This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter on efforts by legislators to improve Texas’ prison system and reduce recidivism. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Recidivism in the spotlight: What TXLege is doing Photos sourced by: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice and Windham School District Texas state prisons…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter on efforts to prepare a career-ready future workforce. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Closing the skills gap starts in TX high schools While 90% of Texas high school students currently graduate, and 63% of jobs in Texas require some sort…
Texas 2036 Government Performance and Fiscal Policy Director Rahul Sreenivasan submitted comments on Wednesday to accompany his testimony to the Texas House Committee on Appropriations in favor of House Bill 500. He highlighted multiple spending items within the supplemental budget bill, which is scheduled for consideration on the House floor on Thursday. Here are his…
Texas has gone five years without fully publishing A-F academic accountability ratings, which are vital for fostering student progress, transparency and continuous improvement in public schools. A coalition of Texas leaders representing parents, businesses and education nonprofits filed an amicus brief in Morath v. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District urging the 15th Court of Appeals to lift the…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter on how our research supports lawmakers’ efforts to build a more resilient Texas. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Extreme weather is the new normal. How can Texas keep up? Photo credit (left to right): Meagan Falcon/Caller-Times; Sam Craft/ Texas A&M…
On March 24, 2025, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources Policy Jeremy Mazur testified before the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs in support of Senate Bill 7, which aims to tackle the state’s long-term water challenges. The following is a written version of the testimony. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, for…