The Texas Tort Claims Act should be statutorily modernized to ensure more consistent application of governmental immunity laws. The Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), codified in Chapter 101 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, was enacted during the 61st Legislative Session (1969) to create limited waivers of sovereign immunity and governmental immunity for certain negligence claims against the State and/or governmental entities. Over time, the TTCA has evolved throug

The legislature must remain engaged years into the future to assess the efficacy of recent reforms to public education. Nonetheless, several policy recommendations are still worth considering.

An often repeated narrative is that public schools in Texas are underfunded. An honest assessment of the facts disprove this.

Texas’ currently strong statutory framework for managing individuals found not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) could be improved by implementing statewide minimum standards that address supervision requirements, data transparency, and public safety protections.

Texas can improve juvenile outcomes, and remain committed to public safety, by maintaining effective rehabilitation pathways for low-risk youth while ensuring that violent offenders are subject to consistent, accountable, and appropriately rigorous supervision and/or judicial actions.

Solutions to health care affordability lie in empowering consumers, increasing transparency, reducing mandates, and restoring competitive market forces rather than expanding government programs.

Texas need only stay the course, and ensure a friendly regulatory market by improving permitting processes, allowing the industry to grow and thrive.

The existing system does not warrant sweeping, costly reforms, but targeted reinforcement, thorough oversight, and protection from reflexive regulatory expansion.

TCCRI submits comments on the Comptroller of Public Accounts' proposed rule on the implementation of the Education Savings Account program, created by Senate Bill 2 during the 89th Legislative Session.

TCCRI writes in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule related to the State of Texas’ Underground Injection Control (UIC) program revision application.