Naked City

"...about the new group, get thee to the reception TPPF is hosting for Sullivan. The festivities are set for..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Medicaid system. In announcing its new part-time hire, TPPF praised Wohlgemuth's role in overhauling (again, dismantling) the state's..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...Speaker-presumptive Tom Craddick. The pitch solicited support for the TPPF's upcoming "Legislator Policy Orientation" at the Four Seasons Hotel...."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature

Perry's Imperial Corridor

TxDOT details plans for the Trans Texas Corridor

"...and the fall of communism, Cox writes in a TPPF "commentary" that Perry "has articulated a vision that can..."

July 12, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Not Quite by the Book

"...count on large amounts of Leininger campaign dollars.) The TPPF is loudly patting its own back for having forced..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Light Rail Debate

Former City Council Member Max Nofziger vs. Current City Council Member Daryl Slusher

"...Campaign for Light Rail (ROAD): www.golightrail.comOpponentsTexas Public Policy Foundation: www.tppf.com..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature

Naked City

Anti light rail faction makes final push. Austin politicians travel to Round Rock to promote a charter school.

"...Policy Foundation, a right-wing think tank in San Antonio. TPPF's studies are anything but objective. Yet TPPF's light rail..."

Nov. 3, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

The outcome of a light rail ballot item in San Antonio may foreshadow our own light rail vote in November.

"...San Antonio millionaire James Leininger. Since January, the foundation (http://www.tppf.org) has produced more than half a dozen press releases..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Latest on COVID-19 and Its Effects on Austin

Our News team's ongoing coverage of events in Austin and Texas

"...not, because of this dangerous lawsuit by Ken Paxton, TPPF, and NFIB,” said Emily Timm, deputy director of Workers..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by the News Staff

Amid Coronavirus, Labor Advocates Call on State to End Attack on Paid Sick Leave

Abbott fails to account for millions who can’t just “work from home”

"...not, because of this dangerous lawsuit by Ken Paxton, TPPF, and NFIB,” said Emily Timm, deputy director of Workers..."

March 13, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

How and Why the City and County Chose to Cancel SXSW

Striking precarious, if unachievable, balance between protecting public health and avoiding economic calamity

"...fewer employees). The A.G.'s Office declined to comment, but TPPF General Counsel Robert Henneke characterized the plea from Casar..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Headlines

"...ordinance, mimicking their 2018 attack on Austin's similar rule. TPPF, part of the Koch Bros. network, has successfully blocked..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Feature

How the Revenue Cap "Reform" Will Affect Austin and Travis County

Senate Bill 2, explained

"...To the TPPF types who've carefully messaged tax "relief" and "reform," the..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: GOP Sharpens Its Claws for Paid Sick Leave With SB 15

“Consistent Employment Regulations Act” would dismantle city’s right to protect workers

"...the meager worker protections in state and federal law. TPPF and NFIB – who successfully challenged Austin's paid sick..."

Feb. 15, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Sick Leave: A Wage by Any Other Name?

Texas 3rd Court of Appeals strikes down Austin's ordinance

"...leave; the three-judge panel remanded the lawsuit brought by TPPF et al., against the city of Austin for a..."

Nov. 23, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Texas Public Policy Foundation: Not Always Evil!

Conservative think tank aligns with FIRST STEP Act

"...Right on Crime initiative. The legislative wagon to which TPPF is hitched is the federal FIRST STEP Act (yes,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Supremes Reject Ballot Lawsuits

Court denies requests that Council rewrite proposition language

"...against the city – indirectly confirming earlier suspicions that TPPF sources were behind the entire petition campaign. ("Ballot Lawsuits..."

Aug. 28, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Strange Bedfellows, Stranger Politics

"Efficiency audit" petition campaign could use an independent audit

"...the conservative think tank the Texas Public Policy Foundation. TPPF attorneys are representing Nantz – who says Obamacare is..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Slaves for Rent

Sick pay lawsuit confirms what bosses think of workers

"...– and about as likely as these pompous, billionaire-funded TPPF attorneys, who drafted this nonsense, looking in the mirror..."

May 4, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...in Trump, and opportunity for more influence, the Austin-based TPPF is gearing up to lobby for more states' power;..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature

Hunkered Down in Troxclair’s Lair

City Council’s lone conservative preaches to her choir

"...Though personal responsibility and resiliency are hallmarks of TPPF's brand, and Troxclair herself said several times that she..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

While Austin Slept

City Council passes major bond package – & lots of other stuff

"...Voting against the bond were D1 CM Ora Houston,..."

June 24, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Legeland Gets Comfy on the Fox 7 Couch

An early morning conversation with the Texas Public Policy Foundation

"...about the state legislature with former state rep turned TPPF executive director Arlene Wohlgemuth...."

Jan. 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Republicans Play Defense on Education

Their strategy? Find someone else to blame.

"...this drum beat in a slightly more measured tone; TPPF educational policy analyst James Golsan has said that teacher..."

March 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hidden Capitol Kitchens

Living life on the Lege is difficult enough without having to figure out what's for lunch

"...that would be a real shame (not least because TPPF head honcho Talmadge Heflin has been spotted ordering the..."

Jan. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Richard Whittaker

Blast From the Past: Mark Sanford Edition

Newsdesk recalls a pre-Buenos Aries run-in with South Carolina's governor

"...who made a point to thank God for the TPPF's work, Sanford tried to rally loyalists. Comparing conservatives variously..."

June 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness: Treatment Works

Bill would divert low-level drug offenders from prison and save a bundle of money

"...certainly politics involved in such reforms, but Levin says TPPF supports the measure because it's smart policy. "It's a..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Partisan Values or Expertise?

ACC board, Place 1 poses an interesting choice for voters

"...among standards, accountability, and fiscal resources," he wrote in TPPF's 2003-04 "Legislators' Guide to the Issues."..."

April 25, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

On the Lege

Eminent-domain fight moves to Perry's desk

"...Peacock, director of the Center for Economic Freedom at TPPF, believes the odds favor Perry's blessing of the bill,..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Get Out Your Hankies

"...the new group, then get thee to the reception TPPF is hosting for Sullivan. The festivities are set for..."

Dec. 4, 2006 News Post by Amy Smith

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