Washington, D.C. – The leading public policy center in the state most affected by this year’s crisis on the southern border announced today the formation of a Border Security Coalition, in partnership with sister state and national organizations from throughout the nation. “The crisis we have seen this year along the U.S. southern border with...
Press Release October 9, 2019AUSTIN— Today, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to a letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler demanding he and the city council address the growing homelessness crisis by November 1, 2019. Kevin Roberts, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation offered the following comment. “Gov. Abbott is right to be alarmed about the...
Press Release October 2, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced the appointment of Thomas “Tim” Lyles, Jr. as chairman of the board. Mr. Lyles succeeds long-time chairman Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm. “We are delighted to announce Tim Lyles as the chairman of the board,” said Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “Tim brings...
Press Release October 1, 2019AUSTIN— Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in Guy James Gray v. Patricia Skelton. The case is set for oral argument on Thursday, Sept. 26. The brief encourages the Supreme Court of Texas to reconsider the Peeler doctrine created by the Court in 1995, which barred those convicted of a criminal...
Press Release September 25, 2019AUSTIN— Today the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Director of Right on Health Care David Balat offered the following statement about the proposed drug pricing bill – H.R. 3: “The high costs of medication in this country are at a critical point for American families. Inflation-adjusted per capita spending on retail prescription drugs between 2013 and 2016...
Press Release September 24, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson will be the recipient of the Ronald Reagan Award and keynote speaker for the Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala on October 5. “We are thrilled to have Secretary Carson help us celebrate our 30th Anniversary,” said Dr. Kevin...
Press Release September 23, 2019AUSTIN—Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published the policy perspective The Role of Police Unions in the 21st Century. “Unions are responsible for representing their members’ interests and have created a public perception that it is what they do. But do police unions really represent the officer on the street?” said Sheriff (Ret.) Currie Myers,...
Press Release September 17, 2019AUSTIN – Today, Governor Greg Abbott released the Texas Safety Action Report, which recommends policy solutions to combat gun violence. The Texas Public Policy Foundation commends the concerted effort to keep our communities safe from gun violence of all stripes while preserving natural rights. “We fully recognize that there is no legislative fix for the evil that...
Press Release September 12, 2019AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released the policy perspective The Conservative Texas Budget: A Review of the First Three Biennia by the Honorable Talmadge Heflin and Bill Peacock. The paper examines the trend in Texas state government spending over three biennia since the introduction of the Conservative Texas Budget (CTB) in 2015. The...
Press Release September 5, 2019AUSTIN— A first-of-its kind report on mandatory paid sick leave policies finds that the ordinances have serious negative economic effects on employees, businesses, and the local economy. The report was included in an amicus brief filed by a coalition of San Antonio businesses in support of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s lawsuit against the City of Dallas’...
Press Release August 28, 2019AUSTIN—The Texas Public Policy Foundation released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s new rule to rectify existing loopholes within the Flores Settlement Agreement: “More than any other policy, the Flores Settlement Agreement is responsible for the practice of “catch and release” at the border, which has become a magnet for illegal immigration and a...
Press Release August 21, 2019AUSTIN—Yesterday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief with the Texas Supreme Court on behalf of a father forced to share custody of his daughter with a virtual stranger. In the case, C.J.C. is the father of a four-year-old girl who shared custody with his daughter’s biological mother. In July 2018, the mother...
Press Release August 14, 2019