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Texas Public Policy Foundation
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Austin, Texas |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Top official: | Greg Sindelar, Chief Executive Officer |
| Founder(s): | James R. Leininger |
| Year founded: | 1989 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank based in Austin, Texas. The group's stated mission 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."[1]
Background
The Texas Public Policy Foundation was founded in 1989 by James R. Leininger.[2]
Leadership
As of July 2025, the following individuals served on the board of directors at Texas Public Policy Foundation:[3]
- Kyle Stallings, Chairman
- Vim Head, Treasurer
- Ernest Angelo
- Donald Bennett
- Cody Campbell
- Doug Deason
- Tim Dunn
- Rick Fletcher
- Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm, Chairman Emeritus
- Windi Grimes
- Alan Hassenflu
- Stacy Hock
- Dr. James Leininger, Chairman Emeritus
- Thomas “Tim” Lyles
- L.C. “Chaz” Neely
- Brenda Pejovich
- Kevin Roberts, Ph.D.
Work and activities
Center for the American Future
The Center for the American Future is a legal project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The center's stated goal is to "[defend] the Constitution through legal opposition to government overreach. The Center launches legal challenges at the administrative, district, and appellate court levels on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution."[4]
Texas Budget Source
Texas Budget Source was a Texas Public Policy Foundation project. The goal was to provide a single source for information on state and local budgets and spending to bring greater transparency to government spending. TexasBudgetSource.com provided links to publications and data released by state agencies and local governments, and provided analysis of those reports.[5]
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's revenues and expenses from 2010 to 2023. The information comes from ProPublica
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $4.7 million | $3.4 million |
| 2011 | $5.8 million | $4.9 million |
| 2012 | $7.6 million | $4.4 million |
| 2013 | $5.3 million | $4.7 million |
| 2014 | $8.9 million | $5.6 million |
| 2015 | $10.8 million | $7.3 million |
| 2016 | $18.3 million | $8.7 million |
| 2017 | $12.1 million | $11.3 million |
| 2018 | $13.7 million | $12.4 million |
| 2019 | $17.7 million | $16.4 million |
| 2020 | $17.7 million | $16.0 million |
| 2021 | $26.2 million | $18.9 million |
| 2022 | $21.2 million | $20.6 million |
| 2023 | $24.3 million | $21.6 million |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Public Policy Foundation, "About," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ Texas Public Policy Foundation, "Texas Public Policy Foundation: Forged in the Spirit of 1836," April 14, 2023
- ↑ ''Texas Public Policy Foundation, "Board of Directors," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ Texas Public Policy Foundation, "Center for the American Future," accessed July 25, 2025
- ↑ Channel 8 Austin News, New Web site lets Texans see where tax money goes, July 8, 2008
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