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The Texas Workers Impacted the Most by COVID-19

April 9, 2020
The U.S Department of Labor updated their projections for unemployment claims and Texas numbers have been steeply rising, so it’s important to take a closer look at projections and data that might shed a light on which Texas jobs have been the most at risk. [vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]According to the Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organization,...

We need to focus now on how to get Texans back to work

April 8, 2020
Each morning, we wake to the grim news that more of our fellow Texans have succumbed to the coronavirus, and even more have been diagnosed. As I write this, more than 700,000 Texans are expected to file for unemployment, and one out of four small businesses surveyed by the U.S. Chamber have said they are one month...

How Much Federal Aid is Texas Receiving

April 7, 2020
A recent study by BGR Group provides Texas a great opportunity to view the magnitude and impact of the recent $2 trillion federal legislation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). As BGR points out, this legislation is the largest relief legislation ever passed by Congress. Texas’ state government, local governments, large businesses,...

School Closures Put Digital Divide in Spotlight

April 6, 2020
With Texas public schools closed for at least the next month, whether a student has reliable internet access at home is becoming even more critical. Unfortunately, millions of Texans lack reliable broadband access. Statewide, 2 million Texans do not have access to a high-speed broadband connection. This lack of access hits rural Texas especially hard...

Straight Talk Texas #2: A Conversation about Education

April 3, 2020
Grab a front row seat for conversations by state and policy leaders on topics that matter both now and in the future. Straight Talk Texas #2: Straight Talk Texas #2: A Conversation about Education Date: April 3, 2020 Former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings talks with J Puckett, Managing Director and Senior Partner at Boston...

What Today’s Texas Unemployment Claims Data Shows

April 2, 2020
The new unemployment claims data released today reveal what we all knew was coming as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the downturn in oil prices: a tremendous strain on the Texas economy and on the health and lives of many, many Texans. To put these numbers in context: Texas jobless claims dwarf the...
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