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Wrapping Up a Whirlwind Year: Reflecting on 2019

December 20, 2019
So how do you wrap up a whirlwind of a year? Let’s start by thanking the thousands of Texans who have stepped forward to support our work. Policy experts, businesses, non-profit organizations and many others joined us this year to take a far-sighted look at Texas’ opportunities and challenges and start working together on a...

Collin County Business Alliance focuses on the future during luncheon

December 12, 2019
The Collin County Business Alliance (CCBA) celebrated eight years of success during its anniversary luncheon featuring speakers focused on the future of the state, and the country. Anderson Cooper of CNN and Margaret Spellings, president and CEO of Texas 2036 talked with a group of 350 business and community leaders about critical issues facing the...

Entering a New Decade

December 11, 2019
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Global Perspectives: Tom Luce on Public Service, Education Reform

December 3, 2019
Tom Luce is known in the Texas business community as founding and managing partner of the Hughes and Luce law firm. His legal career centered on corporate law and commercial litigation, and he served as lead attorney on multibillion-dollar mergers and litigation. He is known to the broader community because of his distinguished public service....

On Cyber Monday, a Reminder of Broadband’s Limits

December 2, 2019
On this Cyber Monday, retailers across the country are trying to entice consumers to sit down at their computers or pull out their phones, do some scrolling, enter a credit card number and cross a few items on their shopping lists. But what about Texans for whom that isn’t so easy? More than a third...
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