Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy
Jeremy directs Texas 2036's work in the area of infrastructure and natural resources, which includes water, energy, and infrastructure resilience. Before joining Texas 2036 in 2021, he worked for over two decades in the Texas Legislature and in state agencies on water and energy matters.
The following testimony by Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur was given May 15, 2024, to the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Committee on the interim charge to study the reliability of the state’s water systems. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, my name is Jeremy Mazur, and I am a Senior Policy Advisor for…
The air conditioner is truly the quiet hero of the Texas economic miracle. While semiconductors, motor engines and pump jacks rank among some of the key technologies that drive the state’s economy, the air conditioner maintains civility and human dignity in the spaces it cools in spite of the oftentimes oppressive summertime heat. Last week,…
Texas’ proven oil and gas reserves, combined with outsized production levels, have cemented the state’s role as the United States’ energy leader. New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (USEIA) reveals that Texas’ energy leadership is rapidly expanding to include both greater oil and gas production and increasing amounts of wind and solar power…
The next Texas Miracle is ready to us to design it. It involves a robust and resilient economy; roads filled with cleaner vehicles; and more than 40 million Texans all thriving on abundant and affordable energy. This bright future of shared prosperity is possible – but not inevitable. The decisions we make today in giving…
Some of the hot stories of 2023, such as Taylor Swift, “Barbenheimer,” and even the Rangers, were incredibly fun. For Texans, however, one of the biggest hot stories was the heat itself. And it was not fun. New data from the Office of the State Climatologist at Texas A&M University confirms that we endured an…