This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed infrastructure legislative investments from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investments in the Future of Texas: Infrastructure Taking action: From improving water infrastructure and increasing broadband access to enhancing state parks and expanding the state’s energy…
Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced BEAD program funding amounts for states across the country. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD Program), authorized by the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021, provides over $42.5 billion to expand high-speed internet across the nation. Texas was one of…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed health care legislation from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investing in the Future of Texas: Health Care Making moves: In bold steps toward a healthier Texas, lawmakers confronted head-on the escalating challenges of health care affordability…
Continuing a decade-long trend, reading and math scores for 13-year-olds dropped again this year, according to the Long-Term Trend Assessment data released this week by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Today’s release is significant because it represents the first snapshot of the academic performance of 13-year-olds nationally since the start of the pandemic….
State lawmakers took an important step toward ensuring proper oversight over the use of artificial intelligence by state agencies with the passage this session of House Bill 2060. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law last week the legislation, authored by Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and sponsored by Sen. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound. Following the bill…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter that highlights Texas 2036-endorsed education and workforce legislation from the 88th Legislature. To receive this weekly look at our work, sign up here. Investing in the Future of Texas: Education and Workforce 🛠 Taking action: From pioneering reforms in community college finance to the strategic expansion of apprenticeship programs and…