Brooke Rollins talks EPA overreach on Bill Bennett

May 27, 2015

TPPF President and CEO Brooke Rollins discusses EPA over regulation, the Clean Power Plan and climate change alarmism on the nationally syndicated Bill Bennett's Morning in America.

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‘Prove it’ isn’t an insult. It’s a standard.

Trust needs guardrails. The SAVE Act promotes straightforward verification that most voters already support. President Donald Trump last Friday night took to Truth Social to reiterate his support for voter ID and proof of citizenship for voting. His message was simple and direct: Elections should be decided by eligible American citizens. That position aligns with what most...

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Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Austin

Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Austin? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...

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Winners & Losers: The Fight for Western Civilization (and beating Canada)

Every Friday morning, I join the Cardle & Woolley Show on Talk 1370 Radio in Austin to announce the week’s Winners & Losers. Next week you can join us at the Texas Public Policy Foundation for Winners and Losers LIVE. Click here for more info. See you there. Here’s who made this week’s list....

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