Texas Public Policy Foundation

What Texas Public Policy Foundation does

Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan research institute founded in 1989 and headquartered at 901 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas. The organization promotes liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise through three integrated functions: policy research and analysis across 18+ issue areas (border security, criminal justice, education, energy, healthcare, taxes, property rights, and more), in-house constitutional litigation through its Center for the American Future, and grassroots advocacy via campaigns such as Right on Crime, Life:Powered, Election Protection, Better Tech for Tomorrow, Healthy Texas Initiative, and the Family Success Project. TPPF serves Texas state policymakers and legislators as the primary institutional customer, conservative activists and donors as the primary funding and engagement base, and media as a secondary channel for amplifying its research. The organization operates at meaningful scale with 96 staff, 30,000+ subscribers to its daily Cannon email, multiple podcast series, an in-house three-stage broadcast production studio, and an extended state-by-state director network through the Right on Crime national campaign.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations. TPPF states it does not accept government funds. Funding streams include thousands of individual donors, monthly recurring contributions through the Come and Take It Society membership program (tiered from $11 to $99+ per month, with benefits scaling accordingly), and contributions from foundations and corporations. The annual Liberty Action Agenda serves as the unifying framework that consolidates issue-specific research and proposals into a legislative cycle coordinated with the Texas Legislature. Direct monetization of products or services is not part of the model: research, litigation, podcasts, and policy consultations are delivered at no charge as inputs to shape Texas and national policy outcomes.

Name

Texas Public Policy Foundation

Legal name

Texas Public Policy Foundation

Website

https://texaspolicy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute founded in 1989 in Austin, Texas, employing 96 staff to produce policy research, conduct constitutional litigation, and run advocacy campaigns that shape Texas and U.S. conservative policy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Research & Advocacy

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Policy, Research & Advocacy Organizations (Nonprofit) (BPAGADAN), Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

Keywords

• Public policy research
• Think tank advocacy
• Constitutional litigation
• Legislative analysis
• Conservative policy institute

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Funded by thousands of individuals through one-time and recurring donations. The organization operates a monthly giving program called the Come and Take It Society with membership tiers offering various benefits.
2. Foundation and Corporate Contributions: The Foundation receives funding from foundations and corporations. The organization states it does not accept government funds or contributions to influence research outcomes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) research institute that produces free-market, limited-government policy research, advocacy, and constitutional litigation for Texas state policymakers and the public. It offers policy analysis, white papers, newsletters, podcasts, and litigation services through programs such as the Center for the American Future, Right On Crime, Life:Powered, and the Liberty Action Agenda, and sustains operations through donations, grants, and sponsorships while refusing government funding.

Product overview

Texas Public Policy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute that operates as a policy think tank rather than a software product company. Its core 'products' consist of research publications, policy agendas, multimedia content (podcasts, videos), and advocacy programs. The organization offers newsletters (The Cannon, The Post), multiple podcast series (Rightly Decided, Taxpayer Empowerment, Parent Empowerment, The Sweet Tea Series, The Family Front, The Right Idea), and manages the Center for the American Future which provides constitutional litigation services. TPPF runs numerous campaign initiatives including Life:Powered (energy), Right On Crime (criminal justice reform), Healthy Texas Initiative (healthcare), Family Success Project, Taxpayer Protection Project, Secure & Sovereign Nation, Election Protection, and Better Tech for Tomorrow. The organization also operates professional production studios and membership programs like the Liberty Leadership Council and Come and Take It Society. The Liberty Action Agenda serves as the annual comprehensive policy reform framework tying together all initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for the American Future: Defends the Constitution through legal opposition to government overreach, launching legal challenges at administrative, district, and appellate court levels.
• Right On Crime
• Life:Powered
• The Cannon Online
• Liberty Leadership Council
• Juan Seguín Society
• Next Generation Texas
• Election Protection
• States Trust
• Booker T. Washington Initiative
• Taxpayer Protection Project
• Healthy Texas Initiative
• Family Success Project
• Better Tech for Tomorrow
• Government Reform and Oversight Coalition
• Secure & Sovereign Nation

Products and services

• Policy Research Publications In-depth policy research, white papers, and analysis produced across 18 issue areas including energy, education, criminal justice, healthcare, taxes, and election integrity, made available to Texas policymakers and the public.

