The Future of Texas Podcast | Shaping the Next Century

The next ten years will be a critical decade that will shape our state's success over the next century.

The countdown to
2036 begins now.

The next ten years will be a critical decade that will
shape our state's success over the next century.

The countdown to
2036 begins now.

That's why we're
looking ahead.

Texas 2036 is bringing together a dozen thought leaders to join us in our first podcast series, The Future of Texas.

Each week, we’ll be looking at what we want our next century to look like and the key trends and opportunities that will get us there.

Start listening

That's why we're
looking ahead.

Meet our guests

Future of Innovation

Joe Lonsdale

Tech Entrepreneur
and Investor

Mike Morath

Commissioner,
Texas Education Agency

Roy Spence

Co-founder,
GSD&M

Henry Cisneros

Former U.S. Secretary
Housing and Urban
Development

Wallace B. Jefferson

Former Chief Justice,
Texas Supreme Court

Mattie Parker

Mayor,
City of Fort Worth

Future of Education

Future of Workforce

Future of Urban Centers

Future of Courts

Future of Families

Pablo Vegas

President & CEO, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

Future of Electric

Glenn Hegar

Chancellor,
The Texas A&M
UniversitySystem

Future of Higher Ed

Laura Arnold

Co-founder,
Arnold Ventures LLC

Future of Texas Policy

Tracee Bentley

President and CEO
Permian Strategic Partnership

Future of Energy

Avik Roy

Co-Founder and Chairman,
Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity

Future of Healthcare

Wynn Rosser

Commissioner of Higher Education,
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Future of Economic Prosperity

The Future of Texas Higher Ed

LATEST EPISODE

WATCH APPLE PODCAST

Texas A&M University System Chancellor Glenn Hegar joins Texas 2036 President and CEO David Leebron to explore how higher education is powering Texas’ future from training the workforce to driving breakthroughs in energy, space, semiconductors and beyond.

SPOTIFY

Through the Future of Texas podcast series, Texas 2036 brings together diverse perspectives as we explore the opportunities and challenges facing our state over the next ten years.
The views expressed in this program are those of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Texas 2036, its staff or its Board of Directors.

WATCH

SPOTIFY

APPLE PODCAST

EPISODE 7

The Future of Texas Electricity

Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), joins Jeremy Mazur to explore how Texas’ rapid growth is reshaping both the electric grid and the market that powers it.

EPISODE 6

The Future of Texas Families

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker joins Texas 2036’s A.J. Rodriguez for a conversation on how one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities is working to keep the fundamentals strong for families as it grows.

WATCH

SPOTIFY

APPLE PODCAST

EPISODE 3

The Future of Texas Courts

The Future of Work in Texas:
Skills, Mobility, Opportunity

EPISODE 5

WATCH

Roy Spence, co-founder of GSD&M and founder of the Purpose Institute, joins Texas 2036's Renzo Soto to discuss how Texas is building skills, mobility and opportunity for the future workforce.

WATCH

APPLE PODCAST SPOTIFY

Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Wallace B. Jefferson joins Texas 2036’s Luis Soberon to explore what it takes to build a court system capable of serving a state of more than 35 million people in the decade ahead.

APPLE PODCAST SPOTIFY

EPISODE 4

The Future of Megaregions

Henry Cisneros, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio, joins Texas 2036's A.J. Rodriguez to explore the next era of urban growth in Texas.

WATCH SPOTIFY APPLE PODCAST

Educating Tomorrow's Texas

EPISODE 2

WATCH APPLE PODCAST

Texas Education Agency's Mike Morath joins Texas 2036's Mary Lynn Pruneda to discuss how Texas is innovating to ensure all Texas students are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in life.

SPOTIFY

EPISODE 1

Innovation Nation: Texas'
Next Economic Boom

Tech entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale and Texas 2036's John Hryhorchuk explore why Texas is emerging as a national innovation hub and what it will take to sustain that momentum.

WATCH

SPOTIFY

APPLE PODCAST

Meet the host

Brad Swail

Brad is best known for hosting the Texas Talks podcast in Austin. He will join members of the Texas 2036 team to talk about the most pressing challenges facing the state as it enters the decade leading up to our 2036 bicentennial.