AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued this statement today on the latest Texas economic statistics from the Texas Workforce Commission. The TWC reported that August 2012 saw the addition of 38,000 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs, and a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7 percent. “These results are yet another indicator that the Texas...
Press Release September 21, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation applauds Sul Ross State University, Southwest Texas Junior College, and the Texas State University System for their announcement today of another set of $10,000 bachelor's degree programs. "The $10,000 degree is an innovation that combines quality with affordability," said Dr. Thomas Lindsay, director of the Center for Higher...
Press Release September 18, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation's Policy Primer, "Addressing the College Affordability Crisis: The Rise of the $10,000 Degree," takes place on Tuesday, September 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Foundation's Austin office. In his 2011 State of the State address, Governor Rick Perry challenged the Texas public higher-education community to...
Press Release September 18, 2012AUSTIN – Thomas Lindsay, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Higher Education at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, today released a new report "Anatomy of a Revolution? The Rise of the $10,000 Bachelor's Degree." Last year, Governor Rick Perry took on the issue of rising tuition costs by challenging Texas' public colleges and universities to...
Press Release September 18, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation authors a new report offering analysis that suggests Texas’ margin tax has dulled the state’s competitive edge and if continued, it could indicate challenges for Texas’ future economic prospects. The report, “The Texas Margin Tax & Its Impact on the State’s Economic Competitiveness,” can be found on the...
Press Release September 18, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Higher Education unveils a new website, SeeThruEdu.com, which focuses on higher education reform. The site offers daily postings by leading higher education experts from across the country. “SeeThruEdu.com serves as part resource bank, part discussion area bringing, national resources to state scenarios for the principles of...
Press Release September 14, 2012“Texas is in the midst of a transformation that will fundamentally change how we approach public education. School districts are becoming more efficient in their use of taxpayer dollars; the Texas Supreme Court may soon help them become even more so. Virtual and blended education is enabling higher quality education of more students at less...
Press Release August 27, 2012“The Texas Public Policy Foundation stands by our praise of the goals articulated by the UT System’s Framework for Advancing Excellence. However, since the Framework was written, the current has shifted beneath the System’s Austin flagship university. “The University of Texas is to be commended for its implementation of the Collegiate Learning Assessment to assess...
Press Release August 24, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation has unveiled its newly redesigned website, Texaspolicy.com just in time for the 83rd legislative session. The revamped site boasts a simple, contemporary design and offers an array of new tools that improve its usability and aesthetics. The website, which offers features like the MyTPPF subscription option for...
Press Release August 21, 2012AUSTIN – Today’s ruling by the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals striking down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) is a clear victory for state authority under a federalist system of government, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “The Court repeatedly notes the statutory division between EPA’s authority to...
Press Release August 21, 2012AUSTIN – Texas Public Policy Foundation president and CEO Brooke Rollins announced a restructuring of the Foundation’s communications team today. Chuck DeVore, currently a senior fellow in the Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy, will succeed Joshua Treviño as TPPF’s Vice President of Communications. Treviño left the Foundation’s staff earlier this month to become Writer-at-Large for...
Press Release August 16, 2012AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation praises today’s ruling by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of Texas’ Flexible Permit program violated the federal Clean Air Act. “Over the last four years, the EPA has run roughshod over state authority as if states were merely branch...
Press Release August 13, 2012