Innovative approaches to creating healthy markets are being debated now. For far too many Texans, health care has become unaffordable — to the point of being unattainable. Barriers to affordable health care are preventing Texans from accessing needed care, contributing to unhealthy outcomes and high rates of medical debt. To address this challenge, the Texas…
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter about justice and safety in Texas. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. Public confidence in law enforcement is a public safety strategy that depends on transparency, accessibility and accountability. The 88th Legislature has been taking up bills to build upon trust in law enforcement. Here’s what you…
The historic legislation tackles the issues of developing new water supplies in a drought-prone state and fixing aging, deteriorating infrastructure. The Texas Senate last week passed historic legislation aimed at helping the state meet a surging demand for water and ensure the Texas economy remains a job-creating dynamo in the decades to come. Senate Bill…
On April 10, 2023, the House Committee on Energy Resources approved House Bill 2847 by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo. The bill would create the Texas Hydrogen Production Policy Council to guide development of the emerging hydrogen energy industry. Texas 2036 Senior Policy Advisor Jeremy Mazur testified last week in favor of the legislation,…
Texas 2036 and the George W. Bush Institute explore student career readiness and its impacts on Texas’ future prosperity in their report “The State of Readiness: Are Texas students prepared for life after high school?” Here is a preview of what the data says about how failure to act threatens the future of Texas’ prosperity….
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter about making prudent investments in government performance. To receive this weekly highlight of our work, sign up here. This week’s newsletter peers over the horizon at the emerging, high-demand jobs that will power Texas’ future. Space, doing it bigger in Texas 🌌 The commercial space sector is already…