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Texas Public Policy Foundation

A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’

A scheme to relocate the unhoused out of one Texas city's downtown sheds light on a larger right-wing takeover of federal homelessness policy.

by Steven Monacelli

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How Scholars Lost the Culture War over Texas History

by Ty Cashion

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by Justin Miller

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by Naveena Sadasivam

Jan 09, 2015

At Conservative Confab, Rick Perry Reaches for Presidential Gravitas

by Christopher Hooks

Donna Campbell Jan 07, 2015

Donna Campbell Unveils School Voucher Proposal, Promises Miracles

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Sep 30, 2014

Top TPPF Analyst: Coal Ended Slavery

by Christopher Hooks

Sep 18, 2014

Bipartisan Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform Debuts

by Christopher Hooks

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Aug 27, 2014

At Conservative Panel on Border Security, Money is No Object

by Forrest Wilder

Youth in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's Phoenix Program Apr 29, 2014

The Conservative Case Against Locking Up Minors

by Jo DePrang

Jan 06, 2014

The Money Behind Texas’ Most Influential Think Tank

by Forrest Wilder

Nov 18, 2013

Rick Perry Toasts Arthur Laffer, Roasts California

by Christopher Hooks

Aug 02, 2013

Conservative Think Tanker Proposes Tax Cuts to Pay for West Disaster

by Forrest Wilder

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