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Robert Henneke, General Counsel & Director of the Center for the American Future at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Before joining the Foundation, Robert served as the twice-elected Kerr County Attorney where he brought conservative values to county government. Robert began his legal career serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the General Litigation division under the leadership of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. His commentaries have appeared on Fox News, Forbes, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, The Hill and other national publications. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas ands is admitted to practice before the Supreme court of the United States, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Federal District Courts in the Eastern Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Robert received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law where he founded the Texas Law Republicans. He earned his undergraduate degree in English Literature from Georgetown University. Robert graduated from Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas and he lives in Austin with his wife, Lesley and their two sons. Robert is an Eagle Scout. Robert was previously a Rotarian in Kerrville.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility and free enterprise. The organization has been around for 20 years, with the last 15 being those where it really grew. The organization generates academic quality research.
The facility has a 175 seat theater style room where monthly open forums are held to gather information. TPPF provides op-eds, media coverage, events, speaking, video production and on-line/social media outreach on local, state and national issues.
The primary initiative through 2019 is the Texas Prosperity Promise, which compromises 5 key areas:
1. Taxes - Eliminating Onerous Property Taxes
2. Education - School finance reform and educational opportunities
3. Spending - Adopting a conservative Texas budget for state and local governments
4. Accountability - ending tax-funded lobbying and government collection of union dues
5. Self-governance - Prioritizing American history and civics education for all Texans
The Center for the American Future (CAF) exists to advance Tenth Amendment principles through opposition to governmental abuse and overreach in the areas of environmental, private property, and business autonomy rights. The CAF challenges government overreach at the administrative, district and appellate court levels. The Center represents clients whose lives and liberty are threatened by federal government action in defiance of the Constitution.
Interesting factoid that was shared by Robert in regards to the need for a civics curriculum project:
90% failure rate of high school seniors taking the naturalization exam. Our own students know less that those folks who are becoming naturalized in the US.