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Highlighted Research


A History of Lawsuit Reform in Texas
Texas has been a leader in tort reform since enacting landmark medical malpractice reform in 2003. This history of tort reform in Texas discusses how it came to be and the tremendous results since.

Eminent Domain: Restoring Texans’ Property Rights
Testimony before the House Committee on Land Use and Regulation
Taking private property is not only wrong, it is also unnecessary. A recent study shows that economic develop can and does occur without eminent domain, another reason why Texas should reform its laws for the post-Kelo world we live in.

Work Release: Con Job or Big Payoff for Texas?
For Texans behind bars, a job can be the key to unlocking gates of opportunity and abandoning the criminal lifestyle. The limited experience in Texas and evidence from around the nation indicates that work release programs that properly monitor and carefully screen participants can reduce recidivism and costs to taxpayers while protecting public safety.

The Condition of Our Nation: The Press Is Always Wrong
Thinking Economically: Lesson 4
The U.S. today is in its best shape ever. Americans enjoy low flat(ish) tax rates, an economy open to foreign trade, and wealth unprecedented in human history. To continue to enjoy this prosperity, it is important to understand why the 1980s and beyond have been so much better.

School Choice Delivers High Marks for Students, Parents, Teachers, and Taxpayers
This paper explores the benefits that existing school choice situations—including private school choice, charter schools, and public school transfers—hold for students in public and private schools, parents, teachers, and taxpayers.

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Latest Commentaries


Telecom Taxes on the Decline
Cutting the telephone and cable franchise fees in half would reduce most consumers’ bills by another 3 percent or so, lowering Texas telecom taxes by more than $500 million a year.

Dependency Mindset Limits Health Care Choices
A return to competition and personal responsibility will cure America’s health care crisis...if we let it.

The Folly of Food as Fuel
Texas is the appropriate state to call for a change in federal ethanol mandates. The indirect costs of ethanol hurt Texans in the grocery store as well as key agricultural sectors of the state economy.

For Texans, a "Proposition 13" Moment
It goes with the robins and the roses – the bad news of what property ownership costs in a society that leans heavily, for the satisfaction of public wants, upon the owners of homes and businesses.

A Note of Caution as Wind Energy Whips Through Texas
Who knew a “free” source of energy could be so expensive?

Budget Shortfalls Create Opportunity for Fiscal Responsibility
All too often, it takes cutbacks to force government to re-prioritize its core functions and correct its indulgences.

The Quality of Science Matters
Characterized by the EPA as perhaps its most expensive rule ever, this 75-ppb standard begs for solid scientific justification.

More commentaries are found in the Newsroom.



Recent Press Releases


Foundation applauds Georgia school choice law
Texas parents should have similar choices for their children
The signing of a universal school choice law in Georgia should encourage Texas lawmakers to provide parents and students with more educational choices here, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation.



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Vision for county-sized solar plants remains pie-in-the-sky, Thornley writes
- "Planet Gore" - National Review Online
Nixon explains why doctors are heading for Texas
- Wall Street Journal
"What's Up" program interview with Kathleen Hartnett White, part 2
- KKHT-FM 100.7 (Houston)
"What's Up" program interview with Kathleen Hartnett White, part 1
- KKHT-FM 100.7 (Houston)
Eminent domain not required for large-scale economic development, Peacock says
- Lone Star Report
Converting food into fuel is pure folly, White writes
- Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Nixon: Expert report requirement contributing to drop in med-mal lawsuits
- National Review
For Texans, "Proposition 13" moment has arrived, Murchison writes
- Amarillo Globe-News
Ethanol messes with Texas, according to Thornley
- National Review Online
White: The folly of food as fuel
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Foundation research on occupational restrictions for ex-offenders highlighted
- Austin American-Statesman
Stout: CHIP expansion distorts market for health insurance
- Houston Chronicle
Crowd-out effect from CHIP expansion predictable, according to Stout
- San Antonio Express-News
Steady rise in property taxes raises fundamental questions, Murchison writes
- Ellis County Press
"Our Times" interview with Bill Peacock on the Texas Electric Meter, part 2
- Cumulus Broadcasting (Dallas/Fort Worth)
"Our Times" interview with Bill Peacock on the Texas Electric Meter, part 1
- Cumulus Broadcasting (Dallas/Fort Worth)
Deregulation and urbanization limit need for phone subsidies, Peacock says
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram