Texas Public Policy Foundation
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), a conservative think tank based in Austin, Texas, has in recent years become influential in Texas politics. The stated mission of TPPF is to[1], "improve Texas government by generating academically sound research and data on state issues, and by recommending the findings to opinion leaders, policy makers, the media and general public." The Foundation notes that it's guiding principles are "individual liberty, personal responsibility, private property rights, free markets and limited government."
[edit] History
The Texas Public Policy Foundation was initially founded and funded in 1989 by James R. Leininger. Today, the Foundation's [2]board of directors includes nearly two dozen men and women from around the state. TPPF was originally based in San Antonio, and moved to Austin in 2003.
TPPF is organized in issue-area centers: Health Care, Education, Fiscal, Economic Freedom, and Effective Justice. Those centers issue research reports and briefing papers monthly.
TPPF hosts an annual conference known as the "Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature," and draws in excess of 600 attendees.
During the year, the organization hosts monthly policy events, known as "Policy Primers" covering a range of issues.
[edit] TPPF staff
President, Brooke Rollins
Vice President, Michael Quinn Sullivan
Byron Schlomach, Ph.D., Chief Economist
Bill Peacock, Center for Economic Freedom
Mary Katherine Stout, Center for Health Care Policy Studies
Marc Levin, Center for Effective Justice
Jamie Story, Center for Education Policy Studies
Shari Hanrahan, Director of Development
Nathan Thompson, Director of Operations
Donna Peterson, Development Associate
