Texas Public Policy Foundation
The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course. Our 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.www.texaspolicy.com
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Nov 9, 2026
Jennifer WindhGUEST
we have to be thinking about what is ethical and appropriate.
Jennifer WindhGUEST
And when there's a problem, you raise a flag through all these people, places like TPPF, call your state board of education rep and say, hey, this is something that's happening.
Jennifer WindhGUEST
And then we need a responsive state regulatory system where we all know what we want.
Jennifer WindhGUEST
We want a fair and effective use of taxpayer funds.
Brad JohnsonHOST
bipartisanship or more like non-partisanship.
Brad JohnsonHOST
Then you got the Texas Public Policy Foundation that is very conservative.
Brad JohnsonHOST
And when I first started here in 19, TPPF was kind of at not a low point, but certainly not as where it had been in influence.
Brad JohnsonHOST
And then it really rocketed chiefly over school choice.
Kevin RobertsGUEST
I think they're all totally pretending.
Kevin RobertsGUEST
And I can say that with some firsthand knowledge of Mr. Tallarico, who entered the Texas legislature when I was running the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Kevin RobertsGUEST
And with the same sort of mindset that he was the centrist, he was an an affable guy, that he wasn't going to be this radical on the left.
Kevin RobertsGUEST
Well, in fact, every single vote he's taken in the Texas legislature, Brian, has actually belied that thought that he's some sort of centrist.
Vicki McKennaHOST
Amen.
Vicki McKennaHOST
Blair, Texas public policy foundation.
Vicki McKennaHOST
Amen.
Vicki McKennaHOST
What happened in your state? Uh,
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Ammon BlairGUEST
And so really a big way forward, all those states that still won, like you have Wyoming, you have all those states, there's a map.
Ammon BlairGUEST
working with their legislatures and enacting great legislation.
Ammon BlairGUEST
The stuff that we were working on at Texas Public Policy Foundation for Texas can be distributed across each of these red states.
Ammon BlairGUEST
And so that way they can be emboldened.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
We're pretty close to being out of time.
Lynn WoolleyHOST
You guys going to have any staff meetings over at TPPF?
Sherry SylvesterGUEST
Oh, I certainly can't talk out of school on that, Linda.
Sherry SylvesterGUEST
I
Michael Quinn SullivanHOST
And last month, Comptroller Don Huffines banned grant funds his office administers from being used for ALPR purchases.
Michael Quinn SullivanHOST
A new report from the Texas Public Policy Foundation estimates that several Houston area school superintendents are receiving more total compensation than their districts have disclosed to the state.
Michael Quinn SullivanHOST
Now, the Texas Education Agency requires that school districts publicly post their superintendent's compensation and employment contract annually.
Michael Quinn SullivanHOST
TPPF reviewed the superintendents in Klein ISD, Houston, Lamar, and Tomball.
Jack FowlerHOST
Yeah, and she's smart.
Jack FowlerHOST
She ran the Texas Public Policy.
Jack FowlerHOST
Yeah, I didn't mean that to
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
suggest she's smart as a whip, and she's well-spoken, and she's got enormous amounts of energy.
Jesse KellyHOST
You'd have to be a such a nerd or be involved in Texas politics to have heard of this group.
Jesse KellyHOST
It's called the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Jesse KellyHOST
texas public policy foundation all right they are hardcore righties just like you just like me it's uh one of these think tanks and they have really sharp people really really sharp people like they know what they're talking about super super cool group texas public policy foundation maybe get involved by the way if you're in texas and then that interests you but texas public policy foundation And I was speaking with Chuck DeVore.
Jesse KellyHOST
I hope he's still there.
Jesse KellyHOST
If not, Chuck, I love you.
Jesse KellyHOST
Chuck DeVore was working for the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Jesse KellyHOST
He was kind of running things over there, if I remember right.
Jesse KellyHOST
And Chuck and I were talking about all these transplants because we all feel the same way.
Brandon WaltensHOST
A new report reveals that some of Texas's highest paid school superintendents are receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation beyond what their districts publicly report.
Brandon WaltensHOST
Texas Public Policy Foundation examined contracts for superintendents in Houston, Kline, Lamar, and Tomball ISDs.
Brandon WaltensHOST
While the districts reported annual salaries ranging from roughly $431,000 to $508,000, researchers estimated total compensation reaching as high as $768,000.
Brandon WaltensHOST
The difference comes from additional benefits, including retirement contributions, cash bonuses, unused vacation payouts, and other perks.
Brian HydeHOST
I'm Brian Hyde, and today I'm joined by Dr.
Brian HydeHOST
Dean Waldman, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Pathology, and Decision Science, also former director of the Center for Healthcare Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Brian HydeHOST
He's been the founding director of the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange and is the author of the award-winning book, Become an Empowered Patient.
Brian HydeHOST
And that sounds like a very rich history, Dr.
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