Tag Archives: Texas Public Policy Foundation
Too Young to Jail
Texas has come a long way in juvenile justice reform. But this year, the question of whether to raise the age of "criminal responsibility" has split some lawmak...Read More
House Hears Broad Support for Bringing 17-Year-Olds into Juvenile System
Advocates, House members and some county officials support shifting 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system, but the plan's path through the Senate is uncle...Read More
At Conservative Confab, Rick Perry Reaches for Presidential Gravitas
Every public appearance Rick Perry makes these days is a checkpoint on the way to 2016. Today, he spoke alongside Newt Gingrich in Austin....Read More
Donna Campbell Unveils School Voucher Proposal, Promises Miracles
State Sen. Donna Campbell stumped for a new school voucher proposal at a Texas Public Policy Foundation pre-session briefing full of Texas' conservative leaders...Read More
Top TPPF Analyst: Coal Ended Slavery
The Texas Public Policy Foundation's top energy analyst thinks coal helped end slavery. It didn't, but the argument says a lot about the state's discourse....Read More
Bipartisan Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform Debuts
Next session seems set to be pretty contentious, but a new bipartisan coalition is raising hopes for comity on an important issue—criminal justice reform....Read More
At Conservative Panel on Border Security, Money is No Object
At a panel discussion on border security hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation today, panelists worried about the porous border but couldn't say how much...Read More
The Conservative Case Against Locking Up Minors
Texas Public Policy Foundation estimates that thousands of minors are still hauled off to jails because of a legal loophole: violating a valid court order....Read More
The Money Behind Texas’ Most Influential Think Tank
What do you call a group of ideologues that collects millions from corporations and billionaires and then churns out studies and policy papers used by politicia...Read More