The University of Texas System hosted an event on Dec. 9 showcasing the potential of workforce credentials to help any Texan, anywhere obtain well-paying jobs in high-growth, high-demand industries. Texas 2036 is playing an important part in building awareness of privately-issued credentials and communicating to students across the state how they work. Here’s what you…
This year’s top energy headlines would have been radically different if Russia did not invade Ukraine. Nonetheless, Moscow’s aggression thrust Texas’ energy industry to a level of geopolitical importance not seen since World War II. As Russian natural gas exports to Europe dwindled — or were cut off with the explosion of the Nord Stream…
Texas 2036 is proud to play an important role in improving the transparency and availability of privately-issued credentials, which hold the promise of opening new career paths to millions of Texans in the coming decades. Texas 2036’s credentialing project has three key goals: Identify gaps in state credentials data; Publish credentials data from private issuers;…
For Texas’ water sector, 2022 was a rough year. Stories about failing infrastructure, drought and even floods captured state headlines. Many of these stories were grim and endured by millions across the state. Texans had to live without or boil their water, flee rising floodwaters, watch their livelihoods wither and die, or escape searing wildfires….