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About the Foundation
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan research institute guided by the core principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, private property rights, free markets and limited government.
The Foundation’s mission is to improve Texas
by generating academically sound research
and data on state issues, and by recommending the
findings to opinion leaders, policymakers, the media
and general public.
Learn more about the Foundation in our video, Ideas Into Action.
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Highlighted Research
| 2009-2010 Legislators' Guide to the Issues | |
| The 2009-2010 Legislators' Guide to the Issues is a comprehensive guide to the most important issues facing Texas in the upcoming 81st Session of the Legislature. Among the issues covered in this Guide are education, taxes and spending, health care, effective justice, private property rights, insurance, telecommunications, tort reform, energy, and natural resources. |
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| Influential Issues | | Education |
| As more young Texans are failing to meet the standards that are needed to make it in the 21st Century, Texas needs to make bold choices and go against the failing status quo of more money and more of the same. This Influential Issues paper on education provides facts and recommendations for making the Lone Star State a true leader in education without bankrupting its citizens.
For other Influential Issues papers covering health care, immigration, the economy, and thinking economically click here. |
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| Paying for Results | | Examining Incentive Pay in Texas Schools |
| Teacher incentive pay programs in Texas school districts have produced higher test scores, higher state accountability rankings, improved teacher morale, and less teacher turnover. This report (with generous support from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation) examines how incentive pay has been implemented in the Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Lamesa school districts; and provides recommendations for future implementation.
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| States' Right--To Mess It Up: What Makes a State Competitive? | | Thinking Economically: Lesson 7 |
| A pro-growth, market-friendly state attracts talented workers, entrepreneurs, and investment, which spurs job creation and booming tax receipts. Empirical evidence backs this up: on every important criterion, pro-growth states outperform those with hostile business climates. State policies matter! |
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| Competitive States: Texas v. California | | Economic Growth Prospects for the 21st Century |
| The result of a head-to-head competition between Texas and California is an economic blowout. The economic environment in Texas has significant advantages over California. The implications of this competitive advantage are clear; Texas’ economic prospects are bright and the Texas economy will significantly outperform California’s. |
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Visit the Publications section for all of our reports.
| Latest Commentaries
A Bailout That Sacrifices Freedom for Dependency
Throughout our nation’s history, the size and scope of government has grown by leaps and bounds during times of crisis, financial or otherwise. The political class’ natural instinct is for government to rush to the rescue, particularly when an election is near. |
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 Economic Damage From Ethanol Mandate Will Continue
U.S. energy policy has been supplanted by counterproductive environmental policy. Built on mandates, subsidies, trade restrictions, and bans on production, federal energy policy operates like slipshod energy central planning. Let ethanol compete in the market without government preference. |
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 Texas Transparency and the Growth of Government
James Russell Wiggins, the late editor of the Washington Post, once said that “the more that government becomes secret, the less it remains free.” Thankfully, Texas is leading the way toward opening the workings of its governments, particularly when it comes to how they spend your tax dollars. |
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 Is Insurance the Answer?
Clearly, the objective should be to provide access to health care for the uninsured in the most efficient way possible. The answer will not be easy. But Texas should look for new ideas and innovations and also promote what is already working here. |
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More commentaries are found in the Newsroom.
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Recent Press Releases
| Major Texas Associations Launch Coalition to Urge Lawmakers to Prepare Future Workforce | | Texas Association of Business, Texas Institute for Education Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Governor’s Business Council, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Unveil Education Principles |
| Several major trade associations and research organizations today formally launched the Texas Coalition for a Competitive Workforce (TCCW) to encourage focus on career and college readiness in public schools; improved career and technology education; and expanded teacher incentives -- all with the goal of better preparing students for life after high school. |
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