As states throughout the country lifted mask mandates, the federal government extended the mask mandate for commercial travel through May 3. However, it finally died in a Florida court. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that “the Mask Mandate exceeds...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation and U.S. Rep Beth Van Duyne (R–Irving), is suing the Biden administration for its illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports. Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Texans are used to being No. 1, but a new scorecard of state election integrity laws ranks Texas sixth in the nation based on its practices for ensuring elections are fair, honest, and secure. The Election Integrity Scorecard created by the conservative Heritage...
A surging parent movement has reignited a national debate over who controls kids’ education, making school choice a hot topic again among Texas parents, policymakers, and politicians. “It’s a great time to be a school choice advocate,” said Corey...
Gov. Greg Abbott’s new parental bill of rights, announced at a public charter school in Lewisville last week, is being met with skepticism by a family rights advocacy organization. According to his press release, Abbott said, “The fact is no government program can or...
Texans are being crushed by rising property taxes, but a conservative think tank has a plan to eliminate most property taxes—something Republican primary voters will weigh in on next month. A panel of experts talked about reducing the burden on overtaxed Texans at the...
As the third special legislative session of the year draws to a close with no property tax relief in sight for Texans, an Austin-based free-market think tank says Texans want—and deserve—immediate relief. “Texans will never experience the peace of mind that comes with...
As state lawmakers consider legislation to lower Texans’ school property taxes, economists at a conservative think-tank propose a plan to eliminate all property taxes in Texas by 2033. Earlier this year, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released Lower Taxes, Better...
Texans all across the state are reporting ever-increasing property tax burdens and hoping to receive tangible property tax relief out of the ongoing special legislative session. These increases are happening despite the property tax reforms passed by the Legislature...
UPDATED March 2 to include additional bills referred to House Elections Committee. Priority legislation one expert called “the single most important election integrity measure” that state lawmakers can enact has been filed in the Texas House. House Bill 2283, authored...
Election integrity legislation received fast-track status from the governor this week, but citizen advocates are waiting to see what specific reforms lawmakers will deliver. At the State of the State address on Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named election integrity...
What went wrong in the 2020 election, and how can Texas lawmakers ensure future elections are more secure? Lawmakers and election experts answered those questions during Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Election Protection: Securing People’s Voice and Choice at the...
While millions of Texans have lost their jobs and many are struggling just to afford food and rent, local politicians in San Antonio haven’t seemed to notice. Last week, the school board for the San Antonio Independent School District approved putting a mammoth $1.3...
Texans have a new weapon in the fight against election fraud. This week, Texas Public Policy Foundation launched an initiative aimed at combating corruption in the voting process—a concern for Texas voters throughout the state. “Election integrity is a vital matter...
Texans demanding more action to tackle voter fraud gained a new ally last week: the state’s top policy institute. On Friday, Texas Public Policy Foundation announced it is launching an initiative to combat election fraud in 2020. The news came on the final day of the...
Kara Belew from Texas Public Policy Foundation stopped by the 1836 Studios to discuss taxes and school finance reform with Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn...
Episode 77: Brandon Waltens joins TSR host Tony McDonald to discuss the latest news coming out of the Texas Capitol. Robert Montoya tells listeners about the rail boondoggle up in the Metroplex and Thomas Warren drops in to chat about the Amarillo mayoral race. Texas...
Episode 72: Tony McDonald and Cary Cheshire discuss property tax reform. Destin Sensky drops by to discuss ethics reform efforts in the Texas Legislature. Charles Blain has a story about Hurricane Harvey relief stolen by a government official. Texas Public Policy...
Texas has long been the beacon of liberty, prosperity, and innovation for America and the world, and one of the state’s leading policy research institutes has a plan to keep it that way. The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s “Texas Prosperity Promise” outlines policy...
Episode 68: In this episode, Tony McDonald and Brandon Waltens discuss inauguration day for Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Robert Montoya fills us in on the details of Fort Worth’s TexRail boondoggle. Capitol correspondent Destin Sensky drops by to...
