Straight Talk Texas #4: A Conversation about West Texas

Listen in as Texas 2036 Founder and Chairman Tom Luce talks with Tracee Bentley, who is President and CEO of the Permian Strategic Partnership in Midland, as well as a Texas 2036 Board member. They discuss how COVID-19 and energy market conditions are impacting West Texas, touching on issues ranging from the economy and health to education and the digital divide.

What is Straight Talk Texas?

Today, it’s more important than ever for people across Texas to have access to discussions they can trust about challenges facing our state now and in the future. To be the best place to live and work, we need to listen, learn and be aware of what is on the minds of Texas leaders, policy experts, educators and health professionals.

If history is any guide, Texas can come back strong from the current challenges we face. It’s up to all of us to work together to make sure that happens. So, take 20 minutes and 36 seconds to listen in as state leaders talk about health care, education, workforce development and government performance. We hope these videos will provide a front-row seat to conversations that will illuminate and help shape the historic decisions currently facing our state.