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Article: GOP Victories Move Texas Think Tank to Prominence.

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By Armando Villafranca, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 29--AUSTIN, Texas--When the Texas Public Policy Foundation was created in 1989, the conservative think tank was considered an obscure fringe group with little influence in state politics.

But today, the foundation can command a top-tier list of speakers for a legislative policy conference, reflecting a rise in prominence now that political control has clearly shifted to the Republicans.

Gov. Rick Perry was the keynote speaker Wednesday evening, the first day of the forum, and other top Republicans are on the agenda, including Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and ...

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