Late last week, the Texas Education Agency released this spring’s high school end-of-course exam scores. While many have praised the increase in “passing” rates, underneath this positive trend is something concerning, and potentially lingering, for policymakers to address: the rate that students actually meet or master grade level expectations is not recovering quickly in math,…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed government performance, long-term legislation from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investing in the Future of Texas: Government Performance 🏛 Making moves: With a historic budget surplus, the 88th Legislature enacted a judicious $321 billion budget that…
The unsung heroes of the Texas Legislature are the hundreds of staff who work long, hard, and stressful hours monitoring the floor, watching committee hearings, and writing legislation to make Texas better. Among these staff, there are those who achieve first name status. The Beyoncés and Madonnas of Texas public politics and policy. Enter Tamoria…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed infrastructure legislative investments from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investments in the Future of Texas: Infrastructure Taking action: From improving water infrastructure and increasing broadband access to enhancing state parks and expanding the state’s energy…
Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced BEAD program funding amounts for states across the country. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD Program), authorized by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021, provides over $42.5 billion to expand high-speed internet across the nation. Texas was one of…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed health care legislation from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investing in the Future of Texas: Health Care Making moves: In bold steps toward a healthier Texas, lawmakers confronted head-on the escalating challenges of health care affordability…