Texas voters sent a strong message on water last year when they approved billions in new investment to secure the state’s water future. New Texas 2036 polling shows why. Nearly half of Texas voters (49%) say it is “extremely important” for the state to prioritize projects that either ensure Texas has enough water to support…
With the affordability of healthcare top of mind for many Texans, new polling data from Texas 2036 suggests strong support for state action to improve transparency and competition in the healthcare market. In its recent August 2026 survey of registered voters in the state, Texas 2036 found that four in five voters or more supported…
Source: Austin Community College, Collins College, Del Mar College, Panola College and Texas State Technical College This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter discussing the strong early results from changes to the community college funding system. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Back to School: Community College Edition…
Texas’ community college and school finance reforms to advance students’ postsecondary and workforce outcomes are producing encouraging early results. Now, a new Texas 2036 interactive tool gives Texas school districts and community colleges a clearer way to see how expanding career and college programs could build on that progress while generating additional state funding. “The…
A new Texas 2036 report finds that across 25 years and five planning cycles, Texas’ state and regional water planning process never projected the water shortage that pushed Corpus Christi and other Coastal Bend communities into crisis earlier this year. By April 2026, combined storage in the reservoir system serving the region had fallen to…
The Texas Education Agency today released 2026 A-F accountability ratings showing 61% of the state’s roughly 9,000 public school campuses earned an A or B rating, up from 59% last year; 396 high-poverty campuses received an A rating this school year. The statewide results remain relatively stable compared with 2025, without the large year-over-year shifts…