Texas families with employer-sponsored coverage now pay nearly $27,000 a year in premiums, and 63% have delayed or skipped care in the past year because of cost. In a June 2026 Texas Politics Project poll, nearly 9 in 10 Texans are concerned about healthcare affordability. Today, Texas 2036 releases Symptoms of an Unhealthy Market, a…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter with our policy experts talking about the opportunities ahead in 2027. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Together, We’re Looking Ahead to 2027 For ten years, you’ve known Texas 2036 through our research, reports and policy recommendations. This special edition is different. Behind…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter providing a look inside the legislative interim. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. The Texas Legislature Never Really Stops Primary elections are over. School’s out. There’s no legislative session this year — but Texas state government doesn’t stop. Legislative committees are…
One promising pro-housing win of the 89th Legislature would open the door for a unique housing typology: the single-stair building. These small-scale, multi-family buildings feature a modest number of units per floor served by a single stairwell. They serve to increase the diversity of the state’s housing stock and offer an additional option for housing…
Background Two proposals passed by the 89th Legislature have high potential to vastly improve health care price transparency. FUNDING The 89th Legislature appropriated over $9 million for the biennial operation of the All-Payor Claims Database, which collects health care claims information from insurers enrolling nearly 60% of insured Texans. Though the database was established in…