Quantifiable outcome

• Passage of school choice legislation in the 89th Legislative Session
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• America First Policy Institute (AFPI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPPF and AFPI co-hosted the Inaugural North America Summit in Washington, D.C. in May 2026. The summit brought together government officials, policy experts, and leaders to build hemispheric strategy under American leadership, building on years of sustained policy work along both southern and northern borders.
• American Conservative Union FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRight on Crime is a national campaign of TPPF in partnership with the American Conservative Union Foundation and Prison Fellowship. The campaign supports conservative solutions for reducing crime, restoring victims, reforming offenders, and lowering taxpayer costs, born in Texas in 2007.
• Prison FellowshipmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partner with TPPF and American Conservative Union Foundation in the Right on Crime national campaign supporting conservative criminal justice reform solutions.
• 43 Texas State LawmakerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerA group of 43 Texas state lawmakers represented by TPPF submitted an amicus brief supporting a motion to delay the Public Utility Commission vote on the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan, citing TPPF's Life:Powered initiative research.
• Goldwater InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPPF and Goldwater Institute filed joint lawsuit to halt taxpayer-funded union employees agreement in 2016. The Texas Attorney General later intervened in the case.
• America First LegalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTPPF and America First Legal jointly applauded a court decision denying motion to dismiss Cargill v. ATF case challenging ATF stabilizing brace rule.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• R Street Institute: R Street Institute is a center-right think tank focused on limited government and free markets — a direct peer to TPPF in policy research and advocacy. Both produce research across multiple issue areas and seek to influence conservative policy outcomes, though R Street is more libertarian-leaning and federally focused.
• Heritage Foundation: The Heritage Foundation is the largest U.S. conservative think tank and a direct peer to TPPF — both conduct national policy research, litigation-adjacent advocacy, and produce multimedia content to influence conservative policy outcomes. Heritage operates at federal scale while TPPF operates primarily at state scale with national ambitions via campaigns like Right on Crime.
• Hoover Institution: Hoover Institution is a conservative-leaning public policy research center at Stanford and a direct peer in the policy research/influence model — both produce research, host events, and engage policymakers, though Hoover is more academic and federally focused while TPPF is more activist and litigation-driven.
• Goldwater Institute: Goldwater Institute is a state-level conservative public policy and litigation organization and a direct peer — both pursue constitutional litigation against government overreach (Goldwater and TPPF have jointly filed lawsuits) and both focus on state-level policy wins as a path to national influence.
• Cato Institute: Cato is a libertarian-leaning think tank and direct peer in the policy research/persuasion model — both publish research, host events, run multimedia programs, and advocate for limited-government positions. Cato is federally focused and more academic; TPPF is more activist-oriented and litigation-heavy.
• Hudson Institute: Hudson Institute is a conservative policy research organization and a direct peer — both produce research across multiple issue areas, host events and podcasts, and seek to shape national conservative policy debates. Hudson focuses more on foreign policy and economics; TPPF focuses more on Texas state-level issues.
• American Enterprise Institute: AEI is a leading center-right policy research organization and a direct peer — both produce academically rigorous research, host events, publish multimedia content, and aim to shape legislation through direct engagement with policymakers. AEI is broader/federal in scope; TPPF is sharper on Texas state-level policy and litigation.
• Manhattan Institute: Manhattan Institute is a center-right policy research organization directly comparable to TPPF — both produce applied policy research on issues including education, criminal justice, energy, and urban affairs, and both work to translate research into state and federal policy outcomes.
• Claremont Institute: Claremont Institute is a conservative think tank focused on constitutional principles and American political tradition — a direct peer to TPPF's Center for the American Future, which pursues constitutional litigation on government overreach. Both emphasize originalist legal frameworks and conservative intellectual renewal.

Broad incumbents

• State Policy Network: State Policy Network is the umbrella network of 60+ state-level conservative and free-market think tanks — TPPF is a leading member organization within SPN. SPN is a broader incumbent that coordinates, funds, and amplifies the work of state-level peers including TPPF, Goldwater, Mackinac Center, Rio Grande Foundation, and others.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TexasPPF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-public-policy-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/texasllc
• Xx.com/TPPF
• Facebookfacebook.com/TexasPolicy

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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