A recent poll by the ALEC-affiliated conservative think tank, Texas Public Policy Foundation, found that a majority of Texans think that public school funding is too low. We'd like to thank TPPF for releasing the poll - which aligns with similar poll figures other groups have released.Read More >>
We are pleased to announce that an additional 12 Texas Legislators – 9 Republicans and 3 Democrats – have announced they have left and will no longer be a part of ALEC. These 12 Legislators join 12 others who announced they were leaving in April of 2012, bringing the total number of Texas legislators who have left ALEC to 24 this year alone.Read More >>
Former state Sen. Kyle Janek has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to head the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. However, his connections to ALEC, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Health Care Compact Alliance suggests that he will be no friend to Texas’ most vulnerable populations. Read More >>
With the support of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) – which serves as a home away from home for ALEC here in Texas – for-profit education companies are attacking Texas public schools, promoting virtual schools, and putting profits ahead of the education needs of Texas children. These virtual schools are largely unaccountable to Texas taxpayers, despite the fact that their students receive the exact same amount of funding as students who attend traditional public schools...Read More >>
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the anti-union and Tea Party hero who today has been accused of over 1,000 violations of campaign finance law, will be the keynote speaker this week for the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) 10th Annual Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature...Read More >>
