As of last night, the bulk of the Foundation’s proposals on Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs and overcriminalization of student behavior have passed the House. Chairman Jerry Madden brought the three main bills through without opposition, and accepted amendments that incorporate provisions from other bills. The bills now go over to the Senate, where we are working with senators to ensure quick passage.
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Veritas April 2018
This issue of Veritas, the quarterly publication of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, features solutions to correctly measure poverty, introduces the Texas Prosperity Promise, explores whether free college is a good idea, a farewell from our CEO Brooke Rollins, an introduction of Lieutenant Colonel Allen West and the Booker T. Washington Initiative, and recaps the 2018 Policy Orientation and Visionaries Meeting.
April 4, 2018