Communications Director
John serves as Texas 2036’s main media contact, coordinating and advising on Texas 2036’s appearances in external media outlets. In addition, he plays a lead role in writing, editing and publishing the organization’s main publications, including its blog posts and newsletters.
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…
Jeremy Mazur, Texas 2036 water senior policy advisor, and Renzo Soto, Texas 2036 education and workforce policy advisor, converse about the Legislature’s efforts this session to encourage more Texans to embark on careers at their local water utilities, a key area of the state’s infrastructure but one that is facing challenges in attracting enough workers….
Yesterday, the Texas Education Agency released this year’s STAAR exam results, giving us the most up-to-date data on how students are performing across the state and how far we have come in terms of COVID recovery. As with all data, there are a lot of ways to cut it and even more ways to analyze…
Today’s release of the 2023 Grades 3-8 STAAR results shows generally positive trends in both passage and students meeting grade level expectations. This general improvement in student scores is good news for Texas students, but the context of these scores matters greatly for Texas families. For a student to “pass” the STAAR exam in Texas,…
This look at prosperity and well-being is the seventh of our seven-part blog series, “Strategic Framework: 7 Key Findings,” which highlights some of the most compelling data from our new Strategic Framework. OVERARCHING POLICY OF OUR SIX POLICY PILLARS: Prosperity and Well-Being Increased prosperity and well-being statewide, through 2036 and beyond, ensures current and future…