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Straight Talk Texas #4: A Conversation about West Texas

April 20, 2020
Grab a front row seat for conversations by state and policy leaders on topics that matter both now and in the future. Straight Talk Texas #4: A Conversation about West Texas Date: April 15, 2020 Listen in as Texas 2036 Founder and Chairman Tom Luce talks with Tracee Bentley, who is President and CEO of...

Straight Talk Texas #3: A Conversation about the Digital Divide in Rural Texas

April 15, 2020
Grab a front row seat for conversations by state and policy leaders on topics that matter both now and in the future. Straight Talk Texas #3: A Conversation about the Digital Divide in Rural Texas Date: April 15, 2020 Listen in as Texas 2036 President Margaret Spellings talks with Wynn Rosser, Ph.D, who is President and CEO of...

The Texas Workers Impacted the Most by COVID-19

April 9, 2020
The U.S Department of Labor updated their projections for unemployment claims and Texas numbers have been steeply rising, so it’s important to take a closer look at projections and data that might shed a light on which Texas jobs have been the most at risk. [vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html]According to the Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organization,...

We need to focus now on how to get Texans back to work

April 8, 2020
Each morning, we wake to the grim news that more of our fellow Texans have succumbed to the coronavirus, and even more have been diagnosed. As I write this, more than 700,000 Texans are expected to file for unemployment, and one out of four small businesses surveyed by the U.S. Chamber have said they are one month...

How Much Federal Aid is Texas Receiving

April 7, 2020
A recent study by BGR Group provides Texas a great opportunity to view the magnitude and impact of the recent $2 trillion federal legislation, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). As BGR points out, this legislation is the largest relief legislation ever passed by Congress. Texas’ state government, local governments, large businesses,...
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