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Smart Water Strategies Let Texas be Green and Grow

September 22, 2020

Many of us Texans may not fully appreciate just how much the use of water will impact Texas’ ability to grow economically and sustain its bigger-than-Australia population. Oh, sure, recent droughts have raised awareness in our metropolitan state about water issues, including the one-year drought of record in 2011. But the flow, availability, and cleanliness...

Let’s Talk about Health Care… For Texas’ Sake

September 16, 2020

For years, millions of Texans have known, through difficult personal experience, that health care in Texas has challenges. Over the last six COVID-scarred months, those issues have hit home for millions more. Famously, or rather infamously, Texas leads the nation in the number of uninsured residents. Unfortunately, for well over a decade, the health care...

Texas 2036 Applauds 88 Texas Lawmakers Calling for a Broadband Plan

September 15, 2020

A statewide plan to expand broadband access is badly needed and long overdue. Texas 2036 commends state Rep. Trent Ashby, of Lufkin, state Sen. Robert Nichols, of Jacksonville, and 86 state legislators for the foresight and vision evident in their letter, and we hope Gov. Abbott builds on his record in addressing the digital divide...

San Antonio’s A.J. Rodriguez Joins Texas 2036

September 9, 2020

A.J. Rodriguez, who has vast experience in San Antonio bringing business and civic leaders together to address community challenges, is joining Texas 2036 as Executive Vice President. In this new role, Rodriguez will work with Margaret Spellings, President and CEO of Texas 2036 and former U.S. Secretary of Education, and Texas 2036 Chairman and Founder...

Heads of the Class: A Discussion With Arne Duncan & Margaret Spellings

September 7, 2020

Straight Talk Texas #22: A Conversation With Elaine Mendoza

September 3, 2020

Grab a front row seat for conversations by state and policy leaders on topics that matter both now and in the future. [vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html] Straight Talk Texas – A Conversation With Elaine Mendoza Today, Texas 2036 President and CEO Margaret Spellings is joined by Elaine Mendoza, President and CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. and a member...