Cohen will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. EDT in room HVC 210 in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. Cohen will testify at a hearing on “Reviewing the Juvenile Justice System and How It Serves At-Risk Youth.”
Press Release October 7, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Vance Ginn will speak at a town hall meeting hosted by Texas Senator Don Huffines on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00 pm CDT at the University Park Public Library in University Park, Texas.
Press Release October 7, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a policy primer titled, “The Debate over Texas State Supported Living Centers: How to Reform an Outdated System” TODAY, Tuesday, October 6 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 6, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will host a policy primer titled, “The Debate over Texas State Supported Living Centers: How to Reform an Outdated System” TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 6 at 11:30 am CDT in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release October 5, 2015Earlier today, the San Antonio Planning Commission formally approved a proposal to conduct limited purpose annexation of some 13,000 Bexar County residents without their consent. This is a major step in the City’s overarching annexation plans, which will ultimately force as many as 200,000 Texans to become city taxpayers by the end of 2016. The proposal will now be considered by the San Antonio City Council.
Press Release October 2, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation today released a paper by Center for Health Care Policy Director John Davidson and Center for Fiscal Policy Economist Dr. Vance Ginn outlining a model to reform Medicaid. The paper, The Texas Medicaid Reform Model: A Market-Driven, Patient-Centered Approach, presents a framework to address Medicaid’s structural problems while obtaining greater flexibility from the federal government.
Press Release September 29, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Economic Freedom today released a paper by Clint Bolick that examines the federal immigration system. The paper, Federal Immigration Reform, Texas-Style, makes the case that the federally-dominated system benefits few and encourages illegal immigration.
Press Release September 23, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host an event with Americans for Prosperity titled “Switch Off Washington” TODAY, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release September 23, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host an event with Americans for Prosperity titled “Switch Off Washington” TOMORROW, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. in the Joe B. Hogsett Theater at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Press Release September 22, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) and The Heritage Foundation will host an event, How Climate Policy Hurts the Poor, TODAY, Monday, September 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm EDT at The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium. The panel will discuss the particular impact of the high cost of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) on the poor.
Press Release September 21, 2015The Texas Public Policy Foundation will host a policy primer on the Outcomes of the 84th Legislative Session TODAY, Monday, September 21, at 11:30 a.m. at the Houston City Club in Houston, Texas. The Policy Primer is part of a series of Traveling Primers on the Outcomes of the 84th Texas Legislative Session.
Press Release September 21, 2015