This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with a sneak peek at what’s in store in 2024 for Texas. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. 1. K-12 Readiness Every year, more than 100,000 young Texans graduate not ready for college or career. A good first step toward lowering…
Uninsured Texans have until Jan. 16 to choose a health plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. In a study released last month, Texas 2036 found that millions of uninsured Texans could obtain free or subsidized coverage on the ACA Marketplace. The ACA’s open enrollment period opened Nov. 1 and will run through Jan….
Every Texan has interacted with the public education system in some form or fashion. Whether it’s your own K-12 experience, the experience of a child, friend or relative, or even the work experience of those in the education space, many care about Texas education and have thoughts on how best it should be done. This…
Some of the hot stories of 2023, such as Taylor Swift, “Barbenheimer,” and even the Rangers, were incredibly fun. For Texans, however, one of the biggest hot stories was the heat itself. And it was not fun. New data from the Office of the State Climatologist at Texas A&M University confirms that we endured an…
For high-speed internet expansion in Texas, 2023 was a remarkable year that culminated in the kind of generational investments in digital connectivity that could impact the lives of Texans for decades to come. Between the passage of House Bill 9, creating the Broadband Infrastructure Fund, and voter approval of Proposition 8, broadband had an exceptionally…
If you want a Texan to lean into a conversation, bring up the subject of water. Life with no water, bad water, or unreliable water is an all-consuming, miserable experience. Many Texans have firsthand experience here. And Texas’ peculiar location at the intersection of perpetual drought and biblical floods makes water a topic of existential…