Key Takeaways: A commitment to measuring and tackling the non-medical drivers of health for pregnant women will make Texas a better place to raise a family. Housing instability is dangerous for both mother and baby. Ensuring that pregnant women have a safe and stable place to call home is foundational for addressing other important factors…
Blackstone’s recent $10 billion acquisition of real estate investment trust AIR Communities and a Wall Street Journal article noting that investors bought more than one in four single family homes sold in 2022 have revived questions about the role of institutional buyers in the housing market. In Texas, committees in both the House and Senate…
By Texas’s bicentennial, our state will be home to more than 35 million people. If you are one of the Texans who spend their mornings commuting on a busy highway, you might be wondering to yourself, “Where are those new residents going to go?” Texas’ booming population and accompanying home prices make it a reasonable…
The Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County was the largest wildfire in Texas history. Extreme weather conditions produced dry grass, warm temperatures and high winds that combined to create a fast-moving inferno that proved difficult to contain and burned for over three weeks. Two people died, hundreds of ranches, farms, and homes burned, thousands of…
During the 88th legislative session, Texas 2036 supported 12 bills aimed at ensuring Texans can access the health care they need, when they need it, and at a price they can afford. Many of those bills were directly implemented by health care markets, but others required state agency action to execute. Extended postpartum Medicaid clears…
Lawmakers’ deliberations and decisions this year on the Texas state budget drew more attention than usual because of the projection of record-breaking revenue announced just before they began work last January. Here are a few of the top stories that framed the year in state budget and revenue: Projected $32.7B Surplus for Lawmakers (Dallas Morning…