Texas Public Policy Foundation
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| Founder(s) | James R. Leininger |
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| Established | 1989 |
| Focus | Texas government |
| President | Brooke Rollins |
| Executive Vice President | Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. |
| Staff | 60 |
| Budget | Revenue: $5,288,989 Expenses: $4,731,140 (FYE December 2014) |
| Coordinates | 30°16′15″N 97°44′29″W / 30.2709°N 97.7413°WCoordinates: 30°16′15″N 97°44′29″W / 30.2709°N 97.7413°W |
| Address | 901 Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 |
| Website | www |
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a conservative think tank based in Austin, Texas. It is a member of the State Policy Network, a network of free-market oriented think tanks. The stated mission of TPPF is "to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach." TPPF notes that its guiding principles are "individual liberty, personal responsibility, private property rights, free markets and limited government".
TPPF was initially founded and funded in 1989 by James R. Leininger, a physician, businessman and conservative activist from San Antonio, Texas. Today, the Foundation's board of directors includes thirteen individuals. Originally based in San Antonio, the organization was relocated in 2003 to Austin, Texas to be near the state capitol. In February 2015, TPPF moved into a new $20-million building two blocks from the Texas Capitol.
TPPF is organized into nine issue-area centers and a litigation arm:
During the year, TPPF hosts monthly policy events ("Policy Primers") covering a range of issues, and an annual conference ("Policy Orientation for the Texas Legislature") that draws about 1,000 attendees.
In 2013, TPPF published The Texas Model: Prosperity in the Lone Star State and Lessons for America. A new edition of the book was published in 2014: TPPF also publishes a quarterly journal titled Veritas.
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