Our Initiatives
First Step Act Passage When the U.S. Senate passed the First Step Act by a vote of 87 to 12, it advanced the most comprehensive criminal justice reform package in a generation. The bill is the result of bipartisan and bicameral cooperation and had the support of law enforcement, the faith community, and businesses — all of which were gathered, …
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The Opportunity For years, the left has leveraged the power of the federal government — often through the courts — to enact broad societal change. Progressives weren’t interested in academic debates over federalism — the proper balance between state powers and federal powers. They just wanted to put their policies in place. But now that the White House is occupied …
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The Historical Foundation We advocate for national policies that respect the vision of the Founders for a government that is federal —in which government power is broadly distributed.
OUR MISSION It’s all in the name—States Trust. Like the Founders of this great nation, we understand that states play a vital role in our Republic. The federal system—a balance of power between the federal government and the states—is the best guarantor of individual freedoms because it prevents the concentration of power in Washington.
WHY STATES TRUST? States Trust, a project of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, exists to restore the states as a key voice in federal policymaking, under the framework of the Tenth Amendment. Our work focuses on the revival of sovereignty in its proper homes: first in the people, then in the states, and then in the federal government. Return here …
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