Fourth Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature

January 9, 2006

The Fourth Annual Policy Orientation was held January 9 and 10, 2006, in Austin, Texas.

Hijacked: How the Bond Process is Being Used Against Taxpayers

School bonds are one of the main instruments contributing to Texas’s local government debt, which is currently over half a trillion dollars. Key points: As of 2026, school bond debt in Texas is over $236 billion. In May of 2023, Texas passed 79% of the 245 bond proposals put on the ballot, costing taxpayers $22.9...

April 7, 2026

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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...

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The elites are weaponizing child surrogacy and gene selection

A permissive regulatory environment is allowing the commodification of children. In the hit TV show, Succession, an entitled, raucous family dukes it out in hopes of inheriting their father’s business empire. Even with all the heightened drama, it captures the essence that succession planning for corporations can be downright ugly. In China, an eccentric tech executive believes...

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