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Texans, here’s how you can help fight cancer – from the ballot box

October 22, 2019

When Kathy Martin’s doctor suggested that, as a longtime smoker, she be tested for lung cancer, the 62-year-old resident of Graham didn’t have to travel far to be screened. Thanks to a program that the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas funded in 2018, Martin was able to have the necessary scans at her hometown hospital...

A Diagnosis for Health Care in Texas

October 15, 2019

Later this week, Texas 2036 CEO Margaret Spellings will speak to nearly 1,000 people at the Healthier Texas Summit, a two-day gathering in Austin focused on empowering leaders from diverse sectors with proven approaches for improving the health of our state. The mission of the conference fits well with the work we are doing here...

Data Makes the Case for Action

October 8, 2019

A focus on data sets Texas 2036 apart. We don’t start with an agenda of laws to pass; we don’t cherry-pick numbers to push people down a preordained path. Instead, we use data to identify what the state needs and find ways of meeting those needs. A great many statistics illuminate the challenges and opportunities...

A conversation began at TribFest. Let’s keep it going.

October 4, 2019

A number of folks approached us during the recent Texas Tribune Festival and asked, “What is Texas 2036 all about?” It’s exactly the question we were hoping to hear. We explained that Texas 2036 is a nonprofit organization building statewide support for sustained, data-driven planning efforts. We are focused on the challenges and opportunities our...

Quite a Week

October 1, 2019

That was … quite a week. We just wrapped up Texas 2036’s series of big launch activities, including a panel discussion on Congress in Austin, practically in the shadow of the Texas Capitol. There was the range of perspectives that key thought leaders and decision-makers offered over TribFest’s three days. For a data-driven organization like...

Texas 2036 Pushes Long Term Planning for Texas’ Future

September 27, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas — Planning for Texas’ future can’t wait. That’s the message from the nonprofit Texas 2036, which is focused on the future of this state and whether Texas will be prepared to meet its known challenges. In 2036, Texas turns 200 and according to the group, the state will be home to 10 million more...

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