Last night Senate Bill 715, or the Texas Annexation Reform Act, was filibustered in the Texas Senate past a key procedural deadline. The effect of the delay was to kill the legislation and continue the policy of forced annexation.
Press Release May 29, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst with the Center for Local Governance, issued the following statement on Governor Greg Abbott signing House Bill 100, which establishes a predictable system of statewide regulation of ridesharing services.
Press Release May 29, 2017Today, the Texas Public Policy issued the following statements on the passage of SB 1, the 2018-19 General Appropriations Bill, by the Texas Legislature.
Press Release May 27, 2017Today, the Conservative Texas Budget Coalition made the following statement on the release of the Conference Report for Senate Bill 1 and the pending supplemental budget, House Bill 2.
Press Release May 26, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statements on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted cost of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the Republican alternative to Obamacare. Also released this week was an important analysis by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, reporting that healthcare insurance premiums for Americans have more than doubled under Obamacare.
Press Release May 25, 2017Today the Texas House voted to prevent final discussion of HB 21, a school-financing bill that included a parental choice program for students with special needs. The House sent the Senate-amended bill to conference but with the instruction that the parental choice program could not be part of the final version. This action effectively ended the possibility of increased funding for public schools and increased educational opportunities for students with special needs.
Press Release May 24, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Dr. Kevin Roberts, executive vice president of TPPF, and Stephanie Matthews, senior policy advisor with the Center for Education Freedom at TPPF, issued the following statements on the Texas Senate passage of House Bill 21, as amended, relating to establishment of an education savings accounts (ESAs) for children with special needs.
Press Release May 22, 2017TOMORROW, May 16, advocates and legislators will hold a press conference to promote legislation being heard that day in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Known as the “Second Chances Bill," House Bill 3016 by Rep. Senfronia Thompson and Sen. Bryan Hughes seeks to allow first-time, non-violent offenders the opportunity to seal their records with an order of nondisclosure.
Press Release May 16, 2017The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) released a paper on water development in Texas. The paper, “The Case for a Texas Water Market,” examines state regulations that have inhibited needed water development and illustrates the value of water markets as an effective driver of increasing water supply and water conservation.
Press Release May 5, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Chip Roy, Director of the Center for Tenth Amendment Action, issued the following statement on passage of the American Health Care Act by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Press Release May 4, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Brandon Logan, director of the Center for Families and Children, will tesify against House Bill 596 and in support of House Bill 3297. Mr. Logan will testify on both bills before the Texas House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee TODAY, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. CDT or upon final House adjournment in room E2.016 of the Texas State Capitol.
Press Release May 3, 2017Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst for the Center for Local Governance, issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 1449. The bill prohibits municipalities from imposing linkage fees on new construction.
Press Release May 3, 2017