Within the next two years, teachers statewide are in line to get a pay raise and a significant expansion in merit-based compensation for both teachers and principals. Wildfire response crews may be outfitted with the equipment they need ahead to protect their communities. A Texas town could be closer to a plan to prevent a…
Lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Finance met today, in what will likely be one of their last public meetings of the regular session to lay out and take public testimony on legislation. Among the most highly anticipated bills of the hearing was the layout of House Bill 500, the supplemental appropriations bill. Traditionally, in…
This the second part in a data analysis series on Texas’ uninsured, with the focus this time on census tract data. Texas continues to lead the nation with 16.4% of its population without health insurance. In Part 1 of this series, we looked at county-level trends in the uninsured and where they live. We found…
This is Part 1 in a multi-part data analysis of Texas’ uninsured population; this part includes a county-level analysis of the state’s uninsured. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the nation, with 16.4% of its population lacking health care coverage. Without insurance, individuals are less likely to receive…
Texas 2036 Government Performance and Fiscal Policy Director Rahul Sreenivasan submitted comments on Wednesday to accompany his testimony to the Texas House Committee on Appropriations in favor of House Bill 500. He highlighted multiple spending items within the supplemental budget bill, which is scheduled for consideration on the House floor on Thursday. Here are his…