Foundation influences actions in House Public Ed

April 25, 2007

Last night, the House Public Education Committee passed HB 2560 by Rep. Bill Zedler (web posting of school district check registers), as well as HB 3485 by Rep. Susan King and HB 1924 by Rep. Lois Kolkhorst (career and technology education). All three bills incorporate recommendations provided by the Foundation’s Brooke Terry.

Property Tax Relief in Texas: Plan to Eliminate School M&O Property Tax

Texas’ property tax system has turned property holders into renters, where government is their landlord and Texans who struggle to pay annual tax bills face confiscation of their properties. Additionally, the growth of government is harming taxpayers and the economy through higher taxes and more regulation. For example, Eddie Wilson owns the landmark Austin restaurant...

September 25, 2018

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Texas Capitol Leaders

January 8, 2018 Dear Legislative Staff: If you have at least one session but not more than five years of Texas legislative experience, the Texas Public Policy Foundation invites you to join the second class of Texas Capitol Leaders – a year-long leadership program that promotes the philosophical, policy, and professional development of early-career Texas...

January 1, 2018

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Veritas August 2018

This issue of Veritas, the quarterly publication of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, features the Foundation's efforts to inform the public of the human cost of subsidizing wind energy, abolishing the "Robin Hood" school property tax, combating our growing civic illiteracy, and our part in the ACA lawsuit.

September 7, 2018

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