WHAT WE DO
For more than twenty years, the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) has been a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute committed to improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans.
The center pursues this mission through independent research, policy analysis and development, public education, advocacy, coalition-building and technical assistance.
The center neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate for office. We focus solely on evaluating public policy as it affects low- and moderate-income Texans.
The center works in six major areas:
- Creating economic opportunity to strengthen families and grow the middle class;
- Increasing access to quality, affordable health insurance;
- Helping families meet basic needs;
- Enhancing child well-being and child protection;
- Ensuring effective public administration; and
- Securing fair and adequate taxation to pay for critical public investments in Texas.
Our timely, accessible, and credible research informs policy makers, opinion leaders, the press, and the general public. We are funded by national and state foundations, businesses, and individuals.
In addition, the center participates in a number of nationwide coalitions, including the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI), sponsored by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (www.cbpp.org), the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), an initiative of the Economic Policy Institute (www.epinet.org), and the Working Poor Families Project (WPFP) (www.workingpoorfamilies.org).
The Houston Chronicle calls the Center for Public Policy Priorities an "influential policy group," and the Dallas Morning News describes us as "...the primary source for detailed analysis on almost any legislative issue affecting low- to moderate-income Texans."