Texas 2036

Texas 2036

Texas 2036

Posts

STAAR reform op-ed featured image

STAAR Reform: Don’t lower the bar for Texas students

July 31, 2025

It’s open season on the STAAR test and understandably so. Texans are right to expect better assessments that support students, inform instruction and don’t cause undue stress. But let’s be very clear: the solution isn’t to replace STAAR with a test that tells us less about what our kids are actually learning. Unfortunately, that’s exactly…

Texas flood newsletter featured image

After the Flood: What Texas must do next

July 25, 2025

This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with what you need to know about what the state must do next after the Texas floods. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. After the Texas flood: Building for tomorrow Texas A&M Forest Service sawyers ride with game warden and search…

Voter preparing to make selections on ballot propositions

What’s on the ballot in Texas this November?

July 22, 2025
This November, Texas voters will have the opportunity to decide whether to adopt 17 constitutional amendments proposed by this year’s Texas Legislature. The propositions on the ballot in Texas address issues including education and workforce development, funding for critical infrastructure, and criminal justice, among others. “This is an opportunity to make your voice heard about...
Leading the Way trusted research featured image

Leading the Way: Public policy grounded in trusted research

July 17, 2025

This year’s Texas Legislature took meaningful steps to shape a more resilient, prepared and ambitious future. In support of these efforts, Texas 2036 demonstrated how its trusted and thoughtful approach to policy work can help lead an agenda that benefits all Texans from an idea through enactment into laws that will shape the state’s destiny…

Hot Off the Press: Our 2025 TXLege Report

July 17, 2025
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with what you need to know about our new legislative report for the 2025 session. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. During the regular legislative session, state leaders took action on Texas’ biggest challenges, and Texas 2036 was proud to help shape...

3 ways data is shaping Texas communities

July 10, 2025
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with what you need to know about the ways data is shaping Texas communities. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Every day, journalists shine a light on the issues shaping their communities. When supported by data, their stories gain power and urgency, revealing challenges...
keyboard_arrow_up