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Life:Powered Hails EPA Repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0 as Victory for Science, Law, and American Energy

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered program today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final repeal of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, a rule widely known as the Clean Power Plan 2.0. The final rule, announced on the sidelines of the G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting in...

Press Release September 15, 2026

TPPF Publishes Research Calling for Greater Oversight of Federal Aid to State & Local Governments

AUSTIN – Today, TPPF’s Government Reform & Oversight Coalition released brand-new research urging the Texas Legislature to establish an Office of State Sovereignty for the purpose of better monitoring and coordinating federal monies to Texas governments. Both past experience and existing academic literature make clear that excessive federal aid to state and local governments can...

Press Release September 9, 2026

TPPF Celebrates SBOE’s Adoption of New High School History Standards

AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the Texas State Board of Education’s vote to approve new high school history standards that restore American history, Western civilization, and the principles of liberty to their proper place in the classroom. Texas will become the first state in the nation to implement a classically inspired, comprehensive,...

Press Release September 4, 2026

TPPF Releases New Research Calling for the Creation of a Texas Office of Parental Rights

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released new research calling for the creation of a Texas Office of Parental Rights within the Office of the Attorney General. The report finds that Texas has advanced parental rights through statute and a state constitutional amendment recognizing a parent’s right and duty to nurture and protect...

Press Release September 2, 2026

TPPF and Overton Insights Release Findings from Texas Poll

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Overton Insights published results from a joint statewide survey of likely Texas voters. The poll gauged Texans’ attitudes on a variety of public policy issues ahead of the 90th Legislature, including: Grid reliability Election integrity Assimilation of immigrants Local data center bans License plate reader cameras The poll also measured support for candidates in the upcoming November elections...

Press Release September 2, 2026

TPPF, Texas Energy Producers Urge PUC to Halt 765-kV Transmission Proceedings

Oil & gas producers and landowners call for abatement of PUC transmission proceedings AUSTIN — The Texas Public Policy Foundation Wednesday filed a letter with the Public Utility Commission of Texas urging the Commission to grant American Stewards of Liberty’s motion to abate the ongoing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) proceedings for the proposed 765-kV transmission lines....

Press Release August 28, 2026

TPPF Asks Supreme Court to Clarify Congressional Powers to Regulate Commerce

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in Ream v. Dept. of the Treasury, which will define congressional authority regarding the Commerce Clause. The case involves federal regulation of distilleries and activities that take place entirely within a state. TPPF is asking...

Press Release August 24, 2026

TPPF Releases New Research on Rising Healthcare Costs 

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released new research examining healthcare costs in Texas. This report confirms that healthcare costs are rising because opaque pricing, consolidation, anti-competitive practices, and administrative control limit patient choice and weaken market competition.  The report recommends that Texas should pursue transformational healthcare reform by expanding transparency, restoring patient purchasing power,...

Press Release August 21, 2026

TPPF Releases New Research on Local Government Spending in Texas 

AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Taxpayer Protection Project released new research examining local government spending habits. This report confirms that local expenditures have increased far too quickly, resulting in higher costs and bigger government. It’s because local budgets are so big that taxes are soaring and the affordability crisis is getting worse....

Press Release August 10, 2026

TPPF Urges Supreme Court to Rein in Federal Agency Power, Protect Right to Independent Courts

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC, urging the Justices to affirm that federal administrative agencies cannot bypass real, constitutional courts to fine private employers. At the center of the dispute is whether the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) can...

Press Release August 3, 2026

TPPF Challenges City of Austin’s Tree Ordinance

AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) filed a lawsuit challenging the City of Austin’s enforcement of its Tree Ordinance. Plaintiff Michael Petrick is facing punishment for trimming tree branches in his own yard. The City Arborist assessed a nearly $9,000 fee despite the fact those trees are largely intact and still alive. TPPF...

Press Release July 29, 2026

TPPF Expert to Testify at Texas Senate Hearing on Electric Grid Reliability and Transmission Line Impacts

AUSTIN – On Wednesday, the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will hear invited and public testimony on two interim charges: the state of the Texas electric grid and the impacts of proposed 765-kV transmission lines on private property rights. Dr. Brent Bennett, policy director for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered initiative, will testify...

Press Release July 28, 2026